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Anand Agricultural University, Anand

Anand Agricultural University (AAU) was established in 2004 at Anand with the support of the Government of Gujarat, Act No.(Guj 5 of 2004) dated April 29, 2004. Caved out of the erstwhile Gujarat Agricultural University (GAU), the dream institution of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Dr. K. M. Munshi, the AAU was set up to provide support to the farming community in three facets namely education, research and extension activities in Agriculture, Horticulture Engineering, product Processing and Home Science. At present there seven Colleges, seventeen Research Centers and six Extension Education Institute working in nine districts of Gujarat namely Ahmedabad, Anand, Dahod, Kheda, Panchmahal, Vadodara, Mahisagar, Botad and Chhotaudepur AAU's activities have expanded to span newer commodity sectors such as soil health card, bio-diesel, medicinal plants apart from the mandatory ones like rice, maize, tobacco, vegetable crops, fruit crops, forage crops, animal breeding, nutrition and dairy products etc. the core of AAU's operating philosophy however, continues to create the partnership between the rural people and committed academic as the basic for sustainable rural development. In pursuing its various programmes AAU's overall mission is to promote sustainable growth and economic independence in rural society. AAU aims to do this through education, research and extension education. Thus, AAU works towards the empowerment of the farmers.

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    SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE EXTENSION ASSAY FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF DGAT1 LOCUS IN MEHSANA BUFFALO
    (AAU, Anand, 2009) PATIL, RAHUL CHAITRAM; Joshi, C. G.
    India, home ground of water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) has 11 recognized breeds adapted to different climatic zones. The immense importance of this species due to contribution of more than 55 per cent to the total milk production and making country as number one milk producer in the world. Tremendous variation in production traits provokes buffalo genomic research to identify genes underlying the variability of milk production traits that could be useful in effective breeding programs. Present study was carried out with enormous interest in genotyping of Diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 (DGATl) locus of Mehsana buffalo. The DGATl gene plays crucial role in triglyceride synthesis in the mammary gland which is proved by mice lacking both copies of DGATl gene are completely devoid of milk secretion and became a functional candidate gene for lactation traits. In the present study, five SNPs of DGATl gene of Indian water buffalo (GenBank-accession number DQ886485) with nucleotide position 1179, 1195 and 3096 (intron 1), 5545 (intron 2) and 6067 (intron 3) were selected for screening 64 Mehsana buffalo samples with the help of single nucleotide extension assay. According to principle of assay, unlabeled primers are hybridized to the DNA template just adjacent to respective SNP site and primer is extended by one base by DNA polymerase with fluorescence-labeled ddNTP terminators and further separated by capillary electrophoresis. Genomic DNA samples of Mehsana buffalo were subjected to DGATl specific PCR amplification using appropriate primer pairs and PCR products of expected size were successfully amplified at annealing temperature dO^C and then electrophoresed on 2 per cent agarose along with the MassRular Low range DNA ladder. Purified PCR products were subjected to single nucleotide primer extension with respective target DNA template and optimized under thermal cycling condition of armealing at 60°C and extension at 65°C for 25 cycles. Along with test samples, positive and negative control was also processed. All the SNaPshot PCR products then treated with CIAP and subjected to capillary electrophoresis on ABI PRISM 310 Genetic Analyzer along with LIZ 500 size standard for further analysis. The type of nucleotide present confirmed by the signal colour observed and length of final product obtained, by comparing with the size standard. The final length of each test primer extension product was judged by repeatedly running a single primer reaction and then determined consistently observed length of particular primer. Further (multiplex SNaPshot reaction was carried out using multiple primers with optimum concentration to determine the position and type of SNPs in single reaction. All the samples were found homozygous in both groups for SNP 1179, 1195 and 3096 with genotype AA, CC and CC respectively. This indicated that these alleles were fixed. Both the variants at nucleotide position 5545 (C and T) and 6067 (T and C) were observed. Allelic frequency was checked for both these SNPs and were found 0.85 (CC) and 0.15 (TT) for SNP 5545 while 0.57 (CC) and 0.43 (TT) for SNP 6067. Statistical analysis showed no significant association of these five SNPs with milk production traits like milk yield and milk fat percentage. All studied SNPs belonged to intronic regions however, may not be involved in manifestation of the traits.
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    A GENETIC STUDY ON PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY INDEX (PEI) ON THE BASIS OF CORRECTED BODY WEIGHT AT VARIOUS STAGES OF PRODUCTION IN WLH STRAIN
    (AAU, Anand, 1990) Joshi, Rajesh Kumar S.; Solanki, J. V.
    A study on genetic aspects o£ Perfomance Efficiency Index (PEI) on the basis of corrected body weight differences at various stages of production for differences in body weight at 20th week were carried out using 207 pedigreed pullets belonging to 25 sire families of M line WLH birds. The average PEI (%) at 28 weeks and at subsequent 4 week interval upto 56 weeks of age were 27.48± 0.74 %; 36.79±0.51 %; 36.56±0.53 %; 37.83±0.56 %, 36.53±0.60 %; 30.65±0.72 %; 36.45±0.62 % and 32.17± 0.64 % respectively. The same for average NFEI (%) were 34.07±0.71 %, 43.05±0.56 %7 42.92±0.59 %; 44.23±0.59 %; 40.96±0.60 %; 33.94±0.76 %; 39.54±0.70 % and 36.88±0.70 %; respectively. The average CPEI (%) were 27.61±0.77 %; 36.78±0.52 %; 36.62±0.56 % and 37.82±0.58 % at 28, 32, 36 and 40 weeks of age respectively.
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    GENETIC ASPECTS OF PERFORMANCE EFFICIENCY INDEX AND ITS COMPONENT TRAITS AT VARIOUS STAGES OF PRODUCTION IN A WLH STRAIN
    (AAU, Anand, 1988) Rank, Dharamshibhai N.; Shukla, R. K.
    Genetic aspects of performance Efficiency Index (PEI) and its component traits at different stages of production were studied using performance data from 273 pedigreed pullets belonging to 19 sire families of M line WLH birds. The traits studied included PEI and its component traits viz., percentage egg production (%P), egg weight (EW), body weight (BW) and daily feed cosumption/bird (FC/Day) as well as age at first egg (AFE), body weight at 20 (BW20), 40 (BW40) and 72 weeks of age (BW72), egg number upto 40 (EN21-40) and 72 weeks of age (BW72), egg number upto 40 (EN21-40) and 72 weeks of age (EN21-72), egg weight at 40(EW40) and 72 weeks of age (EM21-72), cumulative feed consumption/bird upto 40 (FC21-40) and 72 weeks of age (FC21-72), daily feed consumption/bird at 40 (FC/Day 21-40) and 72 weeks of age (FC/DE21-40) and 72 weeks of age (FC/DE21-72), feed consumption/kilo of eggs at 40 (FC/KE21-40) and 72 weeks of age (FC/KE21-72).
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    GENOTYPE X ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTIONS, FOR IMPORTANT ECONOMIC TRAITS IN SEVEN STRAINCROSSES OF WHITE LEGHORN BIRDS
    (AAU, Anand, 1988) KHARADl, VISHNUPRASAD B.; Shukla, R. K.
    Seven strain crosses of white Leghorn were subjected to comparative evaluation under cage and deep litter housing during the year 1986-87 at the testing centre of A.I.C.R.P. on Poultry, G.A.U., Anand. The phenotypic correlation and regression of annual performance on part year (280 days) performance, in respect of economic traits, were also estimated. The overall averages of egg numbers (H.H. basis) egg numbers (H.D. basis), rate o£ lay (H.H. basis), rate o£ lay (H.D. basis), egg weight, feed consumption per bird per day, feed consvunption per dozen of eggs, feed consumption per kilo of egg mass and performance efficiency index were 100.54 ± 1.09, 102.47 ± 0.95, 71.76 ± 0.78%, 73.19 ± 0.68%. 48.07 ± 0.16 g, 101.426 ± 0.585 g, 1.712 ± 0.022 kg, 2.986 ± 0.042 kg and 28.88 ± 0.36 pexrcent respectively for part period (21-40 week), 115.91 ± 2,00, 126.34 ± 1.75, 59.14 ± 1.02%, 64.46 ± 0.89%. 51.71 ± 0.18 g, 104.135 ± 1.064 g, 2.166 + 0.048 kg, 3.492 ± 0.077 kg and 27.52 ± 0.044 per cent respectively for residual period (41 to 68 week) and 212,32 ± 2.98, 229.43 ± 2.31, 63.19 ± 0.89%, 68.25 ± 0.69%, 49.99 ± 0,15 g, 102.774 ± 0.762 g, 1.986 ± 0.036 kg, 3.316 ± 0.064 kg and 27.59 ± 0.38 per cent respectively for annual (21 to 68 week) period. Analysis of variance revealed that the effects of genetic groups, housing systems and their interactions were important in influencing the performance of the pullets. The phenotypic correlation and regression of annual performance with part year (280 days) performance for various economic traits were positive and significantly higher.
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    STUDY OF THE ‘IN-VITRO’ SURVIVABILITY OF SURTI BUFFALO BULL SPERMATOZOA IN DIFFERENT MILK DILUTERS
    (AAU, Anand, 1961) Visana, Sajjan J.; Buch, N. C.
    Abstract not Available
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    EFFECT OF INBREEDING IN KANKREJ CATTLE.
    (AAU, Anand, 1967) RAHANGDALE, SUKHDEO LAXMAN; Patel, U. G.
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    EFFECT OF INBREEDING IN KANKREJ CATTLE
    (AAU, Anand, 1967) RAHANGDALE, SUKHDEO LAXMAN; Patel, U. G.
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    AN APPROACH TO ESTIMATION OF ANNUAL COW SUMMARIES AS AN AID TO SELECTION IN A HERD OF JERSEYS
    (AAU, Anand, 1975) KURUP, M. P. GOPAL KRISHNA; Patel, U. G.
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    STUDY ON GENETIC ASPECTS OF CHOLESTEROL LEVEL AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH SOME ECONOMIC TRAITS IN TWO WLH STRAINS
    (AAU, Anand, 1983) Upadhyay, Nilkanthrai H.; Shukla, R. K.
    The data were screened to know the inheritance of juvenile total serum cholesterol level and its association with some important economic traits in two strains of WLH breed. The study was carried out at the Central Poultry Research Station, Anand-388 110. For this purpose 268 and 242 birds of M and V strains were available respectively.