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Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar

After independence, development of the rural sector was considered the primary concern of the Government of India. In 1949, with the appointment of the Radhakrishnan University Education Commission, imparting of agricultural education through the setting up of rural universities became the focal point. Later, in 1954 an Indo-American team led by Dr. K.R. Damle, the Vice-President of ICAR, was constituted that arrived at the idea of establishing a Rural University on the land-grant pattern of USA. As a consequence a contract between the Government of India, the Technical Cooperation Mission and some land-grant universities of USA, was signed to promote agricultural education in the country. The US universities included the universities of Tennessee, the Ohio State University, the Kansas State University, The University of Illinois, the Pennsylvania State University and the University of Missouri. The task of assisting Uttar Pradesh in establishing an agricultural university was assigned to the University of Illinois which signed a contract in 1959 to establish an agricultural University in the State. Dean, H.W. Hannah, of the University of Illinois prepared a blueprint for a Rural University to be set up at the Tarai State Farm in the district Nainital, UP. In the initial stage the University of Illinois also offered the services of its scientists and teachers. Thus, in 1960, the first agricultural university of India, UP Agricultural University, came into being by an Act of legislation, UP Act XI-V of 1958. The Act was later amended under UP Universities Re-enactment and Amendment Act 1972 and the University was rechristened as Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology keeping in view the contributions of Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant, the then Chief Minister of UP. The University was dedicated to the Nation by the first Prime Minister of India Pt Jawaharlal Nehru on 17 November 1960. The G.B. Pant University is a symbol of successful partnership between India and the United States. The establishment of this university brought about a revolution in agricultural education, research and extension. It paved the way for setting up of 31 other agricultural universities in the country.

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Subject: Veterinary Anatomy × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2016 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.V.Sc. ×
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    Comparative study on the major lymphoid organs of local hill fowl of Uttarakhand and Rhode Island Red
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2018-05) Mahanta, Dwipjyoti; Meena Mrigesh
    The present study was conducted on the thymus, spleen and bursa of Fabricius of 24 birds of the local hill and 24 birds of RIR divided into four age groups viz. day old, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months old birds with six birds in each age group. The thymus consisted of two long chains of lobes located on either side of neck, which were embedded in the subdermal connective tissue in both Local hill fowl and Rhode Island Red (RIR). The number of lobes in each half of thymus varied between the two birds. The average weight and size of thymus increased up to 3 months of age, thereafter started declining and its rate of regression was more rapid in local hill fowl than RIR. Histologically, the thymus was covered by a capsule and consisted of outer darker cortex and inner lighter medulla. Both the cortex and medulla were composed of lymphocytes, reticular cells, macrophages, plasma cells, mast cells, dendritic cells, fibroblasts and erythrocytes. The Hassall’s corpuscles were formed by the concentric arrangement of reticuloepithelial cells and were found in cortex, cortico-medullary junction and medulla of the thymus. Their number increased, but their size decreased during involution of thymus. The collagen, elastic and reticular fibres were the connective tissue fibres present in the different regions of thymus. The capsule, trabeculae and Hassall’s corpuscles showed PAS positive and Alcian blue activities. The spleen was almost triangular in shape with rounded edges, dark-reddish in colour and located on the right side of the junction between the proventriculus and gizzard in both the birds. Histologically, the spleen was covered a capsule and the parenchyma consisted of white pulp and red pulp regions. The white pulp was having lymphocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells and several types of blood vessels. The packed mass of lymphocytes gathered around the central artery and capillaries formed the PALS and PELS. The red pulp comprised of venous sinuses and splenic cords. The pulp cords consisted of erythrocytes, reticular cells, various sized lymphocytes, plasma cells and heterophils. The collagen, elastic and reticular fibres were the connective tissue fibres present in the different regions of spleen. The capsule, blood vessels and some cells of white pulp of spleen showed moderate PAS positive activity. Under ultrastructural studies fenistrated basement membrane of splenic sinus was cearly visible. The bursa of Fabricius originated from the proctodeal wall of the cloaca and was placed dorsal to the rectum. It was oval in shape and creamy white in colour in both local hill fowl and RIR. The bursa of Fabricius became largest at 3 months of age and then it completely disappeared at the age of 6 months in Local hill fowl, but in RIR, it became regressed, but still persisted at this age. Histologically, the wall of the bursa of Fabricius comprised of innermost tunica mucosa, middle tunica muscularis and outermost tunica serosa. The mucosa was arranged into longitudinal folds forming larger and smaller plicae. The follicle-associated epithelium of the bursal plicae was made up of pseudostratified ciliated columnar and few patches of simple cuboidal epithelium. Each plicae of bursa of Fabricius was filled with number of irregular shaped lymphoid follicles and the individual follicles were separated by layer of interfollicular connective tissue. The cortex and medulla of lymphoid follicles had lymphocytes, reticular cells, macrophages, plasma cells, mast cells, dendritic cells and fibroblasts. The collagen, elastic and reticular fibres were present in the different regions of bursa of Fabricius. The apical border of surface epithelium showed PAS positive and Alcian blue activities in both the birds. Ultrastructural studies revealed that the thymus, spleen and bursa of Fabricius of both local hill fowl and RIR were composed of lymphocytes, reticular cells, macrophages, plasma cells, mast cells, dendritic cells, fibroblasts and erythrocytes. The present study provided a detailed comparative age wise development of thymus, spleen and bursa of Fabricius in the local hill fowl and RIR.
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    Gross morphological, light microscopic and ultrastructural studies on urinary system of Uttara fowl
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2017-07) Jaiswal, Pallavi; Meena Mrigesh