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OGT 87 1,849 668
RCR #5-2 1,873 466
It is not surprising that petitioners were able to match far
from all of their 9,361 corrected bill of sale entries to
certificates. Indeed, at trial, Mr. Barnes claimed that just a
"majority" of the breeding sheep that RCR #4 purchased from him
were actually "registered sheep". (In giving this "majority of
the sheep" estimate, Mr. Barnes apparently counted as "registered
sheep" even sheep that had only been issued Barnes certificates.)
Similarly, during his cross-examination, Randy could not estimate
how many of RCR #6's "breeding sheep" were ultimately registered
with a national sheep breed association, but instead he
maintained that all of those sheep were "registerable" (i.e.,
capable of being registered).
As respondent points out, a registration certificate does
not conclusively establish that a sheep, though registered with a
national sheep breed association, actually existed. Respondent
notes that the three national sheep breed associations with which
Rambouillets and Suffolks were registered, never physically
inspected or otherwise verified whether a sheep being registered
with them actually existed, but essentially they relied upon and
accepted to be true the registration application information a
breeder submitted. Respondent further notes that Barnes’
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