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i 99‘ margamtas $Q59 Lunch 6 F *wt launches approved rn^:. ^-uncncs 3109 T'xZTa^, Q ^ k l' Crcd " C^rli VEHa Auto Service “Auto Repair At Its Best” Complete Auto Service, Dometic & Imports 111 Royal 846-5344 across S. College from Tom’s BBQ Bryan Page 6/The Battalion/Tuesday, February 16, 1988 Facility at A&M will tesj dogs, horses for drug WESTERN SIZZLIN STEAK HOUSE Tue.-Wed.-Thurs. Choice Sirloin Specials 5 V2 oz $3.57 (Reg. $4.20) 8 oz $4.41 (Reg. $5.19) 11 oz $5.09 (Reg. $5.99) 14 oz $5.94 (Reg. $6.99) 17 oz $6.79 (Reg. $7.99) 779-2822 1701 S. Texas Ave. in Bryan (next to Rodeway Inn) 11 a.m.-lO p.m. SCOTT& WHITE CLINIC, COLLEGE STATION 1600 University Drive East Audiology Richard I_ Ricss, Ph D. Cardiology Dr. J. James Rohack Dermato logy Dr. David D. Barton family Medicine Dr. Art Caylor Dr. William R. Kiser Dr. Walter J. Linder Dr. Richard A. Smith Dr. Kathy A. Sticnstra General Surgery Dr. Frank R. Arko Internal Medicine Dr. David Haekcthorn Dr. Michael R. Schlabach Obstetrics /Gynecology Dr. James R. Meyer Dr. William L. Rayburn Dr. Charles W. Sanders Occupational Medicine Dr. Walter J. Linder Ophthalmology Dr. Mark R. Coffman Orthopedic Surgery Dr. Robert E. Hines Otolaryngology Dr. Michael J. Miller Pediatrics Dr. Daync M. Foster Dr. Mark Sieilio Plastic Surgery Dr. William H. Cocke, Psychiatry Dr. Steven K. Strawn § Jr. Psychology Dr. Jack I- Bodden § Radiology Dr. I At is Canales Urology Dr. Michael R. Hermans Dr. I>irk L. Boysen Serving Bryan/College Station Call 268-3322 For Appointment MSC RLL NIGHT FRIR BND THE ORIGINAL NEW SELTZER YORK PRESENT By Lucinda Orr Reporter The Texas A&M facility desig nated to perform drug tests on horses and dogs racing at Texas tracks has been pieparing for its new role after Gov. Bill Clements re cently appointed the first four mem bers to the Texas Racing Commis sion, which will oversee the program. Dr. Allen Ray, veterinary toxico logist of the Texas Veterinary Medi cal Diagnostic Lab in charge of this testing, says that the TVMDL is wait ing for the six-member commission to be appointed and start setting up the rules and procedures for the project. Senate Bill 15 requires that both horse and dog interests be rep resented in the Commission, so there will he one large-animal vet, one small-animal vet, two members of the general public in any profes sion who have an interest or knowl edge of horse racing and two for dog racing. Four commission members were appointed last Friday. Dr. Demarious Frey, a small-ani mal vet from Corpus Christi, is a member of the Texas Thorough bred Breeders Association and the Texas Horse Racing Association. She was named in 1979 by Clements to serve as the first woman on the Texas Veterinary Medical Examin ers Board, a position she held until 1985. James H. Clement, King Ranch chairman since 1974, is a director of the Texas Research League and the Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers Association. Hugh Fitzsimons, managing part ner ot a ranching company in Car- izzo Springs, is also a director of the cattle-raisers association and served on the Texas Aeronautics Commis sion from 1966-72. A.L. Mangham, banker and for mer mayor of Nacogdoches, will serve as dog-racing representative. “The ones they have to appoint next will be an equine (horse) vet and another public member for dog-ra cing,” Rav says. One of the Commission’s jobs is to decide what drugs will be allowed and what drugs and dosages will be considered illegal. “They will probably examine other states’ decisions and rely heav ily on that,” Ray says. Licensing requirements for tracks and trainers, security enforcement and the transportation of samples to be tested are other matters to be worked out. “They could use state employees, Department of Public Safety officers or private couriers,” Ray says. Senate Bill 15 allots no money to the TVMDL. It will receive a loan from the General Revenue fund, which it must pay back with interest. “The project will he totally self- supporting from the money earned through testing fees,” Ray says. “Fees will probably be about $25 per sample,” Ray says. “They will he hie BUNGLE IN THE J UN G I N FEBRUARY 20, 1988 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER igher at first, but as the number of samples increases, the cost per sam ple will decrease. “Multiply that by (he thirty to fifty thousand samples we’ll be getting each year — you see how much we’ll be making.” For the TVMDL to accomplish such an undertaking, they had to create a new department. What used to be a division of the toxicology de partment will be one of the biggest sections of the TVMDL. Facilities will be remodeled and new equipment purchased. Four animal rooms that housed experimental animals such as rats, mice and guinea pigs and a restroom will be the five rooms converted dur ing renovation. The rooms are now primitive, with cement floors and ceilings to the roof. ' ■ The TVMDL will need several hundred-thousand dollars of sophis ticated, state-of-the-art equipment for the testing and analysis, but fi nances are uncertain. “We may have to buy only the minimum amount, or we could go deluxe — we’ll just have to see how much money they’ll give (loan) us,” Ray says. He says he hopes the labs can be ready by this fall. Currently, the TVMDL handles drug testing to help vets with thera- putic monitering and detecting mis use of drugs. It has also handled poi soning cases such as deaths of overinsured horses, or small animals that were killed by common drugs like aspirin, Tylenol, Valium and cold medicines. It is very likely that once in full swing, the TVMDL may handle 30,000 to 50,000 samples per year for the drug testing as related to pari-mutuel racing, he says. He expects more positive tests during the first one or two years, un til people learn what is legal, what is not and what they can get away with. Eventually, the TVMDL will have to add about 12 new employees in this department, with maybe three or four positions for students. There will be extensive training and learning. Ray will travel to other labs to learn their procedures to teach his staff and experts also will come in to instruct. Ray says that the positive samples require tne most expertise, but that usually less than one percent of sam ples test positive. Once trained, the department will probably receive certification from the board of quality control. Senate Bill 15 allows four Class One horse tracks in the state and specifies that they may be built in Harris, Bexar, Dallas and Tarrant counties. “We’re basically talking about Houston, San Antonio, Dallas and Fort Worth,” Ray says. Class One tracks must have at least 45 racing days per year. Ray says Class Two tracks may have no more that 44 racing days per year and may be built anywhere, while Class Three tracks are allowed a maximum of 16 racing days. Dog-racing tracks are specified for Galveston, NuecesandCaJ counties and probably will be [ 1 Galveston, Corpus Chiistil Bi ownsville, Ray says. ? 1 f the Commission states, post-race drug tests J done. Urine samples will be i from the horses and dogsafel races and sent to the TVMD[| analysis. Ray says that found in higher concentrate] longer periods of time in uriml is a better test than bloodwoij But he says it also has soitdj vantages. “The body will often reaciK vert a drug, and alter it chemij Ray says. “Testing is then motfij plicated, because then you’rebfj with metabolites rather thanfc ent drug. To be certain of till standards of control samplfil be established, requiring cfej synthsesis or biological reprobu such as test tube samples ait! zymes or liver cells. , Under unusual circumstaatj if foul play is suspected, theiej require all the horses to be teseij Ray says test results shoi - ■ .lilable within a weekof t | “T his will put pressure onul quick answers, so the purse released,” Ray says. I’s Of the money bet on a race,? lx* divided so that the large!;! centage goes to the winning!* a f air percentage makes »| purse (small amounts donota the good horses), some goes# track and the rest goestotbei mission, Rav explains. Ray’ s opinion is that Texaslesj racing season could makeitsn program successful. Northern« nave less racing days becauseol temperatures, but Florida k| off-season. Weather Watch TW “T \ A !/>'• H— r:X ■f + Key: —L.■ ' -1— £ m Lightning ~ - Fog ft - ThundersloriE • e - Rain ★ ★ - Snow > 5 - Drizzle yCK - Ice Pellets 1^7 - Rain Shower e - Freezing Rain j Sunset Today: 6:13 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday: 7:03 a.m. Map Discussion :The eastward progression of Pacific weather systemscontimj with the western most system being off the British Columbia and Washington coastal area, another to the north of the Great Lakes, and a third exiting the Ne« | England coastal sections. The system over the Great Lakes will produce only scattered snowshowers over Southern Canada and the Northern Great bates The system over Maine, with southerly flow and meager energy, is acting mote like a springtime system rather than a winter event. Meanwhile, Bryan-College Station will be dominated by the return flow from the south, being onthebackstJf| of the high in the Gulf of Mexico. Forecast: Today.ParUy cloudy and warm, high near 72. Winds will be southerly at eigtilAj mph through the morning, becoming 12 with gusts to near 20 in the ate® j Tonight.Fa'ir and mild. Low near 40. Wind south at 5 mph. Wednesday: Increasing cloudiness and cooler. High near 60. West winds at H mph through the morning, becoming northerly at 18 mph. Weather FachTexas Norther" - A cold air outbreak associated with the southward movement of a cold high pressure system. It is usually precededbii warm and cloudy conditions and southerly winds and sometimes by rain.The “Norther” brings a sudden temperature drop, sometimes as much as 25degrees per hour to 50 degrees in three hours. 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