As we can see from below that beef has muscles in their neck, my humble opinion as biologist is that ITS NOT POSSIBLE TO HAVE MUSCLES WITHOUT NERVES.
http://cals.arizona.edu/AREC/pubs/rm...HealthMain.pdf
A preliminary diagnosis of blackleg or
malignant edema may be made in the
living animal on the basis of clinical
signs and the presence of typical muscle
swellings. Post-mortem examination
may reveal areas of
dark, discolored
muscle with accumulation of bloody fluid
and gas bubbles, although these findings
may be inconclusive since decomposition
of clostridium-infected carcasses
progresses rapidly and lesions
may be masked by it.
Lesions of blackleg are most often found
in the upper part of a leg; although the
infection may localize
in any muscle of
the body including the tongue, jaw, neck,
heart or diaphragm. Malignant edema
lesions may occur in any muscle but are
usually associated with a wound.
In cases where the diagnosis is in doubt,
and in order to determine the type of
infection present, the examining veterinarian
may submit specimens to a
diagnostic laboratory. Blackleg and
malignant edema must be differentiated
from lightning stroke, anthrax, bacillary
hemoglobinuria (another clostridial
disease also known as redwater), and
various acute poisonings.
I rest my case and thats just a random veterinary site
And dont tell me he knows nothing about anatomy or animals. He is in the FISH business

Fair enough FISH are not mammals but still animals with nerves
Last edited by matt.b : 29-07-2003 at 17:45