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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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ThesisItem Open Access EMBRYO PRODUCTION AND PREGNANCY RATES FROM OPU-IVEP USING CONVENTIONAL AND SEXED SEMEN IN CATTLE(Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agriculture University, Anand, 2020) Patel Mayankkumar J.; Dr. K.K. HadiyaThis study was conducted on exotic crossbred (HFCB) and indigenous (Gir, Sahiwal and Tharparkar) donor animals of NDDB, Anand, whereas, recipients were from Livestock Research Station, AAU, Anand (for exotic crossbred embryos) and NDDB, Anand (for indigenous cattle embryos). The aims of the study were, first, to know the embryo production rate from oocytes recovered by Ovum Pick-Up (OPU) from live donor animals and fertilization rate by frozen conventional and sex-sorted semen, and second, to determine pregnancy rate by transferring embryos produced in vitro by conventional and sex-sorted semen in recipient animals.ThesisItem Open Access STUDY ON PREVENTION OF CONCEPTION AND MEDICAL TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY IN BITCHES(DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY GYNAECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SCIENCE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, ANAND, 2020) PARMAR B.M.; DR. M.T. PANCHALThis investigation was carried out, on a total of 19 bitches comprising different breeds, age, body weight and parity, covering two breeding seasons from August, 2019 to May, 2020, with an aim to study the efficacy and side effects of diethylstilbestrol (DES) for prevention of conception in mis-mated bitches (n=8; Group-1) and combination of cloprostenol (PGF2α) and cabergoline for termination of pregnancy in pregnant bitches (n=6; Group-2), with a non-compliance for 5 bitches.ThesisItem Open Access STUDIES ON INCIDENCE, DIAGNOSIS AND SURGICAL INTERVENTION OF PYOMETRA IN CANINES(Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2020) Hardik Dhirubhai Hadiya; Dr. D.M. PatelThis investigation was taken up on ten bitches affected with pyometra (8 open and 2 closed pyometra) and eight normal healthy bitches presented for spaying/ neutering at the Veterinary Clinical Complex, AAU, Anand including screening of past three years records of all canine clinical cases (9963) attended to know the prevalence of various reproductive disorders specially pyometra. Other objectives were to study and compare the diagnostic efficacy of ultrasonography, radiography and gynaeco-clinical methods in selected cases of canine pyometra, and to evaluate and compare haemato-biochemical profiles before and after surgical intervention as well as microbiological aspects and histopathological changes in the uteri of pyometric and normal bitches following surgical management.ThesisItem Open Access CRYOPROTECTIVE AND CAPACITATION INHIBITORY POTENTIAL OF MIFEPRISTONE, SERICIN AND TAURINE IN TRIS EGG YOLK EXTENDER FOR BOVINE SEMEN(Department of Veterinary Gynaecology & Obstetrics College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, AAU, Anand, 2020) Devangana Chaturvedi; Dr. A.J. DhamiThis study was carried out on semen of 3 mature Gir cattle and 3 Murrah buffalo bulls (5-8 years old) to investigate the comparative efficacy of Tris-citric acid-fructose-egg yolk-glycerol (TFYG) extender fortified with Mifepristone (10 μg/ml), Sericin (5 mg/ml) and Taurine (4 mg/ml) for cryopreservation of semen with respect to sperm quality, CTC pattern, oxidative markers (SOD, GPx, MDA) and sperm motion characteristics/ kinematics of both fresh and frozen-thawed semen.ThesisItem Open Access STUDY ON GENITAL MICROBIOTA IN CYCLIC, ACYCLIC, ENDOMETRITIC AND PREGNANT BUFFALO(Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology & Obstetrics College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2019) Patel Binal; Dr. M.T. PanchalThe genital microbiota was studied in vaginal secretions/aspirates/discharge from infertile (anestrus, n=6; endometritic, n=6) buffaloes of village nearby Anand and healthy cyclic (proestrus, estrus, metestrus, diestrus, n=5) as well as pregnant (3, 6 and 9 months; n=6 each) buffaloes of Reproductive Biology Research Unit, AAU, Anand, with an aim (i) to identify the vaginal microorganisms based on routine cultural and culture-independent (metagenomics) methods, (ii) to estimate hormones (progesterone and estrogen), metabolites (total protein and total cholesterol) and minerals (calcium and inorganic phosphorus) profiles, and (iii) to find out the correlations of vaginal metabiota with plasma progesterone and estrogen levels.ThesisItem Open Access CYSTIC OVARIAN DEGENERATION IN CROSSBRED CATTLE: CLINICAL ULTRASOUND AND HORMONE BASED DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT(Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology & Obstetrics College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2019) Chauhan Jaykumar; Dr. K.K. HadiyaThe present study was conducted under field on >90 days postpartum cows with cystic ovaries (n=58) confirmed by history and trans-rectal palpation & ultrasonographic examinations twice at weekly interval using linear array transducer with 5.0-7.5 MHz frequency. The findings were later confirmed with plasma progesterone, together with estradiol and cortisol, assays using RIA techniques. The main objectives were to differentially diagnose the COD cases clinically with use of ultrasound, per rectal palpation as well as endocrine profile, and to study comparative efficacy of four treatment protocols through plasma endocrine profile and conception rates. The details of the age, parity, clinical signs, rectal palpation findings, sonographic findings and breeding history of each case were recorded.ThesisItem Open Access COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF UTERINE LAVAGE, CYTOBRUSH AND BIOPSY TECHNIQUES FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF ENDOMETRITIS IN MARES(Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology & Obstetrics College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2019) Agnus Mathew; Dr. D.M. PatelThe present study was carried out on 10 infertile mares belonging to different stud farms in and around Anand, and other privately owned mares visiting the Veterinary Clinical Complex of the College. The research included a comparative evaluation of three different techniques used in diagnosing endometritis in mares, viz., endometrial biopsy (EB), cytobrush (CB) and low-volume uterine lavage (LVL). The samples collected by each of these three techniques were evaluated cytologically as well as bacteriologically. In addition, the endometrial biopsies were examined histopathologically for the presence of inflammatory cells infiltration or other degenerative changes. All the animals were examined per-rectally prior to sample collection to eliminate the chances of pregnancy.ThesisItem Open Access STUDY ON REPRODUCTIVE MICROBIOTA IN CYCLIC, ACYCLIC AND ENDOMETRITIC CROSSBRED CATTLE(DEPT OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION GYNAECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SCIENCE & ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2018) PATEL CHIRAG I.; Dr. A.J. DhamiThis study was carried out on vaginal secretions/aspirates of infertile (acyclic and endometritic) crossbred cows from field and healthy cyclic as well as pregnant crossbred cows of LRS, AAU, Anand with the objectives (i) to identify the vaginal microorganisms based on routine cultural and culture-independent (metagenomics) methods, (ii) to monitor plasma progesterone, estrogen, total protein, total cholesterol, calcium and inorganic phosphorus profile, and (iii) to find out the association of vaginal metabiota with circulatory levels of gonadal steroids, if any. The work was carried out on total 36 crossbred cows covering six each regular cyclic (proestrus, estrus, metestrus, diestrus), acyclic, endometritic and 3, 6 and 9 months pregnant animals.ThesisItem Open Access EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION PROTOCOLS FOR IMPROVING FERTILITY IN CYCLIC AND ACYCLIC CROSSBRED CATTLE(Department of Animal Reproduction, Gynaecology and Obstetrics College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University, ANAND, 2017) Ashok R. Prajapati; Dr. A.J. DhamiThis investigation was undertaken in field conditions during the year 2016-17 on 50 acyclic/anestrus and 50 cyclic repeat breeder crossbred cows to evaluate the efficacy of four estrus induction/synchronization protocols, viz., Ovsynch, Ovsynch Plus, Doublesynch, and Estradoublesynch (10 cows in each protocol, and in untreated cyclic and acyclic controls) in terms of estrus induction response, conception rates at induced estrus with fixed time AI (FTAI) and overall of 3 cycles, including monitoring plasma progesterone, protein and cholesterol profile at different time intervals during treatment and day 12 post-AI. All the animals selected were initially dewormed using s/c Inj. of 100 mg Ivermectin and were treated with i/m injection of inorganic phosphorus (Inj. Tonophosphan, 10 ml) and multivitamins AD3E (Inj. Intavita-H, 10 ml), and bolus Minotas 1 bolus daily for 7 days. Repeat breeding cows received additional single shot i/m injection of Enrofloxacin (Inj. Flobac SA, 40 ml) to rule out invisible infection, if any.