1.   Cattle younger than that are seen as less likely to develop the disease.

2.   High feed costs reduce feedlot demand for younger cattle that need to be fattened for slaughter.

3.   The number suggests that ranchers are fattening animals quickly and rushing them to market to make room for younger cattle.

4.   It targeted these animals because mad cow disease has been rare in younger cattle.

5.   Major later reneged on the selective cull agreement, claiming new scientific evidence showed the slaughter of so many younger cattle was unnecessary.

6.   The draft asks Britain to offer proposals by the end of the month for culling other younger cattle from herds afflicted with the disease.

7.   The plan also asks Britain to offer proposals by the end of the month for culling other younger cattle from herds afflicted with the disease.

8.   The plan also asks Britain to offer proposals by the end of the month for culling younger cattle from herds afflicted with the disease.

9.   Under a EU plan agreed upon last week, Britain also is preparing a plan to selectively slaughter younger cattle that may have been exposed to BSE.

10.   Using sheep offal in cattle feed is now illegal, and the British government maintains that younger cattle are free of the disease and its herds are safe.