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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: Microbiology × Author: Jayakumar, P S × Author: KAU × End date: 2000 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.V.Sc. ×
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    Comparative efficacy of different vaccines against pasteurellosis in ducks
    (Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, 1998) Jayakumar, P S; KAU; Jayaprakasan, V
    Two isolates of Pasteurella mul tocida from ducks viz. DP1 and DP5 isolated from ailing/dead ducks from Kuttanad area and maintained in the virulent form were used separately for the preparation of different vaccines viz., bacterin, bacterin with oil adjuvant and sonicated antigen with oil adjuvant. The biological and biochemical characters of both the isolates were compared and are in confirmity with the characters described for the species by earlier workers. Both the isolates were pathogenic to ducks and mice as all the inoculated ducks and mice were killed with in 72 h. The LDso for the DP1 isolate in one month old ducklings and six month old ducks were determined to be 23 and 32 cells respectively whereas the LDso of DP5 isolate for one month old ducklings was determined to be 17 and for adult ducks LDso was 21 cells. Immunogenic potential of different vaccines prepared using DP1 and DP5 isolate were tested in ducks by giving two doses of vaccine. The first dose was given at four weeks of age and second dose was given 80 days after the first dose. The birds were challenged with 0.1 ml of culture containing 100 LDso of fully encapsulated virulent form of bacteria at 20 days interval till 80th day and then at 90th and 120th day after the first dose of vaccine. A higher percentage of protection was conferred by oil adjuvant vaccines prepared using DP1 and DP5 isolate and sonicated antigen with oil adjuvant prepared using DP1 isolate. The serum samples were collected from vaccinated birds at regular intervals of 0 I 7 I 20 I 40 I 60 I 80 I 90 and 120 for indirect haemagglutination test and the titres obtained were ranging from 8 to 256. More evaluation and elaborated field trials are required before advocating bacterin with oil adjuvant for field use.