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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: 2014 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.V.Sc. ×
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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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    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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    BREED CHARACTERISTICS OF ZALAWADI GOATS AND MANAGEMENTAL PRACTICES OF PROFESSIONAL BREEDERS OF ZALAWAD
    (AAU, Anand, 1991) Sanghani, T. K.; PATEL, J. M.
    An investigation vas undertaken to study the breed characteristics of Zalawadi goats and managemental practices of professional breeders of Zalavad (Stxrendranagar district). In all, 455 goats of different age groups were utilized for study of breed characteristics, body weight and different body measurements. Managemental practices of professional breeders were evaluated by personal communication of 25 well experienced flock owners. The study was undertaken in breeding and kidding season, Zalawadi goats are large sized, with complete black coat colour. Breed has characteristic corkscrew like long twisted horns and broad, long leaf like drooping white spackled ears. Flock siae analysis showed that 72 per cent of the flock owners had flock size below 40, There were only 5 per cent breeders with flock size of 70 to 100, Most of tho flocks were maintained entirely on browsing and no supplementary feeding was practiced even In breeding or kidding season and lactation. Effect of sex and type of birth on birth weight was highly significant (P<0.01). The mean birth weight of the male and female kids was 3.04±0.06 and 2.79±0.06 kg. respect The birth weight of single kids was 2.87±0.05 kg compared to 2.56 ± 0.05 kg of twins.
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    Efficiency of Growth and Related Blood Profile In Inter-Se Mated Jersey X Kankrej F2 And F3 Crossbred Calves
    (AAU, Anand, 1990) SHAH, SHAILESH V.; PATEL, A. M.
    A study was undertaken at Livestock Research Station, Veterinary College, Anand from 30th April 1988 to 15th May 1989 to ascertain and compare the growth rate, feed conversion efficiency, water ingestion, serum hoarmonal and biochemical profile of inter-se mated Jersey x Kankrej F2 and F3 crossbred calves, The body weights of JKF2 and JKF3 female calves at 26th and 58th week of age were 107.150 ± 3.13 and 99.714± 4.34 kg and 219.800 ± 6.40 and 216.794 ± 4.21 kg respectively. The daily growth rate of JKF2 and JKF3 calves was 493.625 ± 37.88 g and 497.137±26.30 g respectively. The generation difference was non-significant but the effect of age on growth rate was observed to be significant. The average daily dry matter and TDN intake per 100 kg body weight in JKF2 heifers were observed to be 3.390+ 0.054 kg and 2.050 ± 0.03 kg respectively, while that of JKF3 heifers, the respective values were 3.482 ±0.07 and 2.119 ± 0.04 kg. Though, the F3 calves consumed higher DM and TDN per unit body weight, the generation effect was found to be non-significant. However, significant effect of age, i.e. higher DM and TDN consumption by younger calves as compared to older calves, was observed.
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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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    STUDY ON PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTS IN THE GROWTH RATION OF PATANWADI LAMBS
    (AAU, Anand, 1978) Bhagoji, Govind Prahlad; Dave, A. D.
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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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    ECONOMIC RAISING OF GIR ( Bos indicus ) CALVES BY FEEDING MILK REPLACER
    (AAU, Anand, 2006) ODEDRA, MULRAJ DEVABHAI; RAVIKALA, K.
    An experiment of thirteen weeks duration was conducted on eighteen weaned Gir calves randomly divided into three groups of six each. The first group received whole milk feeding, while the second group received milk replacer feeding replacing 25 per cent of milk and the third group received milk replacer feeding replacing 50 per cent of whole milk. Milk replacer was more or less similar to milk in composition and could sustain tiie growth rate of weaned Gir calves as appeared from the acceptability. The results revealed non significant differences in average daily gains under three treatment groups though the periodical changes in body weight were linear in nature. Milk replacer fed groups recorded poor growth compared to whole milk fed group. Changes in biometry were also non significant due to treatment effect. Overall liquid feed consumption, concentrate intake, roughage intake, total DMI (g/day), per cent DMI and DMI per kg metabolic weight did not differ significantly among three treatment groups. Though the consumption pattern of DMI was at par in all the three treatment groups, body weight gain was poor in T-2 and T-3 due to negative growth recorded in the second week of the experiment. Feed efficiency was at par in all the three treatment groups and it was higher in T-1 followed by T-3 and T-2 indicating the superiority of natural milk to that of milk replacer. Overall difference in the cost of feeding/kg body weight gain was also non significant in three treatment groups. Cost of feeding/kg gain was the lowest in T-3 followed by T-1 and T-2.