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(88) Date of publication A3: 09.07.2009 (43) Date of publication: 28.10.2009 Bulletin 2009/44 (21) Application number: 07869589.7 (22) Date of filing: 20.12.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01N 37/22(2006.01) A01N 25/10(2006.01) A01P 17/00(2006.01) A01N 53/00(2006.01) A01N 25/34(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/088268 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/083017 (10.07.2008 Gazette 2008/28)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 29.12.2006 US 877719 P (71) Applicant: Southern Mills, Inc. 6501 Mall Boulevard P.O. Box 289 Union City, GA 30291 (US)	(72) Inventors: Truesdale, Rembert, Joseph Thomaston, Georgia 30286-2817 (US) Riggins, Phillip H. Greensboro, Georgia 27410 (US) (74) Representative: Boff, James Charles  Phillips & Leigh 5 Pemberton Row London EC4A 3BA London EC4A 3BA (GB)