We did talk a lot about it, and you asked some great questions on spent fowl and diafiltered milk, but here we are once again with this issue. It has been going on for quite a few years, but I think everybody around the table recognizes that this has to move fast and that we need timelines. We need to be able to tell our constituents that there is light at the end of the tunnel, that this will be resolved in September, or October, or at least have a better idea of how it's going to be resolved.
I know we've talked about DNA testing, and Trent University has done work on the spent fowl. How long would it take for this to be approved? I guess industry submitted this to you as the best solution to end the problem with spent fowl. How long will it take to have this approved? What kinds of verifications need to be made to ensure that this type of DNA testing for spent fowl is adequate? I know we do DNA testing all the time. We do DNA testing for kids, and we do it for cows. We do it for a ton of stuff. How hard would it be to approve DNA testing for chicken?
If we do decide to go forward with this, are we afraid of retaliation from the States?
Mr. Loynachan.