Agriculture committee  The money we received was ad hoc money throughout the time of the BSE crisis. It was extended to us during that time period with the understanding that they had the right to take the money back if there was a need for that. And that is exactly what happened to us. This was not a research money dollar.

Agriculture committee  I'd like to comment on that. Yes, the money was delivered, but it was also taken back, out of the sheep industry. And you don't hear that very often.

Agriculture committee  For genotyping we currently have approximately $1 million, and the same for flock certification. For surveillance, we would need to test approximately 4,000 targeted animals—dead sheep, dying ewes—to meet OIE standards. So the costs would be approximately a couple of hundred thousand dollars per year.

Agriculture committee  Good day. There's some pretty heavy stuff here today. I'm Vince Stutzki. I'm an executive member of the Canadian Sheep Federation board and an elected member of the provincial board, the Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency. I'm from Paisley, Ontario, where we run, or try to run, a 650-head farm.