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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: Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Epidemiology × Author: KAU × Author: Madhanmohan, M × End date: 2004 × Start date: 2000 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.V.Sc. ×
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    Comparative seroconversion of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines in goats
    (Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, 2003) Madhanmohan, M; KAU; Tresamol, P V
    The comparative seroconversions of two different foot-and-mouth disease vaccines in goats were studied. Group I animals were vaccinated with inactivated quadrivalent aluminium hydroxide gel saponin adjuvanted FMD vaccine. Group 11 animals were vaccinated with inactivated quadrivalent FMD oil-adjuvant vaccine as per the manufacture's schedule. Vaccinations were done in unvaccinated goats above four month of age. The antibody titre against foot and mouth disease virus types 0, A, C and Asia-I were assessed by liquid phase blocking ELISA. Group I animals showed the protective titre of type ° antibody titres throughout the period except sixth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth month. Group 11 animals showed the protective level throughout the study period except seventh, eighth and ninth month. Both the groups showed the protective titre of type A, C and Asia-I antibody titres throughout the study period up to 12 months. All the vaccination including primary and booster vaccinations produce increase in antibody titre. Both the groups did not show any significant variation in antibody titres against FMDV type 0, A, C and Asia-I except the time of booster vaccination. Kids born from both the ~roups showed the protective level of type ° maternal antibody only upto one week of age where as protective level for type A and C maternal antibodies upto four weeks of age. Group I kids maintained the protective level of type Asia-I upto two weeks of age where as Group 11 maintained upto three weeks of age. From this observation it is concluded that 1. Both the group of vaccine provides sufficient protective titre for FMDV type 0, A, C and Asia-l . 2. Aluminium hydroxide gel vaccine performance is equally good as that of oil adjuvanted vaccine. 3. Oil-adjuvanted vaccine reduces labour cost for injection, number of visit and stress to the animals to a very ?reat extent. Therefore oil-adjuvanted vaccine may be preferred when compared to gel vaccine. 4. The maternal antibody protect the kids which were born to vaccinated does one to four weeks of age, regardless of the adjuvant used in the vaccine.