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Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur

The history of agricultural education in Kerala can be traced back to the year 1896 when a scheme was evolved in the erstwhile Travancore State to train a few young men in scientific agriculture at the Demonstration Farm, Karamana, Thiruvananthapuram, presently, the Cropping Systems Research Centre under Kerala Agricultural University. Agriculture was introduced as an optional subject in the middle school classes in the State in 1922 when an Agricultural Middle School was started at Aluva, Ernakulam District. The popularity and usefulness of this school led to the starting of similar institutions at Kottarakkara and Konni in 1928 and 1931 respectively. Agriculture was later introduced as an optional subject for Intermediate Course in 1953. In 1955, the erstwhile Government of Travancore-Cochin started the Agricultural College and Research Institute at Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram and the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at Mannuthy, Thrissur for imparting higher education in agricultural and veterinary sciences, respectively. These institutions were brought under the direct administrative control of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Animal Husbandry, respectively. With the formation of Kerala State in 1956, these two colleges were affiliated to the University of Kerala. The post-graduate programmes leading to M.Sc. (Ag), M.V.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees were started in 1961, 1962 and 1965 respectively. On the recommendation of the Second National Education Commission (1964-66) headed by Dr. D.S. Kothari, the then Chairman of the University Grants Commission, one Agricultural University in each State was established. The State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) were established in India as an integral part of the National Agricultural Research System to give the much needed impetus to Agriculture Education and Research in the Country. As a result the Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) was established on 24th February 1971 by virtue of the Act 33 of 1971 and started functioning on 1st February 1972. The Kerala Agricultural University is the 15th in the series of the SAUs. In accordance with the provisions of KAU Act of 1971, the Agricultural College and Research Institute at Vellayani, and the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, were brought under the Kerala Agricultural University. In addition, twenty one agricultural and animal husbandry research stations were also transferred to the KAU for taking up research and extension programmes on various crops, animals, birds, etc. During 2011, Kerala Agricultural University was trifurcated into Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU), Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) and Kerala Agricultural University (KAU). Now the University has seven colleges (four Agriculture, one Agricultural Engineering, one Forestry, one Co-operation Banking & Management), six RARSs, seven KVKs, 15 Research Stations and 16 Research and Extension Units under the faculties of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering and Forestry. In addition, one Academy on Climate Change Adaptation and one Institute of Agricultural Technology offering M.Sc. (Integrated) Climate Change Adaptation and Diploma in Agricultural Sciences respectively are also functioning in Kerala Agricultural University.

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Subject: Fisheries × Author: Bajaniya Viralkumar, Chhaganlal × Author: KAU × End date: 2009 × Start date: 2000 ×
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    Growth and survival of penaeus monodon in monosex and mixed sex culture under laboratory condition
    (Department of Aquaculture, College of Fisheries, Panangad, 2008) Bajaniya Viralkumar, Chhaganlal; KAU; Mohanakumaran Nair, c
    Sexual dimorphism is apparent in the black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon with females achieve larger size than the males. This character may be attributed to behavioral and/or physiological differences between the sexes. An experiment was developed to determine if there were advantages in rearing all female or all male P. monodon as opposed to mixed-sex populations. Juvenile shrimps (4.46±0.54 g) were collected from earthen pond and individually hand sexed and stocked in the circular cement tanks. Treatments all male, all female and mixed-sex were stocked @ 8 nos./tank. Each treatment had five replicates. The shrimps were offered commercial shrimp feed. The experiment was conducted for a period of 50 days. At harvest, all female shrimps had shown significantly higher growth than all male and mixed-sex treatment. Survival was not significantly different among treatments. FCR of all female was significantly lower than the all male and mixed-sex treatment. Result of the present study demonstrates a benefit to all female culture of P.monodon against the all male or mixed-sex culture. Thus culture of all female may be commercially more attractive to entrepreneurs. Although additional research is required to find a reliable and quick procedure for separation of the sexes or techniques for the production of all female populations.