and if you start honestly testing cattle down there what would be the result and how much subsidy (i mean assistance) would american cattlemen be asking for?  you might want to reflect that if canada tested every otm the pressure would be for the usa to do the same and you might not like the result.  i hope we do start testing for market access and then we'll hear the whimpers from south of the line about the level playing field!  the stooges of r-calf keep painting the corner smaller and the packers are laughing their butts off because you're their best friends.  you can pontificate about the canadian herd being captive supply but with the anti-export antics of your big four packers your cattle are every bit as captive as ours.  i think haymaker, oldtimer and simplehusker are the real packer backers!