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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: Livestock Production and Management × Author: Suraj, P T × End date: 2001 × Start date: 2000 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.V.Sc. ×
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    Developement of an integrated farming system centered on pigs
    (Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, 2000) Suraj, P T; KAU; Joseph Mathew
    Efforts were taken to develop a model integrated farming system (IFS) centred on pigs at Centre for Pig Production and Research, Mannuthy. This animal-fish-vegetable IFS consisted of three groups of pigs viz. Large White Yorkshire (L WY), Crossbreds (CB) (Large White Yorkshire x Desi) and Desi, three tanks for fish rearing and three sets of vegetable plots with four varieties of vegetable crops. Different treatments were applied to each unit of fish feeding as pig manure only, pig manure and feed and feed only. In the vegetable plots different treatments were applied in manuring as pig manure only pig manure and chemical fertilizer and chemical fertilizer only. A clear breed difference was noticed between LWY and Desi with respect to traits such as feed intake, body weight, body measurements, average daily body weight gain (ADG) and' feed conversion efficiency (FCE). But there was no significant difference (Pbetween L WY and CB in ADG and FCE. When pig manure was used as fish feed the water quality was deteriorated but body weight, total yield and survival rate of fish were higher. The highest yield of vegetable obtained from the different crops depend on the variety of crop and manure or combination of manure used. The economics of production indicated that rearing pigs entirely on concentrate feed is uneconomical. But the integration of fish and vegetable to the pig production could improve the productivity of such systems with the improvement in overall economic efficiency. The result also indicated that a combination of LWY, fish utilizing the manure and vegetable cultivation by supplying the nitrogen requirement through pig manure is the most economical integration.