1Department of Agriculture and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2P5; 2Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe Research Centre, 6000 C&E Trail, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada T4L 1W1; 3Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Western Forage Beef Group, Lacombe Research Centre, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada. T4L 1W1. Received 27 January 2003, accepted 28 Au...

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Tienda, and the anonymous reviewers for detailed comments on earlier drafts of this chapter. We also thank all of our colleagues on the National Research Council panel to study Hispanics in the United States, as well as the panel's staff, for invaluable support, encouragement, and inspiration. Any remaining errors are attributable to the authors.