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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: Veterinary Public Health × Author: Ajay Kumar, V J × End date: 2004 × Type: Thesis ×
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    Public health significance of brucellosis in pigs
    (Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, 1998) Ajay Kumar, V J; KAU; Nanu, E
    Brucellosis is one of the bacterial diseases which affect pigs and produce severe economic loss to the farmers since it causes abortion, still birth, sterility and other complications in pigs. The disease in pigs is also a threat to public health because the etiologic agent can be readily transferred from infected pigs to human beings and can cause the disease in them. Considering the above facts, a serological study was undertaken to assess the extent of the disease present in pigs as well as human beings. During the investigation, serum samples from 255 pigs and 250 human were collected and were subjected to Rose Bengal Plate test (RBPT), Standard tube agglutination test (STAT), Heat inactivation test (HIT), 2 – mecraptoethanol test (2 – MET) and by Ethylene diamine tetra acetate agglutination test (EAT), to detect the presence Brucella agglutinin in these sera. One hundred and seventy samples were collected from slaughtered pigs of which 37 (21.76%) samples gave a positive titre with STAT but only 34 (20% samples had a positive titre by HIT. Twenty seven (15.88%) out of 170 samples gave positive test reaction by RBPT, 2 – MET and EAT. Eighty five samples were collected from the farm reared pigs. Seven (8.24%) of these samples revealed positive agglutination reaction by RBPT, STAT and Hit. 2 – mercaptoethanol test could detect only five (5.88%) of their samples as positive for brucellosis whereas six (7.06%) samples showed positive test reaction by EAT. Out of the 255 serum samples collected from pigs, 26 (10.2%) were found positive with all the tests. Among the 250 human serum samples screened, four of them were found positive for the disease with all the tests. Of the positive samples one male and two female samples were obtained from general population. One of the 88 samples collected from veterinary students was found positive by the tests used in this study. Twenty samples each collected from veterinarians and pig farm attendants were found negative for the disease. Out of all the tests used in this study, STAT was able to detect maximum number of reactors, followed by HIT, RBPT, EAT and finally by 2 – MET. The reasons for differences in seropositivity with different tests on the same sample were discussed.