Acknowledgements
This research was supported through the European Union, Fifth
Framework Programme (Project QLRT-2000-31 423, ‘Healthy
Beef’). The technical assistance of V. McHugh, A. McArthur,
N. Blount (GrangeResearchCentre) andD.Donovan(Moorepark
Research Centre) is gratefully acknowledged, as is the
cooperation of Meadow Meats, Rathdowney, Ireland.