• Vespa velutina predation impacts on Apis mellifera colony dynamics and reserves 

  Quiles, Faustine (Master thesis, 2020)

  The honeybees play key environmental and economical roles as they contribute to the biodiversity preservation and to food production, through pollination. Nevertheless, Apis mellifera foragers are currently threatened by ...

• Genetic analyses of new milkability, temperament, and udder health traits for Norwegian Red cows based on data from automatic milking systems 

  Wethal, Karoline Bakke (PhD Thesis;2020:24, Doctoral thesis, 2020)

  The overall aim was to investigate several novel phenotypes recorded routinely for individual cows milked in automatic milking systems (AMS). Data were gathered from 77 Norwegian dairy farms, with additional data from ...

• Establishment of a base population for long-term genetic improvement of Nile tilapia in Ethiopia 

  Workagegn, Kassaye Balkew (PhD Thesis;2019:8, Doctoral thesis, 2019)

  The success of genetic improvement obtained in fish breeding programs depends on the genetic diversity of the founder populations and how the base population is constructed, as they influence the genetic variation of the ...

• Integrated weed management in Teff - case of Tigray, Ethiopia 

  Gebrehiwot, Haftamu Gebretsadik (PhD Thesis;2019:22, Doctoral thesis, 2019)

  Teff (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter) is among the small-grained cereal crops dominantly grown in Ethiopia for its grain and straw. It belongs to the family Poaceae. It is a self-pollinated, annual, warm season C4 grass, ...

• Genome-wide association study of resistance to cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS) in Atlantic salmon (Salmon salar L.) 

  Ding, Jingwen (Master thesis, 2019)

  Cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS) is considered as a serious viral disease in Norwegian farmed Atlantic salmon. Outbreaks of the disease occur without any observable signs and CMS primarily affects adult salmon. In 2011, piscine ...

• Genomics of bovine milk fat composition 

  Knutsen, Tim Martin (PhD Thesis;2018:19, Doctoral thesis, 2018)

  Bovine milk is a highly regarded food source. Still, some milk fatty acids may have unfavourable health effects and can influence manufacturing properties of dairy products. Individual milk fatty acids show moderate ...

• Linkage disequilibrium in the chromosomal region surrounding the prion protein gene (Prnp) in Norwegian dairy goat 

  Hammervold, Mie Marie (Master thesis, 2019)

  The Norwegian dairy goat is the only known mammal that naturally lacks cellular prion protein (PrPC); this due to a nonsense mutation in the prion protein gene (PRNP). This makes the goats interesting model animals in ...

• Urban gardeners in Oslo : an explorative study of their motivations and the perceived effects of gardening on quality of life 

  Hernandez Lasso, Carolina; Shabi, Rina Dula (Master thesis, 2019)

  Urban agriculture has been associated with social, emotional, health and mental health benefits. However, literature describing the relationship between garden participation and effects on quality of life has not been fully ...

• The genetic basis of partial resistance to powdery mildew in Norwegian wheat 

  Murad Agha, Khaled (Master thesis, 2019)

  Powdery Mildew caused by (Blumeria graminis) is a major problem for cereal production, especially wheat (Tritium aestivum), and is an ever-occurring pathogen in Norway. One way for developing wheat cultivars with effective ...

• Agricultural stakeholders' understanding of declining soil quality in southeast Norway 

  Lunder, Ole Erik (Master thesis, 2019)

  There has been declining soil quality in southeast Norway in the later years. This master’s thesis explored agricultural stakeholders’ understanding of causes and potential solutions to the problem and factors supporting ...

• Non-invasive prediction of vertebral deformities and mineral deposition using Computed Tomography (CT) for the advancement in breeding of Atlantic salmon 

  Chidakwa, Valerie (Master thesis, 2019)

  The aim of this thesis was to develop a method for determination of vertebral deformities and mineral deposition in the skeleton of gutted Atlantic salmon using a novel non-invasive method based on computer tomography (CT). ...

• Cultivating human beings : natural farming in South Korea 

  Perrelet, Charlotte (Master thesis, 2019)

  Although having achieved an unprecedented rise in food production, the ecological, social and health impacts of industrial agriculture have led numerous scholars and activists to question its desirability. Regarded as a ...

• The assessment of urban and peri-urban agriculture in Kumasi metropolis, Ghana 

  Anokye, Kenneth Darko (Master thesis, 2019)

  Presently, half of the world’s population lives in urban areas and the rate of urban development is expected to remain the same in this 21st century, with most of the growth taking place in the developing world. The ...

• Black soldier fly larvae (acid conserved or dry meal) in extruded salmon diets : effects on feed processing, pellet quality, growth, and nutrient digestibility 

  Nøkland, Daniel (Master thesis, 2019)

  The study was designed to investigate the effect of full fat black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) (Hermetia illucens L.) in diets for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) with emphasis on extrusion processing parameters, pellet quality, ...

• Fôropptak, fordøyelighet, tilvekst og generell helse hos smågris fôret med økende nivåer insektmel fra larver av svart soldatflue 

  Grepperud, Guro Holseth (Master thesis, 2019)

  I Norge er vi i dag avhengig av å importere proteinrike fôringredienser, grunnet våre krevende klimatiske forhold og begrensede dyrkbare arealer. Det jobbes med å finne alternative proteinkilder, som kan produseres uten å ...

• Agroecological Transition of farmer collectives in the Pilat Natural Regional Park 

  Dargazanli, Lorine (Master thesis, 2019)

  As our contemporary intensive agricultural models readily approach the biophysical boundaries of the Earth system, social and technical innovations are inevitably required to meet future food demand. Agroecology can be a ...

• Beyond blanket solutions : examining the potential of community seed banks to improve maize seed security in Northern Malawi 

  Vansant, Emilie (Master thesis, 2019)

  In Malawi, maize seeds are a sociopolitical currency and the Malawian government’s primary tool for addressing severe and chronic food and seed insecurity. The large-scale government and donor-sponsored seed subsidy program ...

• Evaluation of apparent nutrient digestibility in Atlantic salmon fed diets with differently processed faba bean 

  Alinasabhematabadi, Leili (Master thesis, 2019-09-30)

  This study was conducted to evaluate the apparent digestibility coefficients (ADC) of three different diets with faba bean in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). A basal diet was prepared with fish meal, soy protein concentrate ...

• High and low fat diets, leucine and DHA influence growth, gene expression and fatty acid composition of different tissues in Atlantic salmon (salmo salar L) 

  Sandli, Ida Cathrine (Master thesis, 2019)

  The main goal of this master thesis project was to examine how protein to lipid ratio in the diets, and DHA and leucine in combination, interact and affect the energy utilization for growth and lipid and protein deposition ...

• Dietary effect on skeletal development of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) 

  Agyeman, Patterson Amoako (Master thesis, 2019)

  The main aim of this thesis was to study the effect of dietary treatments on the skeleton of Atlantic salmon. This experiment was conducted prior to moving the fish to the seawater phase. The starting weight of the salmon ...

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