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

predaiors anounted to 25 3erceni <strong>of</strong> ail 10sjei incsrrea, ~ ~ h l l prxaaicn
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, losses had rjion ro 58 percenT 07 losses to all causes in 1973. He
further testified that coyotes were responsible for 21 sercent <strong>of</strong>
ai 1 sheep and lamb losses in 1978. According io Mr. ~Yurfisld', ;he
oredarion ~ G S S rar2 for iambs Was 4.5 perceni gi :ne iamb crco
(includes losses befor. and 3itsr docking) in ;967, 3.7 ;ercent ir-~
1973, 12.9 percenz in 1374, 12.5 percent in 1975, 13.5 Ferc2nx in
1976 and 16.6 cercent in 19i8. These loss rates 3rs baszd sn
the specia 1 death loss surveys conduczad by :he Texas. Crop and
ii vestock Repor~i ng iervi ce i n 1368, conducted by nai 1 ed q~ei t! onria? r.,
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and upon infor7a;icn a5 to losjes sarnered by the ,ex25 ~rop dnd
Livestack Report: ng Servi c2 as ?ar: <strong>of</strong> i i~ ncr~al yezrl y : nsient:r;/
2nd tot21 loss surveys.
27. It will be noted rhat the loss rates repor~ed by Xr. Muriield isr
the years 1972 through 1978 do no: agree a th chose calculated by
by Mr. Li ttauer (finding 16) for the years 1972 through 1373, tnose
reported by Mr. Nurfield being consistently iigner. 3ecause both the
Li ttauer and khirfield data are based upon lamb losses before and af;er
docking the reason for the divergence in loss races is cot apparent.
Acceptance <strong>of</strong> Mr. Murfield's loss rates, however, requires the