ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to determine the energy values and metabolizability of different lipid sources in the diet of Japanese quail at the laying phase. The quail were distributed in a completely randomized design with ten replications of seven poultry per treatment, totaling six treatments: basal feed (control) and basal feed containing 10% soybean oil, corn oil, canola oil, sunflower oil, and poultry fat. The values of nitrogen-corrected apparent metabolizable energy (AMEn) and the metabolizability coefficient (MC%) were evaluated. No significant difference was found between the different lipid sources for AMEn (kcal/kg) and MC (%). The value of metabolizable energy corrected for nitrogen for soybean oil was 8,790 kcal/kg; 8,773 kcal/kg for corn oil; 8,784 kcal/kg for canola oil; 8,788 kcal/kg for sunflower oil; and 8,681 kcal/kg for poultry fat in laying Japanese quail. The digestibility coefficients were 93.88% for soybean oil, 93.53% for corn oil, 93.32% for canola oil, 93.74% for sunflower oil, and 93.06% for poultry fat.

Através do Sistema de Vigilância Alimentar e Nutricional no Município de Niterói, Rio de Janeiro (Sisvan-Niterói) foi realizado um estudo com 2248 crianças de 0-60 meses, residentes nos 3 distritos sanitários da cidade, durante sua campanha de vacinação em 1992, objetivando o diagnóstico do estado nutricional a partir dos índices: peso/idade (P/I), peso/altura (P/A), altura/idade (A/I). Foi utilizado o padrão NCHS, classificações Gomez e Escore-z. A prevalência da desnutrição foi estudada a partir da proporção de crianças com índice antropométrico menor que -2,00 escore-z, considerando-se A/I para as formas crônicas e P/A para as formas agudas. Os resultados indicam que 20,1% das crianças possuíam desnutrição (total da cidade, classificação Gomez). A avaliação do escore-z para AR, evidenciou que 6,8% das crianças na cidade possuíam desnutrição crônica. Os resultados indicam uma situação séria de desnutrição crônica em Niterói, especialmente em seu Distrito Leste.

The Niterói-based Nutritional and Food Surveillance System (SISVAN Niteroi, RJ, Brazil) performed an anthropometric survey which included 2,248 children from zero to 60 months of age in September 1992, during a mass vaccination day program. The purpose was to determine the nutritional status of children from that city. The indexes used were Weight for Age (WA), Weight for Height (WH), and Height for Age (HA), and the reference population was that of the NCHS (National Center for Health Statistics, USA), adopted and recommended by the WHO. The indexes were analyzed using the classifications by Gomez and Z-Scores. Prevalence of undernutrition was calculated on the basis of the proportion of children with Z-scores under -2.00, using HAZ to stabilish chronic forms and WHZ for acute ones. A data base was built using Epi Info, version 5.01b, and a special program from CDC (Centers for Disease Control) was used to calculate anthropometric indexes. The results showed as much as 20.1 % of undernutrition, including all forms from the Gomez classification. In the city as a whole, 6.8% had HAZ under -2.00. The results indicated a serious situation of chronic undernutrition that demands continuous nutritional surveillance in Niteroi, and especially in the city's Eastern District.

Através do Sistema de Vigilância Alimentar e Nutricional no Município de Niterói, Rio de Janeiro (Sisvan-Niterói) foi realizado um estudo com 2248 crianças de 0-60 meses, residentes nos 3 distritos sanitários da cidade, durante sua campanha de vacinação em 1992, objetivando o diagnóstico do estado nutricional a partir dos índices: peso/idade (P/I), peso/altura (P/A), altura/idade (A/I). Foi utilizado o padrão NCHS, classificações Gomez e Escore-z. A prevalência da desnutrição foi estudada a partir da proporção de crianças com índice antropométrico menor que -2,00 escore-z, considerando-se A/I para as formas crônicas e P/A para as formas agudas. Os resultados indicam que 20,1% das crianças possuíam desnutrição (total da cidade, classificação Gomez). A avaliação do escore-z para AR, evidenciou que 6,8% das crianças na cidade possuíam desnutrição crônica. Os resultados indicam uma situação séria de desnutrição crônica em Niterói, especialmente em seu Distrito Leste.

The Niterói-based Nutritional and Food Surveillance System (SISVAN Niteroi, RJ, Brazil) performed an anthropometric survey which included 2,248 children from zero to 60 months of age in September 1992, during a mass vaccination day program. The purpose was to determine the nutritional status of children from that city. The indexes used were Weight for Age (WA), Weight for Height (WH), and Height for Age (HA), and the reference population was that of the NCHS (National Center for Health Statistics, USA), adopted and recommended by the WHO. The indexes were analyzed using the classifications by Gomez and Z-Scores. Prevalence of undernutrition was calculated on the basis of the proportion of children with Z-scores under -2.00, using HAZ to stabilish chronic forms and WHZ for acute ones. A data base was built using Epi Info, version 5.01b, and a special program from CDC (Centers for Disease Control) was used to calculate anthropometric indexes. The results showed as much as 20.1 % of undernutrition, including all forms from the Gomez classification. In the city as a whole, 6.8% had HAZ under -2.00. The results indicated a serious situation of chronic undernutrition that demands continuous nutritional surveillance in Niteroi, and especially in the city's Eastern District.