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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: Veterinary Parasitology × Author: KIKANI, M. H. × End date: 1989 × Start date: 1982 ×
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    STUDIES ON ECTOPARASITES OF BUFFALOES (Bubalus bubalis) IN JUNAGADH AND KHEDA DISTRICTS OF GUJARAT STATE
    (AAU, Anand, 1988) KIKANI, M. H.; Avsatthi, B. L.
    Tick, mange-mites, fleas , lice and flies were enooantered on buffaloes (Bubal us bubalis ) during the period of investigation i.e . July 1987 to June 1988, Investigation work was canned out in Junagadh and Kheda districts of Gujarat State. The predominant species of ticks recoiled was Hyalomma anatolicum anato- licum followed by H.marginatum isaaci, Haemaphysalis bispinosa, Boophilus annulatus. B.miroplus, Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides, and Hyalomma (H.) hussaini. H.a.anatolicum chiefly preferred to feed on perineal region, udder, scrotum, base of the tail, switch of the tail and axilla region; while H.marginatoia Isaaci preferred on perianum, base of the tail and switch of the tail; H.(H.) hussaini and Haemaphysalis bispinosa were observed on neck region; Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides, were mainly observed on axilla and neck region; Boophilus annulatas were found on axilla and perineal region and B.mioroplus were observed on perineal region.