Browsing Brage NMBU by Journals "Acta agriculturæ Scandinavica. Section A, Animal science"
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Assessing the genetic diversity conserved in the Norwegian live poultry genebank
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The aim of this study was to evaluate genetic diversity within and between lines at the Norwegian live poultry gene bank as well as assessing the conservation value in an international context. Eight lines including the ... -
Estimation of breed and heterosis effects for cow productivity, carcass traits and income in beef × beef and dairy × beef crosses in commercial suckler cow production
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This study aims to investigate calving difficulties, birth-, weaning- and carcass weight, herd life of cow, age at slaughter, average daily carcass gain, carcass conformation, carcass fatness and carcass income per carcass, ... -
An exploratory study of Muslim consumers’ halal meat purchasing intentions in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Although Norway is the largest sheep meat producer in Scandinavia and Norwegian Muslims are expected to double in population in the next decade, the overall local per capita red meat consumption is still low. Meanwhile, ... -
Genetic characterization of a small closed island population of Norwegian coastal goat
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The Norwegian coastal goat is a national and endangered breed. Coastal goat populations are mainly divided with a large mainland and two small island populations. The objective of this study is to describe genetic diversity ... -
Methane inhibition by Asparagopsis taxiformis with rumen fluid collected from ventral and central location – a pilot study
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Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from beef cattle production systems
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Propionic acid bacteria enhance ruminal feed degradation and reduce methane production in vitro
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Thirty-one strains of propionic acid bacteria were screened for their effects on methane production and volatile fatty acid concentrations using in vitro assays of rumen fluid from Norwegian dairy cows and a grass ... -
Suckler cow efficiency – breed by environment interactions in commercial herds under various natural production conditions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The significance of breed by environment interaction on suckler cow efficiency traits was investigated, using production data from the Norwegian Beef Cattle Recording System and data collected (feed regimes, etc.) from 27 ... -
The preference for water nipples vs. water bowls in pregnant ewes
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Variables affecting herd average lifetime short-run profit in a sample of Norwegian dairy herds
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)