Blar i Faculty of Biosciences (BioVit) på emneord "VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Agriculture disciplines: 910"
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Agroecological practices in a context of climate change in Africa
(Master thesis, 2015-11-06)Climate change effects are already being felt across Africa. Global warming, increasing rainfall variability and extreme events multiplication accentuate the risks for peasants who often already have to deal with natural ... -
Agroecological Transition of farmer collectives in the Pilat Natural Regional Park
(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 ... -
Aktivitetsbudsjett, beitesynkronitet og distribusjon av dyr på beite : en atferdsstudie av Aberdeen Angus, Charolais og Limousin på innmarksbeite
(Master thesis, 2012-08-06)Målet med oppgaven var å undersøke om det var forskjeller i aktivitetsbudsjett, beitesynkronitet og distribusjon av dyr på innmarksbeite hos kjøttferasene Aberdeen Angus, Charolais og Limousin. Seks beiter i Nord-Trøndelag ... -
Alternative food networks among farmers in Norway : a case study on the potential for expansion
(Master thesis, 2014-11-13)The industrialization of agriculture has lead many farmers into a situation of economic squeeze with increasing costs, falling income and high financial debt. In addition it has disconnected them from consumers. As a ... -
Bruk av utrangeringsinformasjon for undersøkelse av risikofaktorer og arvegrad for mastitt hos Norsk Kvit Sau (NKS)
(Master thesis, 2016-09-06)Formålet med denne oppgaven var å vurdere ulike risikofaktorer som kan påvirke mastitt blant søyer i første paritet, undersøke genetisk variasjon, samt å vurdere om mastitt som utrangeringsårsak egner seg til bruk i en ... -
Economic analysis of small scale organic farming in mid-range alpine context : a case study implemented at la Berthe Farm, Savoie, France
(Master thesis, 2015-12-03)The future of agriculture is an essential issue for the next decades. One of the most sustainable answers to it is Agroecology. Collective farms developing organic small scale agriculture are a promising alternative to ... -
Effekt av å ha førstegangskalvere i separat avdeling etter kalving
(Master thesis, 2015-06-17)Førstegangskalvere blir ofte integrert direkte ut i gruppen med eldre melkekyr, noe som kan være en stor påkjenning både fysisk og psykisk. I den senere tid har interessen for å la førstegangskalvere gå i separat avdeling ... -
Enhancing biodiversity in French crop production systems : Cost-benefits analysis on five measures from the Ecostack project
(Master thesis, 2021)A decrease of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes has been observed in the last decades. Stacking biodiversity around and inside fields would provide a method to counterbalance this effect. This study, conducted within ... -
Essential fatty acids in extruded and raw dog foods
(Master thesis, 2015-07-01)This thesis is divided into two sections: section 1 explaining the theory about fat and fatty acids functions, health effects and sources, section 2 includes a study of commercial extruded and raw dog foods. Fat is the ... -
Fettsyresammensetning i kumelk ved fôring med surfôr av timotei, raigras eller mais
(Master thesis, 2010-12-06)I denne oppgaven var hensikten å sammenligne virkning av fôring med timotei-, raigras eller maissurfôr på fettsyresammensetning i kumelk. Siden tidligere forsøk, blant annet på Jæren, med bruk av raigras har gitt gode ... -
Gene expression, phylogenetic and syntenic analyses of pantophysin (Pan I) and synaptophysin-like2 (Sypl2) genes in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.)
(Master thesis, 2012-10-18)The pantophysin (Pan I) locus reveals differences between Norwegian coastal cod (NCC) and Northeast Arctic cod (NEAC) populations that are highly significant, temporally stable and larger than for any other genetic marker. ... -
Kartlegging av resistens mot plantevernmidler hos norske bladluspopulasjoner (Hemiptera: Aphididae)
(Master thesis, 2015-08-04)Ferskenbladlus, Myzus persicae, og agurkbladlus, Aphis gossypii, er globalt viktige skadegjørere på jodbruksvekster og hagebruksvekster. I Norge er disse artene sammen med potetbladlus, Macrosiphum euphorbiae, og grønnflekket ... -
Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Cresson) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Aphidiinae) in Benin : its potential as a biological control agent for integrated aphid management in vegetable systems
(PhD Thesis;2013:41, Doctoral thesis, 2013)In Benin, vegetable producers’ reliance on toxic synthetic pesticides threatens the environment and human health. However, the recent discovery of Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Cresson) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Aphidiinae) in ... -
Mapping agroecology initiatives in Austria and Germany
(Master thesis, 2021)Transforming food systems is necessary to address the global issues of severe biodiversity loss, hunger and malnutrition, as well as the consequences of the rapidly advancing climate change. Agroecology as a systemic ... -
One moment in time : Gene expression analysis of honey bees; nurse bees v.s. foragers
(Master thesis, 2012-06-14)Honey bees live in complex societies based on a division of labour. The honey bee workers specialise in different tasks throughout their lives, starting off as nurse bees and ending as foragers. The nurse bees and foragers ... -
Photosynthesis and growth at high day temperatures in a CO2 enriched atmosphere
(PhD Thesis;2013:75, Doctoral thesis, 2013)Increasing energy prices have led to the attempt of energy saving and are one of the main research areas in greenhouse plant production. Technical disintegration has been developed, and the greenhouse concept ‘Closed/Semi-Closed ... -
SMIL-midler i Vestfold : bønders motivasjon for gjennomføring og opprettholdelse av SMIL-tiltak i gammel kulturmark
(Master thesis, 2016-06-28)Landbrukets kulturlandskap er formet av tradisjonell jordbruksdrift over lang tid, og utgjør viktige leveområder for biologisk mangfold. Utviklingen i det norske landbruket med redusert drift og beitebruk i kulturlandskapet ... -
Spælsau og norsk kvit sau : en økonomisk og biologisk sammenligning
(Master thesis, 2013-08-02)Denne masteroppgaven har tatt for seg de økonomiske og biologiske forskjellene mellom spælsau og norsk kvit sau, de to mest utbredte sauerasene i Norge. Med et strukturert avlsarbeid som har pågått over flere tiår er det ... -
Strategies for improving dairy goat kid rearing systems for milk and meat production in Norway, Tanzania and milk utilization in Malawi
(PhD Thesis;2011:50, Doctoral thesis, 2011)Kid rearing strategies are a key to continuous supply of milk to Dairies and reduction of kid rearing cost that will also optimize farmer’s income by increasing by-products and maintaining the beautiful cultural landscape ... -
Strategies for improving productivity of small ruminants in Tanzania
(PhD Thesis;2010:52, Doctoral thesis, 2010)This thesis presents three areas of emphasis, all related to feeds, feeding and performance of small ruminants. The first area (Paper I) focuses on seasonality and its effect on chemical composition of forage species most ...