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

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Ijsues i(5) and (c)
it could be inferred thac cattle losses to predators were not
a ?roblem prior to 1972, predator losses cf calv?s have increased
since 1972. Texas is by far the largest goat producing state and r -
the evidence supports the conclusion that losses sf sozts to
predarorz in Texas have increased since 1972 and thar losses <strong>of</strong>
goars to predators as a percat <strong>of</strong> losses to all c3oszs hsve also
increased 1972. It does qpeay, however, that ?csses <strong>of</strong> gcats
to predarors decl rnea in Texas in 1981 .
13. Coyotss are by far the principle caus;! <strong>of</strong> preaaTor losses t3 lives-lock.
Foxes and/or feral doss Jay be significant ca~szs gf przdation i7
isolatsd instances. Whero predation is causzd by "fsral iogs" it
is usually packs <strong>of</strong> dornescic dogs wnich hav? s~rayed frcm nearby
towns or communities .
Issue 2 - Zfficacy
14. The use <strong>of</strong> 1030 in toxic collars is 1 i kely to reduce predation in
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instances where sheep or goats are cjrazed in ienczd past9res. Ine
toxic collar is unlikely to reduce predation on open ranges because
<strong>of</strong> the difficulty <strong>of</strong> targeting predator attacks to collared animals.
1 Compound 1080 in single-lethal dose baits (SLDs) has not been
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utilized for the control <strong>of</strong> predation in the United States. Similar
baits containing strychnine, rzferred to as drop-baits, were
extensively utilized for that purpose prior to 1972. Because <strong>of</strong> the
concurrent use <strong>of</strong> strychnine baits and 1080 large-bait stations, it
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