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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 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.ThesisItem Open Access 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.ThesisItem Open Access EFFECT OF THE SUMMER STRESS ON GROWING CROSS-BRED (KANKREJ X JERSEY) AND KANKREJ CATTLE(AAU, Anand, 1979) PATEL, J. P.; Dave, A. D.A study was undertaken at the College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand to study the effect of summer stress on the growing Kankrej x Jersey half-bred castrated males and Kankrej heifers. The treatments wers- (A) Providing shelter ans (B) Keeping the animals completely exposed to summer conditions. Mean maximum, mean minimum and mean ambient temperature in open during the period of study were 101.11°F, 74.53°F and 89.77°F respectively. The treatments significantly affected the respiration and pulse rate per minute of the protected (39.79 and 80.22) and exposed (44.05 and 82.33) cross-bred males. Heat tolerance indices calculated by the methods of Mullick, Benara and Thomasfor the cross-bred males (0.84, 2.22 and 1.60) and Kankrej heifers (0.88, 1.51 and 1.29) showed that the latter were more heat tolerant.ThesisItem Open Access GROWTH PERFORMANCE, CARCASS CHARACTERISTICS AND ECONOMICS OF REARING OF WEANED LAMBS AND KIDS UNDER FEEDLOT PRODUCTION SYSTEM(AAU, Anand, 1994) SAIYED, LIYAKATALI H.; PATEL, ASHOK M.The growth trials on twenty four each of weaner lambs and kids were conducted. The animals were assigned to dietary treatments on body, weight basis, under feedlot comprising of conventional (T1) or non-conventional (T2) concentrate mixture, ad lib. dry fodder and a limited quantity of green fodder in order to meet their energy and protein requirements as per ICAR (1985). Each group of goats had Marwari, Zalawadi and Surti kids and that of sheep Marwari, Patanwadi and Merino x Patanwadi lambs. The non-conventional concentrate mixture contained Mango seed Kernel (25%) and Babul pods (23%). The lamb growth trial lasted for 180 days and that for kids 210 days during which the animals attained live weight acceptable in the local market. The average daily dry matter intake during the entire experimental period in terms of g/day, g/kg w0.75 and as percent of body weight in conventional and non-conventional group was recorded to be 532.83±9.94, 72.28±1.69 and 3.83±0.13 and 566.75 ±10.49, 75.02±1.78 and 3.86±0.13 respectively. The corresponding figures in kids were 370.42±8.11, 60.38±1.61 and 3.35±0.12 for conventional and 371.94±8.55, 62.25±1.70 and 3.46±0.13 in nonconventional group. The treatment means did not differ significantly in both the species. The concentrate to roughage ratio under T1 and T2 group of lambs was recorded to be 54.25 : 45.75 and 53.89 : 46.11 and the same for kids was 55.25 : 44.75 and 53.33 : 46.67. The treatment groups did not differ from each other. The water intake of lambs in conventional and nonconventional group was 1.4 ± 0.11 and 1.58 ± 0.12 1/day and the same for the kids of respective groups was 0.807±0.08 and 0.938±0.08 1/day. The water intake (l)/kg dry matter intake under T1 and T2 groups of lambs was 3.12 ± 0.25 and 3.29 ± 0.16, respectively and the corresponding figures for kids were 2.10+0.20 and 2.54±0.21, respectively. These values were statistically similar. At the end of experimental feeding the lambs in T1 and T2 groups attained 19.3310.76 and 19.72±0.80 kg, respectively and the same for kids was recorded to be 16.10 ± 0.60 kg and 15.26 ± 0.63 kg, respectively, which were statistically similar. The average daily gain in lambs of T1 and T2 was 51.94 ± 2.84 and 49.04 ± 2.99 g and for kids of respective groups was 42.16±1.76 and 39.53±1.85 g.ThesisItem Open Access THE EFFECT OF RESTRICTED FEEDING DURING GROWING PERIOD AND STOCKING DENSITY DURING LAYING PERIOD ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND LAYING PERFORMANCE OF FLOOR REARED EGG-TYPE CHICKENS(AAU, Anand, 1993) SINGH, K. RASHBEHARI; PATEL, ASHOK M.An experiment was carried out in floor-reared Random Bred Control Population (RBCP) strain of White Leghorn to study the effect of restricted feeding (T1, Ad-lib., T2, skip-two-days a week and T3, 75 per cent ad-lib.)during growing period (9-20 weeks of age) and stocking density (2.5, 2.0 and 1.5 ft2 space per bird for S1, S2 and S3 treatments respectively) during 20-72 weeks of laying period and their interaction on the development and laying performance. The average body weight of the birds under different treatment groups at 9 weeks of age was at par. While at 20 weeks of age, ad-lib, skip-two-days and 75 per cent ad-lib, birds weighed 1281.42±6.97, 1174.91±6.19 and 1009.19±5.76 g respectively and they differed significantly to each other. During 9-20 weeks, T1, T2 and T3 birds gained 738.62, 629.64 and 470.14 g respectively. During growing period the average feed consumption of T1, T2 and T3 birds was 65.50±2.23, 57.91±2.51 and 47.05± 2.09 g/bird/day respectively and differed significantly (P<0.01), T1 and T2 birds consumed significantly less feed for each kg body weight gain (6.959 and 7.048 kg respectively) than those by T3 (7.958 kg) birds.ThesisItem Open Access INVESTIGATIONS ON EFFICIENCY OF GROWTH, GONADAL DEVELOPMENT AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOURAL PATTERNS IN RELATION TO ONSET OF PUBERTY IN F1 AND INTER SE MATED JERSEY x KANKREJ MALE CALVES(AAU, Anand, 1992) Singh, Laishram Sharat Kumar; Patel, J. M.Post-weaning growth performance, efficiency of gain, gonadal development and sequential development of sexual behavioural components were studied under standard feeding and management in 4 Jersey x Kankrej halfbreds (JKF1) and 6 Jersey x Kankrej inter se mated (JK inter se) male calves from 17 weeks through 67 weeks of age at Livestock Research Station, Anand. The factor or traits studied to characterise puberty in these crossbreds included age, body weight, testicular size, histological changes of testes, sexual behaviour, age of complete penile release and age of first semen donation. Certain biochemicals and hormones related to reduction were assessed to ascertain puberty and sexual maturity obtained from the above mentioned events. The histological development of testis was studied in another 40 JK crossbreds by collecting testes at different ages from birth to 16 months.ThesisItem Open Access 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.ThesisItem Open Access 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.ThesisItem Open Access EFFICIENCY OF MILK PRODUCTION IN INTER-SE MATED JERSEY x KANKREJ CROSSBREDS ON FREE CHOICE AND CONTROLLED FEEDING(AAU, Anand, 1993) KHADKE, DNYANDEO TUKARAM; PATEL, J. M.An investigation was undertaken at Livestock Research Station, Anand utilizing 30 lactating inter-se mated Jersey x Kankrej cows, to study the lactation performance and efficiency of milk production under three different treatments with free choice and controlled feeding system. Twelve cows in T1 group offered ad-lib. Green fodders and special concentrate mixture at the rate of 40 percent of the milk production, whereas twelve cows in control group (T2) were fed as per ICAR (1985) standard. In T3 group, 6 cows (first calvers ) were offered ad-lib. roughage and ad-lib. Ordinary concentrate. He experiment was carried out for a period of six months (26 weeks) from the 3rd day post-partum.