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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 Clinical studies on Epidemiology and Haematobiochemistry of Common Diseases of Camel(Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2013) Varia Tapan N.; Dr. S. K. RavalCamels constitute an important group of live stock. The camels have a unique place in the Hindu mythology. World Camel population is estimated to be around 25.89 million spread across 47 countries. India stands tenth in the world ranking with 0.51 million camels. Indian camel population is mainly confined to the north-western part of the country. The states of Rajasthan (0.498 million), Haryana (0.128 million), Punjab (0.043 million) and Gujarat (0.058 million) inhabitate almost 93.12% of Indian camel population. The other states where camel occurs in the substantial numbers are Uttar Pradesh (0.036 million) and Madhya Pradesh (0.015 million). Eleven arid districts of Rajasthan contribute 78.86% to the total Rajasthan camel population and 55.70% to the Indian camel population. These animals are used for draught and transport especially in hilly, arid and semi-arid zones where motorable roads are inadequate or not feasible. Remaining few percent camelids, belonging to elite group, are kept in organized sectorsThesisItem Open Access Studies on Epidemiology, Haematobiochemistry and Serosurveillance of Theileriosis in Crossbred Cattle(Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2013) Dhaval V. Modi; Dr. G.C.MANDALIHaemoprotozoan diseases cause heavy losses to the livestock industry through out the world. However, it is known that most of blood protozoan parasites cause anemia by inducing erythrophagocytosis. Most of the haemoprotozoan parasites are tick borne and is of great economic importance in Asia and has always been a formidable barrier to the survival of exotic and crossbred cattle in India. Bovine theileriosis has been reported as disease of major economic importance, as it cause heavy losses due to mortality, decreased production and lowered working efficiency of affected animals. Exotic and crossbred cattle are most susceptible to theileriosis. Once infected, the animals remain carrier for life time, since organisms hide in macrophage and lymphoid tissues. This compromises the immune system and the animal is prone to a number of super infections. If affected animals are not treated properly and efficiently, mortality rates become high. Theileriosis in Indian bovines is mainly caused by Theileria annulata and the disease is known as bovine tropical theileriosis. The chief vector responsible for transmission is Hyalomma anatolicum anatolicum and other ticks species belonging to the said genera. The disease is characterized by high fever, enlargement of superficial lymph node and anaemiaThesisItem Open Access “Studies on Epidemiology, Haematobiochemistry and Serosurveillance of Ehrlichiosis in Dogs(Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2013) Chirag M. Bhadesiya; Dr. S. K. RavalThe domestic dog is a carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship household pets. The present lineage of dogs was domesticated from gray wolves about 15,000 years ago. Owing to their association with humans, dogs are now almost everywhere in the world. In the present study, a total of 74 dThesisItem Open Access CLINICAL STUDIES ON SURRA IN HORSES(AAU, Anand, 2012) Kirit Jayantilal Chavda; Dr. G.C.MandaliHorses (Equus caballus) belong to the family Equidae and have been used since time immorial by man as a means of transportation and as a draft animal to transport goods and plough fields. India has 1.77 million equines comprising 0.70 million horses and ponies, 0.29 million mules and 0.78 million donkeys. India has been richly and uniquely endowed with diverse bio-and-eco spheres that, in addition to supporting a huge and diverse live stock population, also contribute to the maintenance of variety of endemic bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic and protozoan diseases. A horse suffers from variety of disease condition that is infectious diseases and non-infectious. Infectious diseases are caused by minute member of vegetable kingdom- bacteria, parasites, fungi and viruses. Amongst haemoprotozoan diseases, trypanosome can infect most mammals, although horses and camels are the principal hosts and represent the most significant source of economic loss. Trypanosomiasis, an arthropod borne blood protozoan disease commonly known as Surra is caused by Trypanosoma evansi. Several species of haematophagous flies, including Tabanids and Stomoxys are implicated in transferring infection from host to host, acting as mechanical vectors. The disease is characterized by fever, progressive emaciation, anaemia, subcutaneous oedema, nervous signs and death.ThesisItem Open Access STUDIES ON EPIDEMIOLOGY, HEMATOBIOCHEMISTRY AND SEROPREVALENCE OF PIROPLASMOSIS IN HORSES(AAU, Anand, 2015) VIDHYA LAKSHMI T.M; Dr. S. K. RavalHorses (Equus caballus) belong to the family Equidae. Equine demography of India reveals 41% population distribution of horses and ponies and 59% of mules and donkeys. Total Indian equine population is 1.77 million (NRCE, 2011), which includes defined Indian horse breeds and Non-descript horses. Equine piroplasmosis caused by Theileria equi and Babesia caballi is an economically important hemoprotozoan disease of horses in tropical and subtropical parts of the world. In 1976, the equine piroplasmosis was reported in an outbreak form in imported horses and recorded 50.1% and 49.76% incidence in North-West India by CAT & Dot-ELISA. National serosurveillance analysis at NRCE has revealed 28.58% of overall seroprevalence of T. equi from India. The latent infection is common in non-descript equids of India. These animals act as nucleus for maintaining as well as spreading the infection through vector ticks. Thus the diagnosis of sub-clinical infection is of more relevance as these animals can remain carriers to the T. equi parasite throughout their life span. These latently infected animals may exhibit low performance following physical, immunological or mental stress due to the flare-up of underlying parasitemia leading to clinical form of the disease condition.ThesisItem Open Access STUDIES ON EPIDEMIOLOGY, HEMATOBIOCHEMISTRY AND SEROPREVALENCE OF PIROPLASMOSIS IN HORSES(AAU, Anand, 2015) VIDHYA LAKSHMI T.M; Dr. S. K. RavalHorses (Equus caballus) belong to the family Equidae. Equine demography of India reveals 41% population distribution of horses and ponies and 59% of mules and donkeys. Total Indian equine population is 1.77 million (NRCE, 2011), which includes defined Indian horse breeds and Non-descript horses. Equine piroplasmosis caused by Theileria equi and Babesia caballi is an economically important hemoprotozoan disease of horses in tropical and subtropical parts of the world. In 1976, the equine piroplasmosis was reported in an outbreak form in imported horses and recorded 50.1% and 49.76% incidence in North-West India by CAT & Dot-ELISA. National serosurveillance analysis at NRCE has revealed 28.58% of overall seroprevalence of T. equi from India. The latent infection is common in non-descript equids of India. These animals act as nucleus for maintaining as well as spreading the infection through vector ticks. Thus the diagnosis of sub-clinical infection is of more relevance as these animals can remain carriers to the T. equi parasite throughout their life span. These latently infected animals may exhibit low performance following physical, immunological or mental stress due to the flare-up of underlying parasitemia leading to clinical form of the disease condition.ThesisItem Open Access STUDIES ON RENOPROTECTIVE ACTIVITY OF AQUEOUS, ALCOHOLIC AND CHLOROFORM EXTRACTS OF CITRUS MEDICA(AAU, Anand, 2014) PATEL, SUNILKUMAR JITENDRABHAI; Dr. S. K. RavalCitrus medica, commonly known as a ‘Citron’ in English and ‘bijapura’ in Ayurvedic literature is shrub or small tree. Its leaflets are 3-6 inch long, elliptic-ovate or ovate-lanceolate with sort, wingless or nearly wingless petioles; flowers are 5-10 in a raceme, small or middle-sized; petals are generally more or less pink; fruit is globose ovoid or oblong often mamillate at the apex. Various parts of bijapura are widely used in Indian traditional system of medicine. “Studies on renoprotective activity of aqueous, alcoholic and chloroform extracts of Citrus medica” II The study was conducted on 72 adult healthy Wistar rats of 8-12 weeks of age were procured. Rats were selected randomly and divided in to 9 groups (Group – I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and IX). All Groups had eight animals each. All the rats were numbered group wise and individually. Group I served as normal control consisted of healthy animals.ThesisItem Open Access STUDIES ON CHEMOPROTECTIVE ACTIVITY OF PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS ON AZASERINE INDUCED PANCREATIC CANCER IN WISTAR RATS(AAU, Anand, 2014) Prajapati, Ankit S.; Dr. S. K. RavalEighty rats were selected for the experiment. They were randomly divided into eight groups. Group I served as a healthy control group consisted of healthy rats. Pancreatic cancer was induced in group II, III, IV, V and VI rats using azaserine as inducing agent. Group II rats were kept untreated as pancreatic cancer control. Group “Studies on Chemoprotective activity of Phyllanthus amarus on Azaserine induced pancreatic cancer in Wistar rats” II III rats were treated with aqueous extract of Phyllanthus amarus (200 mg/kg body weight) and Group IV rats were treated with aqueous extract of Phyllanthus amarus (400 mg/kg body weight). Group V rats were treated with alcoholic extract of Phyllanthus amarus (200 mg/kg body weight) and Group VI animals treated with alcoholic extract of Phyllanthus amarus (400 mg/kg body weight). Group VII and VIII rats were kept as plant extract control for studying the effect of extract on normal rats.