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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 × End date: 1987 × Start date: 1980 × Type: Thesis ×
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    EFFECT OF SHELTERING AND SPLASHING WATER ON PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF KANKREJ X JERSEY (F1) AND KANKREJ X H0LSTEIN (F1) HEIFERS DURING INTENSE SUMMER
    (AAU, Anand, 1982) DAS, MRINMOY KUMAR; Patel, J. P.
    A study was undertaken at the College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand to study the effect of sheltering and splashing water during intense summer on Kankrej X Jersey (F1) and Kankrej X Holstein Friesian (F1) heifers. The treatment were: (A) Sheltering with splashing, (B) Sheltering without splashing, (C) Exposing with splashing and (D) Exposing without splashing. Mean maximum, minimum and ambient temperatures during the period of study were 39.99°, 25.71° and 33.47°C respectively. The Kankrej X Jersey (F1) (39.01°C) and Kankrej X Holstein (F1) (39.10°C) heifers had different (P<0.01) rectal temperatures. Sheltering caused significant (P<0.01) difference in the rectal temperature of both the breed groups, while splashing affected it (P<0.01) in Jersey crosses only.
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    MILK PRODUCTION AND PREWEANING GROWTH IN MARWARI AND PATANWADI SHEEP
    (AAU, Anand, 1981) PATEL, K. S.; Dave, A. D.
    A study was undertaken at the College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Gujarat Agricultural University, Anand Campus, Anand to study the milk production of the Marwari and the Patanwadi sheep in relation to the preweaning growth of their lambs. Milk production of 20 Marwari and 7 Patanwadi ewes maintained on stall feeding after spring lambing was estimated by lamb suckling technique in 1979. Pat and total solids contents in the milk were determined.
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    EFFECT OF SHELTERING AND SPLASHING WATER ON GROWTH AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF JERSEY X KANKREJ (G2) AND HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN x KANKREJ (G2) HEIFERS DURING INTENSE SUMMER
    (AAU, Anand, 1986) PATEL, K. S.; Dave, A. D.
    An investigation was carried out to assess the effect of sheltering and splashing water on growth, feed and water intake, feed utilization efficiency, physiological responses, and some of the blood and serum constituents of the Jersey x Kankrej (G2) and the Holstein Friesian x Kankrej (G2) heifers during the summer of 1985. Avearge daily body weight gain of the Jersey crosses (505.30 g) was lesser (P<0.01) than that of the Holstein (594.97 g) crosses. Shaltering, period and interaction between breed and sheltering significantly affected their growth rate. The minimum temperature and the morning ambient temperature had positive and significant association with the growth rate of the Jersey crosses only. The afternoon relative humidity as well as vapour pressure had positive and significant association with the growth rate of both the crosses. The morning temperature humidity index had positive and significant correlation with the growth rate in the Jersey crosses only.
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    STUDIES ON BODY SURFACE AREA AND SKIN CHARACTERISTICS IN RELATION TO HEAT TOLERANCE AND SOME PRODUCTION TRAITS IN KANKREJ X JERSEY AND KANKREJ X HOLSTEIN F1 CROSS-BREDS
    (AAU, Anand, 1984) PATEL, J. M.; Dave, A. D.
    An investigation was undertaken to study the body surface area and skin structural characteristics of Kankrej X Jersey (KJ) and Kankrej X Holstein (KH) F1 cross-bred cattle. KH cross-breds had significantly larger (4.253 ± 0.077 m2) total body surface area than the KJ cross-breds (3.833 ± 0.076 m2). The effect of age on total body surface area was highly significant. KH cross-breds had smaller surface area per unit body weight from 18-24 months of age onward. Multiple regressions with body weight gave the highest R2 values. Equation with body weight alone gave quite R2 value. Equations for field use have been recommended.
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    PERSISTENCY OF MILK PRODUCTION IN GIR CATTLE
    (AAU, Anand, 1983) Singh, Jhamman; Shukla, K. P.
    A study on persistency of milk production in Gir cattle was undertaken at Cattle Breeding Farm, Gujarat Agricultural University, Junagadh Campus. Weekly milk yields upto 45th week of 595 lactations of 225 cows were analysed. The average weekly and daily peak yield was 59.68 and 9.53 kg, respectively. The average week and day to attain peak yield was 10.53th week and 61.25th day after calving, respectively. The peak yield and time required to attain the peak yield differed significantly between lactations. With increase in parity the peak yield was increased and time required to attain peak yield decreased.The lactation order and season of calving had significant effect on frequency distribution of cows for reaching their weekly peak yield. 80.67% cows reached their weekly peak yield within 15 weeks of lactation.
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    COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE GROWTH RATE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF JERSEY X KANKREJ AND H. F. X KANJREJ CALVES FROM BIRTH TO ONE YEAR OF AGE IN RELATION TO CLIMATE
    (AAU, Anand, 1981) PATEL, AMRITBHAI N.; Dave, A. D.
    A study was undertaken at the Livestock Research Station, Gujarat Agricultural University, Anand Campus, Anand from 1-4-80 to 31-3-81 to compare (1) the growth (2) physiological responses, (3) feed intake and (4) water intake of Jersey and Holstein crosses. The body weight of Jersey male and female crosses was 22.20 and 22.50, 96.40 and 89.88, 168.45 and 159.38 and 237.95 and 224.69 kg respectively at birth and at the ages of 20, 36 and 52 weeks. The same for Holstein crosses was 27.63 and 30.00, 115.63 and 122.15, 194.44 and 201.70 and 265.69 and 275.95 kg respectively. The holstein crosses had significantly higher body weight from birth upto 52 weeks of age than the Jersey crosses.
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    STUDY ON ACCURACY OF DIFFERENT METHODS OF ESTIMATION OF LACTATION MILK YIELD AND THEIR USEFULNESS TO ESTIMATE BREEDING VALUE OF KANKREJ ANIMALS
    (AAU, Anand, 1986) BHAMBURE, CHANDRAMOHAN VITTHAL; Dave, A. D.
    A study was undertaken on different methods of estimation of lactation milk yield viz., daily peak milk yield, systematic sampling of daily milk yield records and part lactation milk yield records. The objective of the study was t o assess t h e i r accuracy in lactation yield estimation and usefulness in estimating breeding value of Kankrej animals. The data for the study, pertaining to the period from April 1948 to March I968, comprlsed of dally milk yield records of 749 normal lactations (spread over 1 to 10 lactations) of 296 animals, maintained at Sheth M.N.Goenka Goshala, Institute of Agriculture, Anand, presently known as Livestock Research Station, Gujarat Agricultural University, Anand Campus, Anand.
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    EFFECT OF BODY COOLING DURING SUMMER ON MILK PRODUCTION AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS IN MEHSANA BUFFALOES AND KANKREJ COWS
    (AAU, Anand, 1985) Fulsoundar, Annasaheb B.; Radadia, N. S.
    The study was undertaken at the Livestock Research Station, Sardar lOrushinagar to study the affect of body cooling in addition to shelter by splashing with tap water daily during 12.30 to 14,30 hours in summer on milk production and physiological aspects in Mehsana buffaloes and Kankrej cows. The treatments were (1) providing shelter as well as body cooling by splashing with tap water daily during 12.30 to 14,30 hours and (2) providing shelter under shed only. Overall average maximum and minimum tonperature (°C) in open during the period of study was 40.16 + 0.37 and 22.53 + 1.40 respectively; whereas, overall temperature-humidity-index (per cent) at 7.30 and 14.30 hours was 75.10 +1.42 and 83.57 ± 0.74, respectively.
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    BIOMETRICS OF CERTAIN BODY PARTS IN RELATION TO BODY WEIGHT AND MILK PRODUCTION IN JERSEY X KANKREJ CROSSBREDS
    (AAU, Anand, 1987) Saiyed, Liyakatali H.; Patel, J. M.
    An investigation was undertaken to study the biometrics of udder and certain body parts in Jersey x Kankrej (F1 and F2) crossbreds. The JKF1 animals showed consistently and significantly higher body weight than JKF2 animals. The linear measurements viz. Body length, wither height, heart girth and paunch girth also showed similar trend as that of body weight. The different body measurements showed positive and highly significant association with body weight. For estimation of body weight he prediction equations based on heart girth and body length together gave quite high R2 values in all the age groups. Even heart girth alone was found to be enough to give the reliable estimate of the body weight. Hence, the prediction equations for different age groups have been recommended for estimating body weight of Jersey x Kankrej at different age groups.