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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: 1989 × Start date: 1989 ×
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    STUDIES ON GROWTH PATTERN AND ECONOMICS OF CALF REARING IN INTER - SE MATED JERSEY X KANKREJ CROSSBREDS
    (AAU, Anand, 1989) DHANGAR, MAHESH R.; Patel, J. M.
    A study was carried out in inter-se mated Jersey x Kankrej crossbred calves to investigate the pattern of growth and economics of calf rearing from birth to 6 months of age. A total of 93 calves born at Livestock Research Station, Anand from 30th Oct, 1987 to 30th Oct, 1988 were included in the study. The mean body weight of this calves was 20.15 ± 0.34, 66.15 ± 1.19 and 99.47 ± 2.26 kg at birth, 4 month (weaning) and 6 month of age. The association between body weight of female calves at 4 and 6 months of age was significant(P<0.01).
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    AGE RELATED CHANGES IN THE PRODUCTIVITY OF PATANWADI SHEEP
    (AAU, Anand, 1989) DESAI, PRAKASHCHANDRA MAHASHANKER; SHUKLA, K. P.
    The present study was undertaken with the objective of knowing the age-specific production performance in the Patanwadi sheep, " The data on 1038- lambings. and 2150 wool production records belonging to Patanwadi flock, Government Sheep Breeding Farm, Patan,' Gujarat State, from 1972 to 1980 were used. The results indicated that age differences were non-significant for number of ewes tupped per ewe joined; number of ewes lambed per ewe joined, per ewe bred, per ewe joined & present at lambing;number of lambs born per ewe lambing, number of lambs born per ewe joined per ewe bred and per ewe joined and present at lambing;number of lambs weaned per lamb born; number of lambs weaned per ewe joined per ewe bred, per ewe joined and present at lambing and per ewe lambed. The peak performance was observed at 4 years of age for most of the characteristics. Year effect, was highly significant ,(P<0.01) for most of the characteristics. On an average for every 1000 ewes mated 752 ewes lambed, 778 lambs were born, 741 lambs weaned arid 356 ewe lambs survived to joining age.