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Prevalence of Anaemia and Associated Factors among Children below Five Years of Age in Cape Verde, West Africa
This study estimated the prevalence of anaemia and associated factors
in a probability sample of 993 children aged 6-59 months in Cape Verde,
West Africa. Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) were
estimated from a hierarchical model for multiple analysis to assess the
association between anaemia and explanatory variables. The prevalence
of anaemia was 51.8% (95% CI 47.7-55.8). Children who resided within
poor household conditions (OR 1.99; 95% CI 1.06-3.71) were below 24
months of age (OR 3.23; 95% CI 2.03-5.15) and recently experienced
diarrhoea (OR 1.58; 95% CI 0.99-2.50) were at high risk of anaemia.
Anaemia should be considered a serious public-health concern in Cape
Verde, mainly for children below 24 months. Further, special
consideration should be given to children who have experienced recent
diarrhoea and belong to families residing in poor household conditions
Utilização de resíduo agroindustrial de abacaxi desidratado em dietas para caprinos em crescimento: digestibilidade e desempenho Use of dehydrated pineapple by-product in diets for growing goats: digestibility and performance
Avaliou-se o efeito da substituição do feno de coastcross (Cynodon dactylon) pelo resíduo agroindustrial de abacaxi desidratado sobre o desempenho, a digestibilidade aparente e o consumo de nutrientes digestíveis em caprinos em crescimento. Foram utilizadas 24 fêmeas mestiças Saanen x Crioula com peso vivo médio inicial de 19,2 kg, em um delineamento inteiramente casualizado, com quatro tratamentos, representados pelos níveis de 0, 33, 66 e 100% de inclusão de resíduo agroindustrial de abacaxi desidratado (RAD) em substituição ao feno de coastcross. Não houve efeito dos níveis de substituição sobre os coeficientes de digestibilidade aparente da MS, PB e FDN. A digestibilidade da MO e celulose (CEL) aumentaram linearmente, enquanto a da FDA apresentou efeito quadrático. Os consumos médios de nutrientes digestíveis, em g/kgPV0,75, para os níveis de substituição de 0, 33, 66 e 100% foram, respectivamente, de 62,35; 63,58; 59,53 e 54,47 (MS), 60,40; 61,51; 57,94 e 51,83 (MO), 7,91; 7,86; 7,27 e 6,44 (PB), 24,85; 22,94; 21,61 e 18,75 (FDN), 7,62; 5,30; 5,96 e 7,11 (FDA) e 37,62; 27,83; 32,91 e 31,98 (CEL), resultando em ganhos de peso de 204, 215, 198 e 196 g/dia. A utilização de resíduo agroindustrial de abacaxi desidratado em rações para caprinos melhora os coeficientes de digestibilidade de MO, CEL e FDA e proporciona ganhos de peso satisfatórios em fêmeas em crescimento.<br>The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of replacing coastcross (Cynodon dactylon) hay with a dehydrated pineapple by-product (DPB) on performance, apparent digestibility, and intake of digestible nutrients in growing goats. Twenty-four crossbred Saanen x Criola female goats averaging 19.2 kg of body weight (BW) at the beginning of the trial were used in a completely randomized design. Animals were assigned to one of the following four treatments: 0, 33, 66, or 100% of DPB in the diet. Replacing coastcross hay with DPB did not significantly affect the apparent digestibility of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), and neutral detergent fiber (NDF). However, the apparent digestibility of both organic matter (OM) and cellulose (CEL) increased linearly while that of acid detergent fiber (ADF) showed a quadratic effect with the increasing levels of DPB in the diet. The average intake of digestible nutrients, expressed in g/kg BW0.75, for treatments with 0, 33, 66, or 100% of dietary DPB were in this order: 62.35, 63.58, 59.53 and 54.47 for DM; 60.40, 61.51, 57.94 and 51.83 for OM; 7.91, 7.86, 7.27 and 6.44 for CP; 24.85, 22.94, 21.61 and 18.75 for NDF; 7.62, 5.30, 5.96 and 7.11 for ADF; and 37.62, 27.83, 32.91 and 31.98 for CEL. Replacing coastcross hay by DPB in the diet improved the apparent digestibility of OM, CEL, and ADF and resulted in BW that was considered satisfactory for growing female goats