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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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    HAEMATOLOGICAL, BIOCHEMICAL AND ENDOCRINE PARAMETERS AT DIFFERENT AGES AND PHYSIOLOGICAL STAGES IN GIR CATTLE AND JAFFARABADI BUFFALOES
    (AAU, Anand, 2012) JACOB, NINAN; ARYA, J. S.
    The study titled "Haematological, Biochemical and Endocrine parameters at different Ages and Physiological stages in Gir cattle and Jaffarabadi buffaloes" was imdertaken in different age groups and physiological stages in Gir cattle and Jaffarabadi buffaloes with the objective to determine and compare the species differences for (i) haematological parameters viz. TEC, Hb, PCV, TLC, DLC (ii) biochemical parameters viz. plasma glucose, total protein, albumin, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, urea, uric acid, creatinine, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium and potassium (iii) enzymes viz. aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, acid phosphatase, and lactate dehydrogenase (iv) hormonal levels of triiodothyronine, thyroxine, insulin, growth hormone, Cortisol, estradiol - 17 β, progesterone and testosterone and (v) to observe the milk components viz. percentage of fat, protein and lactose in lactating Gir cows and Jaffarabadi buffaloes and their relationship with the stage of lactation under study. The blood samples were collected from Gir and Jaffarabadi females (n=8 for each sampling stage) at 1 wk, 1, 3, 6, 12, 24 and 36 months age, at 1, 2 and 3 month of lactation and in non-lactating pregnant and non-pregnant animals. In Gir and Jaffarabadi males (n=6 for each sampling' stage) blood samples were collected at 1 wk, 1, 3, 6 and 12 month of age and in bulls. Castrated males were also used for blood sampling in Gir males. A total of 270 blood samples were collected and the analysis was conducted by standard techniques.