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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: Livestock Production and Management × Author: NARWADE, BABAN MADHAVRAO × End date: 2009 × Start date: 2000 × Thesis Type: M.V.Sc. ×
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    MICRO AND MACRO CLIMATE OF ANIMAL AND POULTRY HOUSES ON ORGANISED FARMS
    (AAU, Anand, 2005) NARWADE, BABAN MADHAVRAO; Patel, Ashok M.
    A study was carried out to find out the status of micro and macro climate of cattle and poultry houses on organized farms during (a) Summer: Hot dry (May and June 2003), (b) Monsoon season: Rainy-wet (August 2003), (c) Hot humid (September 2003) and (d) Mild Winter season: Cold dry (November 2003). For the purpose of study, following cattle and poultry farms of Anand Agricultural University, Anand; (i) Two sheds, cowshed and calf pen were selected from instructional Farm, Department of Livestock production and Management, College of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry, Anand (ii) cowshed at Livestock Research Station and (iii) cowshed at Holstein Friesian Bull Mother Farm and, (iv) at Central Poultry Research Station, three types of poultry houses namely (a) deep litter (b) cage house and (c) cage house with raised platform were selected. Meteorological observations were recorded at 7.30 am and 14.30 hours both inside and outside of cowshed, calf pen and poultry house by (a) Digital thermohygrometer (J411TH) for temperature & relative humidity (Plate XI), (b) digital anemometer (Lutron-AM4201) for wind velocity, (c) digital lux meter (Masteckms6610) for light intensity and (d) Yash High Volume Air Sampler (Yash Engineering, Vadodara) for dust concentration in the air of houses. The VIIVAS was placed in the center of animal and poiiHry houses and run for 3 hrs from 10.00 to 13.00 hrs. The average the dust concentration in the animal and poultry shed was calculated by difference of final weight and initial weight of filter paper on microbalance. The filter papers used were of Glass Microfibre Filters GF/A Cat No. 1820 866 Whatman International Ltd., England. The filter papers were packed in individual polypropylene bags. The sterilized bags were opened only at the site where it was directly placed in position in YHVAS machine with the help of sterilized forceps and run for three hours in animal and poultry sheds at 10:00 hours to 13:00 hours. The filter paper were removed and filled in the same polypropylene bags and weighed in the laboratory for difference between final and initial weights. These filter papers were used for total bacterial and fungal colony i. e. microbial colony count (c/w/plate). Mean inside cow shed temperature during hottest period of the day i.e at 2.30 pm during different seasons irrespective of farms was 38.92 ± 0.26, 28.76 ± 0.42, 33.27 ± 0.18 and 32.23 ± 0.34 °C whereas outside the cow shed was 42.49 ± 0.40, 29.76 ± 0.47, 37.28 ± 0.39 and 36.76 ± 0.68 °C during hot dry (S1), rainy-wet (S2), hot humid (S3) and mild winter (S4) season, respectively. The mean difference (outside minus inside the cowshed) was 3.57, 0.75, 4.01 and 4.55°C during S1, S2, S3 and S4 season, respectively. Highest and lowest temperatures were recorded during hot dry and rainy wet season, respectively. Less difference (outside minus inside the cowshed) was observed during rainy wet. It may be due to rain and high humidity during this season, however, more difference was recorded during hot dry, hot humid and mild winter seasons. Season conflict was significant, it is bound too be. During hot dry season the inside temperature was lower by 3.57 °C than the outside intense temperature 42.49 °C, however, inside temperature of 38.92°C was also higher and or uncomfortable to cows.