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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 Surgery and Radiology × Author: Ram Lakhan × End date: 2008 × Start date: 2005 × Thesis Type: M.V.Sc. ×
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    Studies on anaesthetic and surgical management of traumatized canine patients
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2006-11) Ram Lakhan; Sharma, V.K.
    The sixteen clinical cases of traumatized canine patients brought to Veterinary Teaching Hospital were screened by clinical and radiographic observations and divided into two groups viz. A and B. The animals of group A were suffering with hard tissue trauma while the animals of group B were suffering with soft tissue trauma. Besides this another group (C) comprised of 8 healthy dogs was also used as a control study. The pathophysiological alterations in the traumatized animals were determined by measuring the level of different clinicophysiological and haematobiochemical parameters. The animals of group A and B were further divided into subgroups A1, A2, B1 and B2 having equal number of dogs. The animals of subgroups A1 and B1 were subjected to the surgical intervention under the effect of atropine, diazepam, thiopental sodium, and halothane anaesthesia while the animals of subgroups of A2 and B2 were operated under the effect of atropine, diazepam, thiopental sodium and isoflurane anaesthesia. The animals of subgroups A1and B1 were subjected to intravenous administration of Ringer lactate and haemaccel while the animals of subgroup A2 and B2 were subjected to intravenous administration of Ringer lactate and normal saline. Moxel @ 10 mg/kg body weight intramuscular BID for 7 days was administered in all injured animals post operatively. Various clinicophysiological, cardiopulmonary and haematobiochemical parameters were determined to measure the pathophysiological alteration and efficacy of different combination of anaesthetic agent. On the basis of these parameters it was concluded that the pathophysiological changes in hard tissue trauma were more marked as compared to soft tissue trauma. The combination of atropine, diazepam, thiopental sodium and halothane in both groups of animals as it provides more cardiopulmonary stability and has least deleterious effect on different body system. In post operative period the combination of Ringer lactate and haemaccel was more effective than the Ringer lactate and normal saline as it has altered the pathophysiological more quickly.