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Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola
Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola was established on 20th October, 1969 with its head-quarter at Akola. This Agricultural University was named after the illustrious son of Vidarbha Dr. Panjabrao (alias Bhausaheb) Deshmukh, who was the Minister for Agriculture,Govt. of India. The jurisdiction of this university is spread over the eleven districts of Vidarbha. According to the University Act 1983 (of the Government of Maharashtra), the University is entrusted with the responsibility of agricultural education, research and extension education alongwith breeder and foundation seed programme.
The University has its main campus at Akola. The instructional programmes at main campus are spread over in 5 Colleges namely, College of Agriculture, College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, College of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Post Graduate Institute. At this campus 4 degree programmes namely B.Sc.(Agri.) B.Sc. (Hort.), B.Sc. (Forestry) and B.Tech. (Ag. Engg.) , two Master’s Degree Programmes viz. M.Sc.(Agri.) and M.Tech. (Agri.Engg.) and Doctoral Degree Programmes in the faculties of Agriculture and Agril. Engineering are offered.
The University has its sub-campus at Nagpur with constituent College, College of Agriculture which offers B.Sc.(Agri.) and M.Sc.(Agri.) degree programmes. The Nagpur Campus is accomplished with a garden, surrounded by its natural beauty and a well established Zoo which attract the general public and visitors to the city. A separate botanic Garden is being maintained on 22 hectares with a green house for the benefit of research workers.
In addition there are 2 affiliated grant-in-aid colleges and 14 private non-grant-in-aid colleges under the umbrella of this University
A Central Research Station is situated at the main Campus which caters to the need of research projects undertaken by Crop Scientists of the principle crops of the region are Cotton, Sorghum, Oilseeds and Pulses.
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ThesisItem Open Access EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTATION OF NEEM (Azadirachtaindica) LEAF AND GINGER (Zingiberofficinale) POWDERS ON PERFORMANCE OF GIRIRAJA POULTRY BIRDS.(Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra., 2019-12-21) SHEGOKAR, SANJAY RAJARAM; Chavan, Dr. S. D.The present investigation entitled “Effect of supplementation of Neem (Azadirachtaindica) leaf and Ginger (Zingiberofficinale) powders on performance of Giriraja poultry birds” was carried out at Poultry Unit , Department of Poultry Science , PGIVAS, MAFSU, Akola under Department of A.H. & D.S., Dr. P.D.K.V, Akola to evaluate the effect of supplementation of Neem leaf and Ginger powder in the diet of Giriraja poultry birds. The chemical compositions of NLP determine were 87.21, 19.30, 17.55, 3.80, 11.24, 48.11 and Ginger powder 89.62, 12.30, 15.42, 2.80, 4.70, 64.78 per cent DM for DM, CP, CF, EE, Ash and NFE, respectively. The feed consumption recorded in treatment groups were significantly lower by 2.74 to 10.80 % in treatment group than that T1 (control) group. The feed intake of T9 group was significantly lower by 7.83 % as compared to (T2 to T8). The feed intake at 7th week recorded were 731.93, 712.37, 712.30, 701.50, 702.50, 695.43, 688.83, 682.22 and 660.60 g/bird under treatments T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8 and T9, respectively. The results on cumulative feed consumption (CFCR) of Giriraja birds for NLP appeared comparatively better over GP herbal growth promoter and can be looked upon as second option to achieve the CFCR to control group. The CFCR at 7th week recorded were 2809.93, 2733.11, 2735.42, 2678.97, 2690.94, 2698.87, 2659.41, 2677.95 and 2594.26 g/bird for treatments T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8 and T9, respectively. In concern regarding live body weights (LBW) at 7th week noticed were 879.60, 975.11, 1048.12, 1031.90, 1061.58, 1158.36, 1121.96, 12.09.30 and 1358.83 g / bird T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8 and T9, respectively. These findings indicates that , 1% NLP + 1.5 % GP can serve as effective replacement for chemical based growth promoters. The present results regarding LBWG at 7th week were 208.92, 219.75, 255.78, 222.02, 203.93, 236.46, 267.17, 258.93 and 317.53 g / bird. This indicates that the birds with sole supplementation of NLP (T2 - T3) and GP (T4 – T5) had significantly lower gain in body weight of birds than birds maintained on combination treatments NLP + GP ( T6 to T9). With regard to cumulative body weight gain (CBWG) recorded were 839.97, 935.31, 1008.28, 992.09, 1021.81, 1048.34, 1081.93, 1169.31 and 1319.04 g/bird. This indicates that highest gain of body weight was higher in (T9) by 12.80, 21.91 and 25.82 % over that of T8, T7 and T6, respectively. In reference to sole feeding of NLP and GP significantly lowest value (2.81) was noticed in 1% NLP (T3) group as compared to T2 (3.25), T4(3.27) and T5(3.53) groups. However the FCR differences between T2 and T4 were at par and the FCR value of T5 was at par with T1 control group. Moreover, the FCR values of NLP and GP single dose supplementation were lower than that of T1 control value. However, the cumulative feed efficiency values noted on sole feeding of NLP or GP were significantly higher than the values observed on feeding their mixtures in diet. The best feed efficiency of 1.97 (lower value of birds) was obtained by offering 1% NLP+1.5 % GP (T9) in diet followed by 1% NLP +1% GP (T8) and 0.5 % NLP + 1.5% GP (T7). Moreover, the CFCR values of T8 and T7 were significantly more than that of T9 values. In other words the feed efficiency of T9 birds was better (51%) against the efficiency of 30, 37, 38, 41 and 44% under T1, T2, T3, T5, T7 and T8 birds, respectively. The mortality of Giriraja birds was zero percent during the experimental period of seven weeks. With regard to the dressing percentage of bird’s the effect on supply of NLP + GP mixtures in the diet indicted that addition of mixture in the diet appeared effective to convert the feed into meat. The provision of 1% NLP + 1.5 % GP level(T9) was significantly proved better to raise the dressing percentage to the level of 75.52% over that of their addition at lower level as dressing percentages were 71.59, 72.13 & 72.88% in T6, T7 & T8. Moreover the differences in dressing percentages between T6, T7 & T8 were non-significant. Besides this the dressing percentage of T9 group was significantly higher over sole feeding of NLP (T2 - T3) and GP (T4 - T5). The deposition of abdominal fat pad reduced non-significantly with the addition of sole NLP as compared to control group. The values being 3.18, 2.79 and 2.84 per cent body weight under control (T1 ), 0.5% NLP (T2) and 1% NLP (T3) in the diet of the birds, respectively. On the other hand the sole addition of GP reduced significantly abdominal fat pad in birds in relation to control values being 2.07 and 1.72% body weight in 1% GP (T4) and 1.5% GP in (T5), respectively. The reduction was from 3.18 to 0.99 per cent body weight in T1 to 1 % NLP + 1.5 % GP (T9). The corresponding weight of the abdominal fat was 28.67 g and 12.00 g, respectively. The relative body weight percentage of heart was significantly more (0.51) in 1.5% GP sole supply in diet over that of control group 0.36 (T1) and sole NLP 0.40 to 0.41% (T2 - T3) feeding in diet. Moreover significantly higher liver development was noticed on feeding 1% NLP + 1.5 % GP, T9 in reference to sole NLP, GP and their mixture at low level. The relative percentage of liver were 2.03, 2.38, 2.14, 2.58, 2.76, 2.97, 2.57, 2.34, 3.15 in T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, & T9 birds, respectively. More or less same trend was observed in respect of Gizzard development in birds where significantly more development in T9 (56.33 g or 4.67% BW) in comparison to control T1 (25.67 g or 2.80 % BW) and other treatment groups (26.67 to 32.67 g or 2.68 to 3.18 % BW).In respect of thigh cut part it is observed that the yield of thigh region was significantly more on account of feeding sole NLP in the diet as compare to control, the values being 85.33, 103.33 & 95.00 g/bird in T1, T2 & T3 respectively. The Hb value in experimental birds provided with sole NLP at 0.5 %NLP (T2) and 1% NLP (T3) level as well as sole 1% GP (T4) and 1.5% GP (T5) did not differ significantly from that of control. The Hb value were 9.57% in T1 (control) and 9.75, 10.06, 9.89 & 9.73 % in T2, T3 T4, T5 treatment respectively. Similarly Hbcontent in combination groups were 9.89, 10.05 & 10.24 percent in (0.5% NLP + 1% GP (T6), 0.5% NLP + 1.5 GP (T7) and 1% NLP + 1% GP (T8) respectively which exhibited numerical increase in Hb % over that of control group but did not differ significantly from that of control value (T1) Thus, the results on selected hematological profile of Giriraja birds with the provision of herbal growth promoters clearly postulated that feeding of sole NLP or GP and their combinations at different levels did not influence adversely on health of birds. On the contrary, there was improvement in Hb, RBC, WBC, PCV values in birds with incorporation of 1% NLP + 1.5% GP in diet. Hence, this combination would be advantageous for improving hematological status of the birds. Thus the overall results on biochemical parameters do indicate that, incorporation of sole NLP, GP and their mixtures at different levels in diet did not influence adversely on health status of birds as evident from the different biochemical characters. Moreover, the values of different biochemical characters were within the prescribed normal range. On the contrary the inclusion of herbal growth promoters (NLP and GP) helped to increase serum total protein, glucose and HDL values while albumin, cholesterol, triglyceride and LDL values showed decrease from that of un-supplemented group. However, the supplementation of 1% NLP + 1.5 % GP mixture as compared to sole inclusion of NLP or GP in diet had remarkable influence on magnitude of increase / decrease of biochemical traits in blood of birds. Perhaps, the favorable effect of bioactive compounds of NLP and Ginger together might be the reason to increase the intensity of influence on biochemical parameters in birds. Meat quality was evaluated with 9 point hedonic scale. The result indicate that, supplementation of 1% NLP + 1.5% GP (T9) obtained significantly highest score between 7.6 to 7.9 out of 9 point scale for overall acceptability of meat than that of other treatment indicating that meat of T9 was moderately good i.e. (Like moderately) on the other hand the overall acceptability score for single dosesupplementation of NLP0.5% (T2) and 1% (T3) in diet was between 5.9 to 6.7, indicating the meat was just good i.e. (slightly liked). The cost of feed in T2 to T9 increased against T1 with the level of additive of NLP and GP powders. The increase was to the tune to 3.74, 11.42 and 13.46% in sole addition of NLP, GP and their mixture in diet over that of T1 cost (Rs, 29.40). This had its reflection on feed cost consumed / bird, being Rs. 82.58 in T1 and Rs. 81.85, 83.41, 84.76, 88.12 and 88.64 to 87.83 in T2, T3, T4, T5, and T6, to T9groups, respectively. As a result the margin of profit was Rs. 39.15 in T2 and Rs, 52.19 in T3 on sole NLP feeding, Rs. 47.64 in T4 and Rs. 50.08 in T5 on sole GP feeding against Rs.19.22 in T1. Highest margin of profit Rs. 109 with C : B ratio of 1.68 was noticed on feeding 1% NLP + 1.5% GP (T9) mixture diet, It is concluded that, the aim of feeding herbal growth promoter is to reduce high accumulation of fat in carcass measured interms of serum cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL level as well as abdominal fat pad. Considering these views incorporation of 1% NLP + 1.5 % GP mixture in diet achieved this aim in respect of live body weight, dressing percentage, cost of feeding and net profit on rearing of Giriraja poultry birds under intensive system without any deleterious effect on body weight gain.ThesisItem Open Access COMPARATIVE STUDIES ON FEEDING OF SOYBEAN STRAW TREATED WITH CALCIUM SODIUM BICARBONATE AND UREA ON THE PERFORMANCE OF LACTATING COWS.(Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra., 2019-12-23) MOHALE, DEEPAK DNYANDEORAO.; Chavan, Dr. S. D.The present investigation entitled ”Comparative studies on feeding of soybean straw treated with calcium, sodium bicarbonate and urea on the performance of lactating cows” was carried out from 15/02/2017 to 15/6/2017 at Livestock Instructional Farm, Deptt. AH & DS, Dr. PDKV, Akola to evaluate the effectiveness of enrichment of straw and its subsequent effect on the performance of lactating cows. The untreated soybean straw and 2% calcium, sodium bicarbonate and urea treated soybean straw, Green maize and concentrates (Sugras) were containing 89.13, 90.92, 91.88, 90.61, 25.00 and 90.72% DM, respectively, while the content of other nutrients were 6.22, 6.34, 6.58, 9.52, 7.20 and 20.21% CP, 2.17, 1.42, 1.35, 1.74, 1.90 and 4.67% EE, 42.58, 47.12, 46.10, 36.77, 50.96 and 10.97% CF, 39.10, 32.36, 33.15, 38.72, 31.12 and 60.05 and 11.22, 13.20, 13.20, 12.38, 8.60 and 3.48% ash, respectively. The most remarkable finding was that the 2.0% urea treated straw was almost double in CP content than the untreated soybean straw. The crude fiber and NFE content of SBS indicating that SBS straw is more coarse and fibrous. SBS was rich in mineral content on the basis of its total ash content. On an average the cows consumed 12.35, 12.88, 12.62 and 13.19 kg total fresh feed under T1 control, T2, T3, and T4 treatments respectively. Out of this, the total intake of concentrates (maintenance + Production) was 2, 2, 2, and 1 kg in T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5 treatments respectively, indicating that there was decrease in concentrate intake under T4 treatment groups as compared to T1 T2, and `T3 group. The cows from T4 -2% urea treated SBS group received significantly more DM over that of untreated SBS group i.e. T1. The average dry matter intake was 7.82, 8.40, 8.21 and 8.66 in T1, T2, T3, and T4 groups respectively. It was observed that average total water intake (TWI) over the experimental period was 27.50, 27.81, 28.73 and 28.06 Kg/d/cow under T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5 groups respectively, the differences being significant. Significantly highest water intake was noticed in T4 and T3 groups followed by T2, T1 groups. It was noted that DM digestibility differed significantly between the treatments. However, highest digestibility co- efficient was noticed in T4 (64.66%) followed by T2 (62.14%), T3 (60.77%) and T1 (59.97%). In respect of CP digestibility on different feeding treatment it was that digestibility coefficients reached the level of significance amongst treatments. Significantly higher (61.70%) and lower (57.12%) was noted in cows on feeding T4 2% urea treated SBS diet and in T1 i.e. untreated SBS diet fed groups. On an average the digestibility coefficient were 59.44, 59.88, 59.81 and 59.33 per cent under T1, T2, T3 and T4 groups respectively. The EE digestibility was significantly affected by the feeding treatments being 65.55, 65.38, 67.70 and 68.53 per cent under T1, T2, T3, and T4 groups respectively. Significantly highest milk production of 33.42 Kg was obtained on feeding T4 - 2% urea treated SBS ration to cows. While milk production the milk production under T1 untreated soybean straw, T2 calcium treated soybean straw and T3 sodium bicarbonate treated soybean straw were 29.09, 31.54 and 29.67 kg/cow, respectively with non-significant differences in T1 and T3. Significantly highest fat in milk (4.70%) was noticed when the cows were reared on T4- 2% urea treated SBS diet, while lowest content of 4.43% fat was observed on feeding T1 untreated SBS ration, while fat in T2 and T3 treated with calcium and sodium bicarbonate were 4.62% and 4.54%, respectively. It was revealed that milk produced by feeding (T4) 2% urea treated SBS contained significantly more milk protein (3.69%) as compared to (T1) untreated SBS (3.47%), (T2) 2% calcium treated SBS (3.62%) and (T3) 2% sodium bicarbonate treated SBS (3.55%), respectively. It was observed that highest SNF % is recorded in T4- that is 2% urea treated SBS followed by T2- 2% calcium treated SBS, T3- 2% sodium bicarbonate SBS and T1- untreated SBS ration 8.93, 8.87, 8.81 and 8.76, respectively. Significantly highest TS content was recorded in T4- that is 2% urea treated SBS followed by T3- 2% sodium bicarbonate SBS,T2- 2% calcium treated SBS and T1- untreated SBS ration 13.61, 13.55, 13.49 and 13.41, respectively. Thus feeding of 2% calcium, 2% sodium bicarbonate and 2% urea enriched SBM had no adverse effect on performance of lactating cow on the contrary to the blood metabolic parameter in respect of plasma glucose 51.99, 50.90 and 52.16 mg/dl in T2, T3 and T4 groups,, serum total protein 6.37,6.25,6.53 mg/dl in T2, T3 and T4 groups, blood urea nitrogen 16.67,16.47, 16.99 gm/dl, total serum lipid 286.77, 285.45, 288.17 mg/dl in T2, T3 and T4 groups, total serum cholesterol 69.16, 68.77, 69.62 mg/dl in T2, T3 and T4 groups, and serum triglyceride content 17.36,17.25, 17.46 mg/dl in T2, T3 and T4 groups, as against 48.75,6.09,16.24,282.30, 68.55, 16.93, in untreated diet i.e T1. The examination of result in reference to cost of feeding/kg milk yield in cows, it was observed that the cows maintained on T4-2% urea treated SBS diet registered lower cost/ kg milk yield by 27.45%, 50.47% and 30.94% than T1, T2 and T3 groups, respectively. On an average the cost of feed/ kg milk/day/cow was Rs. 19.56/-, 28.65/-, 20.55/- and 14.19/- when cow produced 4.15, 4.50, 4.23 and 4.77 kg of milk/day under T1, T2, T3 and T4 groups, respectively.ThesisItem Open Access MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PURNATHADI AND ELLICHPURI STRAIN OF NAGPURI BUFFALOES.(Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra., 2015-06-16) THALKAR, MAYUR GOPINATH; CHAVAN, S. D.ThesisItem Open Access STUDIES ON PREPARATION OF PANEER WHEY BEVERAGE WITH ORANGE (CITRUS RETICULATA) JUICE(Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola., 2017-08-29) WADATKAR, HARSHAL VASANTRAO; Chavan, Dr. S. DOrange juice was blended with paneer whey in different proportion to developed paneer whey beverage. The present investigation on “Studies on Preparation of paneer whey Beverage using orange (Citrus reticulata) juice” was undertaken during 2015-16 at the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science and Department of Plant Pathology, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra, with a view to utilize valuable, nutritious paneer whey with orange juice for preparation of paneer whey beverage, to evaluate sensory quality, to estimate chemical composition and to study the cost structure of paneer whey beverage with different levels of orange juice and to assess the wholesomeness and or any change took place by storage study. The overall acceptability of paneer whey beverage prepared with 25 per cent orange juice level (T4) was significantly superior and more acceptable than other levels of orange juice. The chemical composition study shows that fat and pH decreased while protein, total sugar, acidity were increased with increasing levels of orange juice in paneer whey beverage. The sensorial quality as well as microbiological study in storability of the beverage (T4) was found acceptable only for 3 days at room temperature (28+2°C) and upto 9 days at refrigeration temperature (7±1°C). A reducing trend was observed in fat, protein, total sugars and pH and increasing trend was observed in acidity content during the storage of beverage at room and refrigeration temperature over a period of 15 days. Based on 200 ml beverage bottle, the cost of production of acceptable treatment (T4) with 25 per cent blending of orange juice in paneer whey was only Rs. 4.12 with 70 per cent profit.ThesisItem Open Access EFFECT OF COTTON STRAW BASED COMPLETE FEED ON PERFORMANCE OF CROSSBRED CALVES(Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola., 2007-04-24) DESHMUKH, NARENDRAKUMAR SHESHRAO.; Goley, Dr. V. K.ThesisItem Open Access GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF DAIRY CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN AKOLA DISTRICT(Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, 2004-05-25) KADAM, MISS, P. M.; Deshmukh, Dr. A. B.ThesisItem Open Access PERSPECTIVES OF LARGE RUMINANTS MILK PRODUCTION IN AMRAVATI DIVISION(Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, 2004-06-29) WANKHADE, B. R.; Deshmukh, Dr. A. B.ThesisItem Open Access PERFORMANCE PATTERN OF CATTLE IN AMARAVATI DISTRICT.(Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, 2001-05) WANKHADE, SMITA SHRIRAM; Pingle, Dr. S. S.