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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 Surgery and Radiology × Author: Kelawala, Nareshkumar H. × End date: 1989 × Start date: 1980 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.V.Sc. ×
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    STUDIES ON PROPOFOL AS AN ANAESTHETIC AGENT IN DOMESTIC GOATS (Capra hircus)
    (AAU, Anand, 1989) Kelawala, Nareshkumar H.; Parsania, R. R.
    A study on general anaesthesia using ketamine, propofol and propofol-ketanine as anaesthetic and pre-anaesthetic medication with diazepam was conducted in 12 healthy adult female goats, divided into three groups of four animal each. Induction of anaesthesia in all the groups was smooth without any major complications, however, it was significantly faster in the groups where propofol was used as an anaesthetic agent. Duration of anaesthesia was significantly longer in the group where propofol was followed by ketamine anaesthesia. Mean sitting time, standing time and complete recovery time were significantly longer with ketamine and propofol-ketamine groups than with propofol group. Recovery was smooth and quick without any major complications. There was significant increase in heart rate, respiratory rate and decrease in body temperature in the animals where ketamine was used as a single anaesthetic agent, whereas, they were insignificant in the animals where propofol was used as an anaesthetic agent. However, heart rate and respiratory rate were significantly increased and insignificant change in body temperature were recorded in the animals using propofol-ketamine combination. Haematological study during and after anaesthesia revealed non-significant reduction in TEC, TLC and Hb concentration and significant decrease in PCV in all the groups. Biochemical studies during and after anaesthesia revealed - significant increase in blood glucose in all the groups, whereas, non-significant increase in BUN, enzymes - SGOT, SGPT, AKP, and ACP and electrolytes - Na+, K+ and Cl- in all the groups. Serum creatinine was significantly increased in the animals where propofol was used as an Induction as well as maintenance agent, whereas, Increase was non-significant in other animals. The present study indicated that the use of propofol is a safe alternate anaesthetic procedure to the conventional ketamine or barbiturate anaesthesia.