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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: PATEL, JAYANTI G. × End date: 1982 × Start date: 1980 × Type: Thesis ×
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    A STUY OF THE INFLUENCE OF BARODA DAIRY (A MILK CO-OPERATIVE ORGANISATION) IN RELATION TO ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PRACTICES ON MILK PRODUCERS OF BARODA DISTRICT IN GUJARAT STATE
    (AAU, Anand, 1981) PATEL, JAYANTI G.; PATEL, K. N.
    Objective of the study 1. To study the socio-economic characteristics of the milk producers of dairy and control villages. 2. To study the difference of knowledge regarding animal husbandry practices between milk producers of dairy and control villages. 3. To determine the difference in adoption of following improved animal husbandry practices between milk producers of dairy and control villages, A. Watering, B. Feeding, C. Housing, D. Animal breeding, E. Animal Health Care and F. Clean Milk Production.
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    A STUDY OF THE INFLUENCE OF BARODA DAIRY (A MILK CO-OPERATIVE 0RGANISATI0N) IN RELATION TO ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PRACTICES ON MILK PRODUCERS OF BARODA DISTRICT (GUJARAT STATE)
    (AAU, Anand, 1981) PATEL, JAYANTI G.; PATEL, K. N.
    Objective of the study: 1. To study the socio-economic characteristics of the milk producers of dairy and control villages. 2. To study the difference of knowledge regarding animal husbandry practices between milk producers of dairy and control villages. 3. To determine the difference in adoption of following improved animal husbandry practices between milk producers of dairy and control villages A. Watering, B. Feeding, C. Housing, D. Animal breeding, E. Animal Health Care and F. Clean Milk Production. 4. To determine the level of adoption of Improved animal husbandry practices in relation to characteristics of milk producers of dairy villages. 5. To get opinion of milk producers of dairy and control villages about their milk marketing facilities. 6. lo study the difference in attitude of milk producers of dairy and control villages towards dairy farming. 7. To determine the attitude of members of milk producers co-operative society toward the Baroda dairy. Methodology The present study was conducted in the Baroda district of Gujarat State, Population for the study consisted of two categories of the respondents i.e. milk producers of dairy villages and control villages. Out of twelve talukas three talukas were selected at random. From each selected taluka two dairy and two control villages were selected randomly. Care was taken to select villages having approximately equal population both in dairy and control villages. An equal number of milk producers were selected with the help of systematic sampling method, from each of twelve sample villages. The milk producers were interviewed in the month of March and April, 1981, Methodological procedures for the study consisted of measurement of level of knowledge and adoption of improved animal husbandry practices relationship between dependent and independent variables and the statistical measures were used to test the hypotheses.