Thumbnail Image

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.

Browse

20091
Reset filters
Subject: Veterinary Pharmacology × Author: ANIL KALIDAS GOTHI × Start date: 1960 × Type: Thesis ×
Reset filters

Search Results

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
  • Thumbnail Image
    ThesisItemOpen Access
    STUDY OF EFFICACY AND TOXICITY OF ROSUVASTATIN IN NORMAL AND HIGH FATHIGH CHOLESTEROL DIET FED HAMSTERS
    (Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2009) ANIL KALIDAS GOTHI; Dr. A. M. Thaker
    Rosuvastatin, a new statin is indicated for the treatment of dyslipidemia. The present study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of rosuvastatin in normal and high fat-high cholesterol diet fed (dyslipidemic) hamsters. The study was conducted on 86 male Golden Syrian hamsters. The animals were administered with rosuvastatin at 1, 10, 25, 50 and 100 mg/kg doses in normal diet fed hamsters and at 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 1 and 1.5 mg/kg doses in high fat high cholesterol diet fed hamsters. The animals were observed throughout the experimental period for any toxic manifestation and daily body weight was recorded to see the effect. At 0, 7th and 14th days of treatment, animals were subjected to blood collection and serum sample were analyzed for different biochemical parameters. At the end of treatment period animals were sacrificed and necropsy was performed, and tissues were collected (heart, liver, kidney and muscle) for histopathological studies