Negative mental health factors in children orphaned by AIDS: natural mentoring as a palliative care.

The study examined the psychosocial mental health of some children whose parents died of AIDS (n = 373) in Uganda and South Africa. The design had 2 control groups: other-causes orphaned (n = 287), and non-orphaned (n = 290) children (grand mean age = 13.59, SD = 2.

The effect of strategic anthelmintic treatment on internal parasites in communally grazed sheep in a semi-arid area as reflected in the faecal nematode egg count.

Communally grazed sheep were dosed at 4-, 12-, 24- or 48-week intervals for 1 year. Dosing every 4 weeks proved to be the most effective (p < 0.05), as reflected in a lower worm egg count compared to the 12-, 24- or 48-week intervals.

Determination of calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium values in rib bones from clinically normal cattle.

Mean phosphorus (P) content in bovine rib bone was 102.9, 108.3, and 182.