Browsing Faculty of Biosciences (BioVit) by Subject "VDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900"
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Alkalisk havre til mjølkekyr : Effekt på mjølkeyting og kjemisk innhald i mjølk undersøkt i eit feltforsøk
(Master thesis, 2021)Denne oppgåva inneheld ein litteraturdel og eigne undersøkingar. Målet med oppgåva var å undersøke om alkalisk behandling av havre kan vere ein måte og auke produksjonen på mjølkekyr og samtidig oppretthalde ein høg ... -
Arvbarhet og avlsverdier for metanproduksjon hos unge okser av Norsk Rødt Fe (NRF), med målinger i GreenFeed
(Master thesis, 2022)Fokuset rundt klimagasser og forurensning har økt de siste tiårene, og drøvtyggerne har blitt stemplet som miljøverstinger. Avl er en måte å redusere klimaavtrykket fra drøvtyggere, men for å kunne gjøre dette må egenskapen ... -
Assessing the Effects of the New Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Genome Assembly on Imputation Accuracy
(Master thesis, 2021-06-01)The Atlantic salmon is one of the most economically important species in modern-day aquaculture. For this reason, a lot of effort has been put into implementation and improvement of breeding programs for this species, ... -
Assessment of Boxes as a Source of Environmental Enrichment for Broiler Chickens
(Master thesis, 2017)Additions to the environment (e.g. by provision of resources such as different structures and litter materials) could improve both the physical and psychological well- being of commercial broiler chickens. This study aimed ... -
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 ... -
Bruk av alkalisk korn i kraftfôr til drøvtyggere : effekt på vommiljø og fordøyelighet
(Master thesis, 2018)This is a two part thesis consisting of a literature study, and a presentation and evaluation of two experiments on alkaline grain used in concentrates fed to dairy cows. The literature study contains a general presentation ... -
Climate change resilience through enhanced reproduction and lactation performance in Malawian Zebu cattle
(Master thesis, 2016)Malawi is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change in the world, and the site of our investigation, Bolero EPA (Extension Planning Area), Rumphi District, is particularly exposed. Climate change lead to a ... -
Cloning and characterization of Cas9 in IPEC-J2 cells for CRISPR screens against porcine E. coli pathogen
(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 ... -
A Comparative Study of Forecasted Benefits from Historical and Current Street-Trees in Downtown Oslo. Implications for Management
(Master thesis, 2021)Urban trees and forests provide environmental, economic, social, and human health benefits collectively known as ecosystem services. Todays’ climate crisis and urbanization is linked to multiple challenges within cities ... -
Comparison of production and health status of purebred Holstein and Norwegian Red x Holstein crosses in the UK
(Master thesis, 2022)The goal of this thesis was to compare performance of purebred Holstein cows, Holstein crossed with Norwegian Red (NR) and various crossbreed combinations that included NR, by comparing their milk traits (kg. milk, fat ... -
Connection between degree of confident behaviour and social motivation in domestick mink
(Master thesis, 2019)Dyrevelferdsmessige utfordringer knyttet til gruppehold av husdyr er et viktig tema i den offentlige debatten, særlig av arter som i naturen lever som solitære rovdyr og med svært territoriale instinkter. Oppdrettsmink er ... -
CRISPR/Cas9 based knockout of genes in SHK-1 cell line, to investigate their role in development of Infectious salmon anemia virus infection
(Master thesis, 2022)In recent years, we have realized the potential of aquaculture as an industry to meet the goal of rising global food demand in a cost-effective manner, rooted in sustainable and environment friendly practices. Atlantic ... -
Detection and genotyping of Atlantic salmon structural variants with genome graphs
(Master thesis, 2022)Structural variants (SVs) are defined as genomic rearrangements of 50 base pairs (bp) or larger. Although they are less frequent in the genome, they can account for ten folds more variable base pairs than the widely studied ... -
Development, Biomass and Nitrogen Allocation, and Seed-Yield Components in Faba Bean (Vicia faba)
(Master thesis, 2022)Europe has a great demand in plant-protein for food and feed. A high amount of the demand is met by soy import from South America. Europe and Norway aim to become self-sufficient producers in plant-proteins. One of these ... -
The direct and indirect effects temperature and snow depth have on the germination of the alpine plant Dryas octopetala
(Master thesis, 2022)High-arctic ecosystems are facing rapid changes due to climate change. These regions are predicted to be heavily affect and see changes at a higher rate than any other. Temperature and snow depth are two climatic factors ... -
Disease development of Chondrostereum purpureum in common Norwegian plum cultivars
(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 ... -
Dyrevelferd hos slakteokser i melkekubesetninger på Østlandet
(Master thesis, 2022)Dyrevelferd får et stadig økt fokus fra forbrukere, produsenter og innen forskning. Dyrevelferdsprogrammet (DVP) utviklet av Animalia og vurderingsprotokoll for slakteokser av Welfare Quality (WQ), er to protokoller designet ... -
The effect of crop diversification in small fields on the community of natural enemies on the ground: A strip cropping experiment with white cabbage in the Netherlands
(Master thesis, 2020)Agricultural development has contributed significantly to the decline in biodiversity over the last century. Crop diversification is promoted as a strategy to mitigate this ongoing catastrophe. This study investigates the ... -
The effect of expanded and extruded process on pellets physical properties and in sacco rumen degradability
(Master thesis, 2021)Rumen degradability kinetics was investigated for concentrates with different physical functional properties. Three diets with SBM (30%) and barley (70%) were produced by ether expanded press process (Con) or by an extrusion ... -
The effect of harvest time of timothy on digestibility in equine with in sacco and in vitro methods
(Master thesis, 2022)The objective of the present thesis was to investigate how harvest time influence digestibility in horses, in addition, to compare three different methods evaluating digestibility. Timothy grass was harvested eight times ...