Notice of Hearing on the Application to Use Sodium Fluoroacetate ...

A 1 percznt reduction in l~sszs to j .3 1;iircenLL l,~o~;d incre5s~
lamb product-ion by 53,500 head and gross revenue TO producers by
$1 .3 mi 11 ion. A 2 perc2nt r~duction in coyote predation 1 osses to
4.: percent would increase lamb production by i07,lGO head and grms
r2venue to she?? producnrs by 32.7 million. ?educing lamo losses t~
3.5 percent would increase prcductign by 160,550 nead and in grcss
income co U.S. sheep producsrs by SJ. 1 mi1 i ion. A furlher r2duc;ion
to 1.5 percznt would increase lamb produc~ion by 267,750 head and
gross income tc prcdQc2rs by 56.3 mi 1 l ian. A 1 p2rcent reduc;~ gn
in average coyote pr2dation frcm 6.5 percenT to 5.5 ?ercsnt Is in
excgss <strong>of</strong> 15 percenx dnd a rnduction in coyotz predation from
6.5 percent to 1.3 perc~nt would be a rzduction <strong>of</strong> approximately
77 percefle. I"Lis clear Ehac reqistratior; ~f Z~m~ounC 10BC :vjl' not
el irninate a1 1 predation and there is no evidence frcm hnich i t
could be concluded 'hat reducxions <strong>of</strong> suc~ magnitude are likely
from the reregi strat'on cf Compound 108C. :iloreover, siich rgductions
in coyote predation wculd hardly be costless and such cost should
be deductsd i n cons i aeri ng overall benef i ts .
37. Using budgets prepared by the Cccperative Extznsion Servicz <strong>of</strong> Colorado
State University, estimates have been made <strong>of</strong> the impacts on individual
producers <strong>of</strong> reductions in lamb losses to coyotes for prcduc2rs having
50G, 2,000 2nd 2,100 head <strong>of</strong> sheep, These calcuiations indicate
chat ror tne 536 snee+ oper*at:uri hcivlng C! reauction in lam^ iosses