Given the claims that a greater ratio of polyunsaturated
to saturated fat and a lower ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 in
meat would be desirable to lower the incidence of human
metabolic diseases such as heart disease, inflammation and
mental health (Wood et al., 2003; Scollan et al., 2006)
it is important to develop both genetic and non-genetic approaches to manipulating the level of the omega-3 fatty
acids.