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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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Subject: Animal Nutrition × Author: Arewad, Gajanan Ramrao × Start date: 2011 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.V.Sc. ×
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    Study on Effect of Feeding Bypass Protein based Total Mixed Ration on Performance of Growing Crossbred Calves
    (AAU, Anand, 2011) Arewad, Gajanan Ramrao; Pandya, P. R.
    Sixteen crossbred (Holstein Friesian x Kankrej, Jersey x Kankrej and Holstein Friesian x Jersey x Kankrej) calves were selected from the farms of Livestock Research Station, Anand Agricultural University, Anand and were individually fed for 15 days preliminary feeding and 120 days experimental period to meet their energy and protein requirement as per NRG (2001) standards. They were randomly divided into two groups and assigned to two dietary treatments (T1 and T2) on age and body weight basis and were fed compound concentrate mixture based total mixed ration formulated as per BIS Type II standard. Total mixed ration contained compound concentrate mixture and mature pasture hay (Dicanthium annulatum) in the ratio of 50:50. The calves under the control group (TO were given calculated quantity of total mixed ration having concentrate mixture without bypass protein source, whereas, the calves under treatment group (T2) were given calculated quantity of totalmixed ration having concentrate mixture with formaldehyde treated bypass protein source. The initial body weight was 104.50 ± 1.23 and 103.46 ± 2.01 kg in T1 and T2 groups, respectively. The average total gain in body weight was 50.04 ± 0.09 and 61.13 ± 0.17 kg in T1 and T2 groups during the entire experiment, while the respective average daily gain was 421.00 ± 0.01 and 514 ± 0.02 g indicating the daily weight gain was statistically (P<0.05) significant in T2. However, the gain in heart girth of T2 calves was similar with T1 group; Also, the groups did not differ with respect to gain in body length and height.