• Functional analyses of FvMYB46-CRISPR/Cas9-edited Fragaria vesca plants 

  Bjorå, Oskar Schnedler (Master thesis, 2021)

  One of the biggest humanitarian challenges in the world today is food security. Improving food production requires improvement in the productivity of existing crops. Plant diseases are major causators of crop yield losses, ...

• Evaluation of susceptibility to fruit tree canker caused by Neonectria ditissima 

  Røen, Kurab (Master thesis, 2021)

  Fruit tree canker caused by Neonectria ditissima is a major bark canker disease on apple especially in temperate regions with high humidity and precipitation. The fungus can infect plant material through natural or artificial ...

• Management of genomic inbreeding in breeding schemes 

  Gebregiwergis, Gebreyohans Tesfaye (PhD Thesis;2019:25, Doctoral thesis, 2019)

  The overall aim of this research work was to explore strategies that manage genetic variation at the genomic level in the era of powerful genomic selection methods. In paper 1, the role of alternative genomic relationship ...

• Starch digestion dynamics in broiler chickens as affected by structural components, starch properties and level of inclusion 

  Itani, Khaled (PhD Thesis;2019: 57, Doctoral thesis, 2019)

  Quantitatively, starch is the most important component and the major energy source in poultry diets. Although it is commonly believed that the broiler chicken has a large capacity to digest starch, numerous studies have ...

• Cloning and characterization of Cas9 in IPEC-J2 cells for CRISPR screens against porcine E. coli pathogen 

  Arntsen, Jostein (Master thesis, 2021)

  Bakgrunn Svin er ofte brukt husdyr i landbruket, brukt primært for dets kjøtt. Et ofte forekommende problem i svineindustrien er diare forårsaket av bakterier, hvor enterotoksinproduserende Escherichia coli(ETEC) er en ...

• Genome editing for sustainability: Improving host resistance to combat late blight in potato and sea lice in Atlantic salmon 

  Turnbull, Crystal (Master thesis, 2021)

  Few species are as central to Norwegian society and culture as the potato and the Atlantic salmon. Yet these industries face considerable threats to production by pests, namely potato late blight (Phytophthora infestans) ...

• Factors affecting urea levels in goat milk 

  Kvaal, Synnøve Vonen (Master thesis, 2021)

  The optimal milk urea level for Norwegian dairy goats is not known, and further study on the area is required if to be used as an indicator of efficiency in nitrogen metabolism. The aim of this study was to examine factors ...

• Evaluering av omregningsformler fra brystmål til levendevekt 

  Sandsør, Emil (Master thesis, 2021)

  Denne oppgaven har to formål: å evaluere dagens tabeller for omregning fra brystmål til levendevekt, samt å undersøke dagens voksenvekter hos de fem kjøttferasen med nasjonalt avlsarbeid. Omregningstabellene Animalia bruker ...

• Disease development of Chondrostereum purpureum in common Norwegian plum cultivars 

  Wennerberg, Mårten (Master thesis, 2021)

  Silver leaf disease, caused by the basidiomycete Chondrostereum purpureum, is a growing problem in Norwegian plum production. It affects the overall health and lifespan of the fruit trees. The inoculation experiments in ...

• Genredigering av mottagelighetsgenet DMR6 i Lactuca sativa med CRISPR-Cas9 

  Thangavel, Varna (Master thesis, 2021)

  For å kunne brødfø den voksende befolkningen og forhindre en fremtidig matkrise, er vi avhengige av flere alternativer for å øke matproduksjonen og redusere avlingstap og matsvinn. Plantesykdommer er en av de største ...

• Effects of the downstream processing of yeast on the gastrointestinal health of Atlantic salmon during seawater transfer 

  Mensah, Dominic Duncan (Master thesis, 2021)

  Aquaculture intensification and sustainability concerns have prompted research into new feed ingredients, notably microbial ingredients such as yeast. Cyberlindnera jadinii (CJ) and Wickerhamomyces anomalus (WA) are among ...

• Novel functional ingredients containing yeast cell wall components modulate molecular biomarkers in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) when exposed to acute hypoxic stress. 

  Gaudhaman, Ashwath (Master thesis, 2021)

  Aquaculture is a continuously expanding global industry, however, some of the major problems associated with intensive fish farming are acute and chronic stressful conditions such as handling, sub-optimal nutrition, ...

• Summer Mountain Farming in Norway: Attendance Factors Among 'Seter' farmers 

  Frøyen, Synneve Øien (Master thesis, 2021)

  Summer mountain farming (‘seterdrift’) in Norway is a transhumance practice in great decline. Being an extensive farming practice it relies on out-field resources in mountain areas and landscape areas and has been practiced ...

• Characterization of Functional Physical Properties of The Dry Pet Food Manufactured with Animal, Plant, and Microalgae Ingredients 

  Chau, Vy Thanh Phuong (Master thesis, 2021)

  The aim of the thesis is to gain better understanding on the effects of defatted microalgae biomass (Desmodesmus sp.), vital wheat gluten and potato protein on physical qualities of extruded dry pet food. Two experiments ...

• In Vitro fermentation and In sacco degradation of the alkaline compound feeds in dairy cow diets 

  Muqier, X (Master thesis, 2021)

  The primary aim of this work was to test the in vitro fermentation kinetics and in sacco rumen degradation of different formulations of alkaline treated local grains in the dairy cattle diet, in contrast to soy-based ...

• Barriers to Crop Diversification Practices in the European Union: A Narrative Synthesis 

  Brannan, Timothy (Master thesis, 2021)

  Crop diversification covers different farm-level practices such as extending crop rotations, intercropping, multicropping, and strip cropping. Irrespective of the well-documented farmlevel and societal benefits derived ...

• Effekter av ulike rotematerialer på atferdsmessige indikatorer og velferd for slaktegris 

  Dangstorp, Anna Kristine (Master thesis, 2021)

  Formålet med studiet var å undersøke hvordan ulike typer rotematerialer ville påvirke positive og negative atferder som indikatorer på velferd hos slaktegris. Vi ønsket også å undersøke om de ulike rotematerialene ...

• Transposable Elements as a Source of Novel Gene Regulation in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) 

  Sahlström, Hanna (Master thesis, 2021)

  It has become evident over the last decade that transposable elements play an extensive role in gene regulatory evolution. Their ability to transpose close to genes, while also acting as cis-regulatory elements, permits ...

• Transfection optimization and gene editing method establishment for fish cells 

  Sapkota, Subash (Master thesis, 2021)

  Aquaculture is one of the fastest-growing industries around the world, and salmonoid aquaculture is a very big industry for Norway. Ensuring fish health and welfare is essential for aquaculture, also to avoid economic loss. ...

• Identification of fungi that cause tip rot of carrot and determine effect of storage temperature and cultivar on tip rot development 

  Mohamad, Rizan Amin Manla (Master thesis, 2021)

  Carrot is one of the important vegetables in Norway, and after harvesting it stored in cold storage for up to 7 months. During such long storage time, there is great yield and quality losses due to various diseases, and ...

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