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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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ThesisItem Open Access ISOLATION, ELECTROPHEROTYPING AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF BOVINE ROTAVIRUS FROM DIARRHOEAL SAMPLES OF BOVINE CALVES(Department of Veterinary Microbiology College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University Anand, 2019) Golaviya Akash V.; Dr. R. A. MathakiyaAmong the infectious diseases of calves, acute gastroenteritis and neonatal calf diarrhoea are two major causes of mortality in neonates of farm animals caused by multiple etiological agents all over the world. Rotaviruses constitute the single major entity of potentially pathogenic gastroenteritis in animals and humans. Rotavirus is classified as a member of family Reoviridae, genus Rotavirus, with a distinct “cartwheel” structure when viewed in negative electron microscopy. Due to segmented nature of the Rotavirus RNA genome and wide host range, vast genetic and antigenic diversity exists amongst different isolates of Rotavirus. Bovine Rotavirus cause significant economic loss in the dairy and meat industry due to increased morbidity and mortality, treatment costs, and reduced growth rates. In neonatal calves, about 5-20% mortality rate is observed due to Bovine Rotavirus in calves. In India, the prevalence of Rotavirus in calf diarrhoea, below one month of age, ranges between 10-52%.ThesisItem Open Access STUDY ON DAIRY ANIMAL HOUSING PATTERN IN ANAND DISTRICT OF MIDDLE GUJARAT(Department of Livestock Production and Management College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University Anand, 2019) Priyank. A. Patel; Dr. M. M. TrivediThe study was conducted in Anand district of middle Gujarat with the objectives of to study and evaluate housing management practices followed by the dairy farmers and to know personal, social and economical characteristics of the dairy animal owners. One hundred twenty (120) dairy animal owners were selected. Respondents were interviewed and the desired information was collected in a questionnaire. The questionnaire was designed to study the personal, socio-economic status of dairy animal owners, various housing managemental practices were also collected. The collected data were tabulated and subjected to statistical methods to draw meaningful inferences.ThesisItem Open Access COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ANTIOXIDANT SERICIN IN EGG YOLK TRIS EXTENDER FOR CRYOPRESERVATION OF BOVINE SEMEN(DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY GYNAECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SCIENCE & ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2019) Patel Tapasvikumar M.; Dr. A.J. DhamiThis investigation was undertaken during winter season on three mature healthy pedigreed breeding bulls each of Gir cattle and Murrah buffalo breeds, with the aim to assess effect of different concentration of antioxidant Sericin in standard Tris fructose egg yolk glycerol (TFYG) extender for improving cryopreservation of cattle and buffalo semen based on sperm quality parameters, and assay of oxidative markers in seminal plasma of freshly diluted and cryopreserved semen, and thereby to find out the optimum level of Sericin that can be recommended for cryopreservation of bovine semen. Ten ejaculates were studied from each bull at weekly interval in a split-sample technique for spermatozoa quality traits, and representative six ejaculates for oxidative markers, viz., malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity in freshly diluted and frozen-thawed seminal plasma. Only the ejaculates with >70% initial motility were used.ThesisItem Open Access IN VITRO EFFICACY OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS SPP. AND ESCHERICHIA COLI-SPECIFIC BACTERIOPHAGE AND DETECTION OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE GENES IN PHAGE GENOME(DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SCIENCE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2019) KULKARNI PRATIK MANOHAR; Dr. B. B. BhanderiAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been a growing threat to the effective treatment of an ever-increasing range of infections caused by bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites. The current lack of new antimicrobials on the horizon to replace those that become ineffective brings added urgency to the need to protect the efficacy of existing drugs, as well as to explore novel strategies for ameliorating the current situation with regards to AMR. AMR has also been observed among Staphylococcus spp., a major etiological agent for diseases such as mastitis in bovines, bumblefoot in poultry and pyoderma in dogs, and Escherichia coli, a major etiological agent for diseases such as colibacillosis in poultry, coliform mastitis in bovines, neonatal diarrhoea and joint ill in calves. Bacteriophages (phages) are viruses capable of infection and replication in bacterial cells and the potential of phages as a therapeutic tool has been known since phages have been known to exist.ThesisItem Open Access ISOLATION AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI FROM MILK(Department of Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University Anand, 2019) PAGHDAR DHARABEN M.; Dr. J. B. NAYAKThe present study was carried out in the post graduate laboratory, Department of Veterinary Public Heath and Epidemiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandary, A.A.U., Anand in order to isolation and molecular characterization of Extended Beta Lactamase Producing Escherichia coli from milk to study their cultural characteristic and to judge the hygienic level of different local dairy cattle farms in and around Anand, Gujarat. A total of 150 samples were collected from different dairy cattle farms located in Navali (25), Sai dairy farm (50), Chikhodara (25), Bedva (25) and Mogar (25). All the samples were first inoculated on MacConkey Agar (MCA) and isolates showing pink colonies (lactose fermenting) were further transferred to Eosin Methylene Blue Agar (EMB) for confirmation and greenish metallic sheen producing isolates were confirmed as E. coli isolates.ThesisItem Open Access PATHOLOGICAL STUDIES ON ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION IN BROILERS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES(Department of Veterinary Pathology College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University Anand, 2019) Sagar R. Surjagade; Dr. B. P. JoshiThe present study was carried out to know the incidence, mortality pattern, gross and microscopic lesions of the E. coli infection in broiler chicken as well as to know the antibiogram profile and antibiotic resistance gene in E. coli. The study comprised of epidemiological information in relation to autopsy incidence and farm wise mortality, gross and histopathological examination of different organs, isolation, identification, biochemical characterization and molecular detection of E. coli. Further antibiogram profile and detection of antibiotic resistance genes of E. coli isolates were carried out.ThesisItem Open Access PERFORMANCE OF INDIGENOUS SHEEP UNDER DIFFERENT WATERING FREQUENCIES(Department of Livestock Production Management College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University Anand, 2019) Sahana M.; M. M. TrivediThe present experiment was conducted to study the performance of indigenous sheep under different watering frequencies in middle Gujarat agro climatic condition during hot humid season (1st September to 15th October) at Livestock Farm Complex, Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat. The study was conducted on 18 adult farm born dry non pregnant female Patanwadi and Marwari sheep (25-35 kg) of Livestock Farm Complex. The duration of experiment was 44 days (42 days of different watering frequencies + 2 days of rehydration phase). The experimental animals were maintained on ICAR feeding standards (2013). The pelleted concentrate mixture (Amul dan) was offered as per the requirement for DCP and TDN of animals and the Jowar straw was offered ad libitum throughout the day in three instalments. The experimental animals were divided in to three treatment groups on the basis of body weight comprising of six animals in each treatment viz., T1: Control (watering thrice in a day), T2: (WR1- 12 hrs. watering interval - watering twice in a day) , T3: (WR2 - 24 hrs. watering interval - watering once in a day).ThesisItem Open Access EFFECTS OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTATION OF DIFFERENT ESSENTIAL OILS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO ANTIBIOTIC GROWTH PROMOTER ON PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BROILERS(POULTRY RESEARCH STATION COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SCIENCE & A. H. ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, ANAND, 2019) Rajalekshmi C.; Dr. R. K. MishraThe experiment was conducted to study the effects of dietary supplementation of various levels of thyme and peppermint essential oils as an alternative to antibiotic growth promoter on performance of commercial broilers. Two hundred and fifty six (256) straight run day old commercial broiler chicks were distributed randomly to eight experimental treatments, consisting of 32 chicks in each treatment. Each treatment consisted of four replicates with eight chicks per replicate. The experiment was conducted for a period of six weeks. The eight treatments were divided as follows: T1 diet (control with no antibiotic and no essential oils), T2 diet with bacitracin methylene disalicylate (BMD) @ 50g/100 kg feed, T3 diet with thyme essential oil @ 15g/100 kg feed, T4 diet with thyme essential oil @ 20g/100 kg feed, T5 diet with thyme essential oil @ 25g/100 kg feed, T6 diet with peppermint essential oil @ 20g/100 kg feed, T7 diet with peppermint essential oil @ 25g/100 kg feed and T8 ration with peppermint essential oil @ 30g/100 kg feed.ThesisItem Open Access METAGENOMIC ANALYSIS OF CAMEL RUMEN MICROBIAL DIVERSITY FOR MINING GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES(Department of Animal Genetics & Breeding College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2019) Priyaranjan Mishra; Dr. P. G. KoringaIndia possesses 9 breeds of camel, having a population of 4 million numbers. Presence of diverse groups of microorganism, especially anaerobic and facultative anaerobic bacteria, in the forestomach of camels have a crucial role in their physiological development and proper feed utilization. Aim of the present study was to reveal the bacterial diversity in different fractions of camel rumen liquor at different time intervals in response to feeding of different fiber diet (Guar, Bajra, Maize and Jowar). Metagenomic DNA was isolated from rumen samples of fourteen adult camels of Bikaneri and Kachchhi breeds followed by amplicon sequencing of V3-V4 hypervariable region of prokaryotic 16S rRNA gene in Illumina MiSeq platform. A total of 20.17 million resultant raw reads were clustered into 7,906 Operational Taxonomic Units (OTU) at 97% sequence similarity and taxonomically classified into 36 phyla and 415 genera, by using Greengene reference database, through QIIME pipeline. Phyla Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, Proteobacteria, Fibrobacter and Verrucomicrobia were significantly dominant in all feed groups (p < 0.05).