Blar i Faculty of Biosciences (BioVit) på tittel
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Backwardness or innovation : the Norwegian farming community as a hindrance or support for increased and more environment-friendly vegetable production
(Master thesis, 2019)This master thesis presents and discusses findings from in-depth interviews with nine large- scale environment-friendly vegetable producers regarding the supporting and hindering qualities of the Norwegian farming community. ... -
Barriers to Crop Diversification Practices in the European Union: A Narrative Synthesis
(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 ... -
Basis for agroecological management of aphids (Aphis craccivora Koch) on cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) in Cuban agroecosystems
(Master thesis, 2014-11-04)Aphid (Aphis craccivora Koch) is an important cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) pest in Cuban agroecosystems, causing important damages. Aphid fluctuation in a cowpea crop was observed by weekly counting in a control treatment. ... -
Bedre Grovfôr for Bedre Økonomi?
(Master thesis, 2023)Norsk landbruk har de siste årene opplevd en kraftig kostnadsvekst som har satt lønnsomheten i drifta ytterligere på prøve. Samtidig har samfunnet, sist ved Hurdalsplattformen, ytret ønske og krav om økt fokus på ... -
Bedret kvalitet av fjørfekjøtt ved endret fettsyresammensetning
(Master thesis, 2010-12-16)Langkjeda n-3 fettsyrer har helsebringende effekter som kan forebygge flere av de vanligste livsstilsykdommene. Soyaolje har et høyt innhold av n-6 fettsyra linolsyre som kan omdannes til, og øke innholdet av arakidonsyre. ... -
Behaviour of animals in a mixedspecies African savannah zoo exhibit related to expansion of the enclosure, visitor numbers and weather effects
(Master thesis, 2023)Animal welfare in zoos has been in focus lately, especially in relation to visitor effects. Visitors have been observed to have either a positive, neutral, or negative effect on zoo animals, and studies have shown that ... -
Beskrivelse av ulike driftsformer av slaktekylling i Norge
(Master thesis, 2018)Consumers have become more concerned with the production of food, quality of the meat and animal welfare. Conventional production with fast-growing breed has been the only production form of broiler chicken. However, ... -
Betring av NorFor-grovfôropptaksmodellen hos mjølkekyr ved bruk av tyggetidsregistrering
(Master thesis, 2019)Denne oppgåva inneheld ein teoridel og eigne undersøkingar. Teoridelen tek for seg tema omkring fôropptak, tyggeaktivitet og prediksjonsmodellar for fôropptak som er relevante for eige forsøk. Fôr er den største variable ... -
Betydningen av miljøberikelse for avvente smågris: effekter av ulike rotematerialer på atferd og velferd
(Master thesis, 2019)Perioden etter avvenning kan være stressende for smågris (Sus scrofa domesticus), og er en velferdsmessig utfordring i norsk svineproduksjon. Målet med denne studien var å undersøke effektene av ulike typer rotematerialer ... -
Beyond blanket solutions : examining the potential of community seed banks to improve maize seed security in Northern Malawi
(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 ... -
Biochar as a bioactive feed additive in pig diet
(Master thesis, 2021)Biochar is a porous, carbonaceous pyrogenic substance produced by pyrolysis of biomass at a temperature ranging from 350 ◦C to 1000 ◦C, whereby organic materials are decomposed in a lowto-no oxygen environment. Evidence ... -
Biochar for carbon neutral farming : a case study of greenhouse horticulture in Norway
(Master thesis, 2019)Norway is on the list over nations who directly contribute to a significant part of the European and global greenhouse gas-emissions and is a direct contributor to global warming and its related problems. As a result of ... -
Biological control of the cabbage root fly (Delia radicum) using an entomopathogenic fungus (Metarhizium brunneum)
(Master thesis, 2020)Cabbage root flies are a damaging pest to cruciferous crops in the northern hemisphere. They are considered to be the main pest of brassica crops (EPPO, 2004). Their larvae feed on the roots and stems of brassica plants. ... -
Biology and control of the invasive Fallopia taxa
(Master thesis, 2015-05-07)Abstract Fallopia japonica and Fallopia sachalinensis are perennial, rhizomatous plants, native to East Asia, and introduced to Europe in the mid 1800’s. Hybridization between the taxa in the introduced range has given ... -
Biotilgjengelighet av vitamin E i ulike tilskuddsfôr til melkekyr
(Master thesis, 2012-10-19)Det har lenge vært kjent at naturlig vitamin E er mer biologisk tilgjengelig enn syntetisk vitamin E. Dette skyldes at den stereokjemiske strukturen er forskjellig i naturlig og syntetisk vitamin E. Stereokjemisk struktur ... -
Bitt eller bittløst - hva sier hesten? : hodelagets og rytterens effekt på hestens atferdsresponser, gangartskvalitet og vertikal symmetri under ridning
(Master thesis, 2020)Atferdsmessige responser på bittet og rytterrelaterte faktorer er de mest umiddelbare indikatorene på hestens velferd under ridning. Likevel ser man at spesielt negative atferdssignaler, som tyder på ubehag eller smerte, ... -
Black soldier fly larvae (acid conserved or dry meal) in extruded salmon diets : effects on feed processing, pellet quality, growth, and nutrient digestibility
(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, ... -
Blomstrende kantvegetasjons betydning for pollinerende insekter i det norske jordbrukslandskapet -Introduksjonen av IPPV for vern av pollinatorer i Norge
(Master thesis, 2023)Gjennom det siste århundre har det blitt observert en nedgang i verdens insektsbestander og diversitet som resultat av menneskelige påvirkningsfaktorer som habitatendringer, forurensning, biologiske faktorer og klimaendringer ... -
Breeding for disease resistance against Edwardsiella ictaluri in Mekong striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus)
(PhD Thesis;2020:77, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Bacillary necrosis (BN) is a disease caused by Edwardsiella ictaluri (E. ictaluri) that results in severe economic losses in farming of Mekong striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) in Vietnam. Genetic selection ... -
Breeding for Milk Production in Sheep in Ethiopia
(Phd Thesis;2021:34, Doctoral thesis, 2021)The overall aim of this study was to investigate options to breed sheep for milk production and to find out the optimal proportion of Awassi in Local sheep breeds for milk production through the prevailing Community-Based ...