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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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Author: CHAUHAN PRAVINSINH A. × Start date: 1980 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.V.Sc. ×
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    NUTRITIONAL EVALUATION OF TOTAL MIXED RATION COMPRISING OF GRAM (Cicer Arietinum L.) STRAW IN CATTLE
    (ANIMAL NUTRITION RESEARCH DEPARTMENT COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SCIENCE & ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2016) CHAUHAN PRAVINSINH A.; Dr. D. C. PATEL
    An experiment of 5 weeks duration was conducted for nutritional evaluation of gram (Cicer arietinum) straw on twelve cattle. The two treatments were T1 (control): concentrate mixture (45%) + wheat straw (55%) and T2 (Treatment): concentrate mixture (45%) + gram straw (80% replacement of wheat straw). Completely randomized design was followed. The growing cattle were fed as per ICAR (1998) feeding standards to meet nutrient requirement in terms of DM, DCP and TDN.
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    NUTRITIONAL EVALUATION OF TOTAL MIXED RATION COMPRISING OF GRAM (Cicer Arietinum L.) STRAW IN CATTLE
    (AAU, Anand, 2016) CHAUHAN PRAVINSINH A.; Dr. D. C. PATEL
    An experiment of 5 weeks duration was conducted for nutritional evaluation of gram (Cicer arietinum) straw on twelve cattle. The two treatments were T1 (control): concentrate mixture (45%) + wheat straw (55%) and T2 (Treatment): concentrate mixture (45%) + gram straw (80% replacement of wheat straw). Completely randomized design was followed. The growing cattle were fed as per ICAR (1998) feeding standards to meet nutrient requirement in terms of DM, DCP and TDN. In order to optimize the level of inclusion of gram straw for maximum DM and OM digestibility, the gram straw was incorporated from 20,40,60,80 and 100% in the TMRs replacing wheat straw. The average values of IVDMD and IVOMD at 24 h incubation for G0 (100% wheat straw), G1 (100% gram straw), G2 (80% gram straw), G3 (60% gram straw), G4 (40% straw), and G5 (20% gram straw) treatment groups were observed as 66.47, 69.36, 69.21, 66.50, 66.30 and 62.41% and 65.84, 69.08, 69.14, 66.52, 65.24 and 65.82%, respectively. The statistical analysis of data revealed significant (P<0.05) decrease in IVDMD and IVOMD in G0, G3, G4, and G5 treatment group as compared to G1 and G2 groups. The study revealed that optimum level of incorporation of gram straw with wheat straw in TMR for feeding of cattle was G1 (100% gram straw) and G2 groups (80% gram straw). The data for daily DM intake kg per day animal, kg per 100 kg body weight and g per kg metabolic body weight were 4.13, 2.54 and 90.98 for control (T1) while 4.19, 2.52 and 90.91 for treatment (T2) group, respectively. Average daily CP, DCP and TDN intakes were 476.66 and 510.24 g; 299.18 and 330.34 g and 2.23 and 2.34 kg in T1 and T2, respectively. The results revealed non-significant difference (P>0.05) between treatment and control group for feed intake whereas total and average daily weight gain were found significant. The ii average daily weight gain was 452.38 and 552.38 g in T1 and T2 groups, respectively. These data suggested that feeding of TMR with gram straw had significant effect on animal growth. The results for rumen fermentation pattern revealed that SRL pH was lower in T1 (6.50) than T2 (6.70) and the treatment differences was non-significant (P>0.05). However, there was significant difference in the average TVFA concentrations (14.48 and 16.39 mM/dl in T1 and T2, respectively) in both the groups. The average value of ammonia-N and total-N concentration under T2 (13.28 and 69.93 mg/dl) were highly significant as compared to T1 (11.68, 66.49 and mg/dl) whereas the difference between treatment for protein nitrogen was non-significant (P>0.05). The digestibility coefficients of dry matter, organic matter, crude protein were 55.21 and 59.19 % (P<0.05), 59.68 and 63.24 % (P<0.05), 62.77 and 64.74 % (P<0.05) for T1 and T2, respectively which were higher in T2 compare to T1. While digestibility of ether extract and crude fibre were 68.36 and 68.66, 56.88 and 55.96 in T1 and T2, respectively which were found non-significant. The digestibility of NDF, ADF and NFE was 57.48 and 58.87 %, 45.11.06 and 48.09% and 59.81 and 63.71% for T1 and T2, respectively. The digestibility of NFE was found statistically significant while digestibility of NDF and ADF were found nonsignificant (P>0.05). The efficiency of feed utilization (DM intake per kg gain) was higher in T1 (8.69 kg) followed by T2 (7.28 kg). The treatment differences were found to be statistically nonsignificant (P>0.05). The value for CP, DCP and TDN intake per kg weight gain were 1.06, 0.66 and 4.95 kg in control group (T1) and 0.94, 0.61 and 4.30 kg in treatment group (T2), respectively. The treatment difference for CP intake, DCP intake and TDN intake were nonsignificant (P>0.05). The daily cost of feed was ₹ 48.98 and 49.95, while cost of feed ₹/kg gain was 108.27 and 91.67 respectively in T1 and T2 group. The daily feed cost was more or less similar but the cost of feeding ₹/kg gain was reduced by 15.33% in T2. (P>0.05) It is concluded from these results that cattle can be raised on gram straw based TMR with better efficiency to that of cattle fed control TMR with regards to growth rate, nutrients digestibility, efficiency for feed and nutrient utilization.