1.   The technical auxiliary in process control at Courtaulds Espaa is a keen poultry breeder, specialising in producing the highly-rated and distinctive Raza Prat.

2.   The meeting, he said, would also discuss plans to submit a memorandum to the Agriculture Ministry on the difficulties faced by poultry breeders in the country.

3.   Poultry breeders have argued that since the chickens would excrete all traces of the antibiotic within a week, they should be safe for consumption when fully grown.

4.   Poultry breeders had charged that the issue had been magnified by those with vested interests who wanted to control the management and sale of veterinary drugs.