Assessment of cattle owner's perceptions and expectations, and identification of constraints on production in a peri-urban, resource-poor environment.

This questionnaire survey was conducted amongst 200 farmers in the resource-poor, urban and per-urban environments of Botshabelo and Thaba Nchu towns in the Free State Province of South Africa. The questionnaire was divided into seven sections, namely demography, livestock, cattle, parasites, parasite control, livestock diseases and problems experienced. A total of 87.

Difference between splenic volume measured at necropsy and that measured in vivo by radionuclide tomography.

Reference values for splenic volume used in this study are based on necropsy measurements made in 1970. Because the volumes (measured by radionuclide tomography) seemed to be consistently greater than the necropsy values, the splenic volume in 35 healthy male volunteers ranging in age from 18-30 years (median age, 21 years) was studied. Their mean (SD) splenic volume was 281 (73) ml compared with 138 (34) ml in the reference group.