• Effect of dietary protein and lipid sources on technical quality of pellets for Atlantic salmon 

  Karki, Regan (Master thesis, 2022)

  The purpose of the research was to examine technical quality of pellets added protein (P) and oil (O) sources of vegetable (V) or marine (M) origin. Four different diets for Atlantic salmon smolts were produced with 1) ...

• Effect of packaging materials and storage conditions on development on tip rot in carrot 

  Kvamme, Torstein (Master thesis, 2022)

  Tuppråte er eit aukande problem ved lagring av norske gulrøter, og fører til mykje svinn og tap av god Gulrot er ein av dei viktigaste grønsakene dyrka i Noreg. I 2020 vart det produsert 54 000 tonn gulrot som utgjer ein ...

• Mohairgeit i Norge – muligheter og utfordringer for fremtiden 

  Munz, Ingvild (Master thesis, 2021)

  Kulturlandskapet i Norge er i sterk gjengroing. Geiter har et annet beitemønster enn sau og storfe, som er mer egnet til å åpne opp gjengrodde områder. I dag er melkegeiter de vanligste geitene i Norge. Siden markedet for ...

• Dietary effects on growth, skin morphology and stress marker genes of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) smolts 

  Trovaag, Julie Elise (Master thesis, 2021)

  The transfer of smolts from freshwater to saltwater is a challenging period during the commercial production of Atlantic salmon. The fish undergoes profound behavioural, developmental, and physiological changes. Additionally, ...

• Vektnedgang i smolt av Atlanterhavslaks (Salmo salar) - fra ferskvann til saltvann 

  Kumwenda, Anna Chiluba Lillevik (Master thesis, 2021)

  Atlanterhavslaksen er en anadrom fisk, som vil si at den vandrer mellom ferskvann og saltvann i forskjellige stadier i livet. Oppdrettslaksen blir flyttet fra ferskvann til saltvann når den går fra parr-stadiet til smolt. ...

• Kastrerte oksar : ein joker til å nytte ubrukte norske inn- og utmarksbeiteressursar? 

  Fausko, Margit (Master thesis, 2022)

  I lys av klima- og naturkrisa, aukande svolt og fare for internasjonal uro, er det behov for å gjere matsystem meir berekraftige. Å ta i bruk ledige beiteressursar i den norske storfeproduksjonen kan vere eit godt grep i ...

• Cultivating sustainable cannabis in the Danish Medicinal Cannabis Pilot Programme : a case study at OC CARE ApS 

  Avila Gomez, Nelson Eduardo (Master thesis, 2021)

  In my research I explore the Danish Medicinal Cannabis Pilot Programme (Pilot Programme). The study was done with the case of OC Care ApS’ (OC Care) Envision Concept, a legislation-compliant growth facility with a controlled ...

• The relevancy of stakeholder engagement in aiding the sustainable shift : an investigation through the eyes of farmers 

  Costello, Joanna Elizabeth (Master thesis, 2021)

  With growing awareness of the agricultural industry’s struggle to internalise and implement the sustainability shift, new methods for aiding the shift are being sought. As a growing number of findings can connect with ...

• A descriptive study of the physical quality of commercial broiler pellets across the world 

  Wang, Ying (Master thesis, 2021)

  This thesis work intends to give a general insight into commercial broiler pellets' physical quality and discuss the differences from a scientific point of view. The samples were delivered to the Norwegian University of ...

• Study of the soil macrofauna in tropical cacao-based agroforestry systems in the Dominican Republic 

  Guittonneau, Marie (Master thesis, 2021)

  Diversified tropical cacao-based agroforestry systems are part of the agroecological movement aiming, inter alia, at creating food systems that do not undermine the ecosystem services. However, the temporal and intra-system ...

• Policies for agroforestry and diversification of productions in Wallonia 

  Floymont, Geoffrey Emile E. (Master thesis, 2021)

  Agroecology is more and more acknowledged as one of solutions toward sustainable transitions of our food systems. Practices such as agroforestry and diversification of production are part of the strategies used within an ...

• The suitability of "the Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation" in a European context 

  Anthonioz, Agathe (Master thesis, 2021)

  Agroecology is increasingly being considered to address sustainability issues in current agricultural systems. In order to assess the impacts of this new approach, FAO has developed the Tool for Agroecology Performance ...

• Enhancing biodiversity in French crop production systems : Cost-benefits analysis on five measures from the Ecostack project 

  Durand, Alexandre (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 ...

• Mapping agroecology initiatives in Austria and Germany 

  Brumer, Anna Théodora (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 ...

• Alkalisk havre til mjølkekyr : Effekt på mjølkeyting og kjemisk innhald i mjølk undersøkt i eit feltforsøk 

  Rønnekleiv, Jakob Andre (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 ...

• A Sociotechnical Analysis in Market Gardening Systems : understanding the barriers and levers to agroecological soil management in Provence. 

  Michel, Elsa (Master thesis, 2021)

• Exploring epigenetic resistance to infectious salmon anaemia in Atlantic salmon by genome-wide bisulfite sequencing in heart tissue 

  Ekvall, Hans (Master thesis, 2021)

  The viral disease infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) is an ever-present threat to salmon farmers globally. Since its appearance it has been responsible for crises in the industry and has changed the way in which salmon are ...

• Evaluering av avlsrestriksjoner til kontroll av innavl hos norsk-svensk kaldblodstraver 

  Bakken, Vilde Martine Grøv (Master thesis, 2021)

  Innavlsraten hos norsk-svensk kaldblodstraver har over lengre periode vært høy, på grunn av sterk seleksjon for prestasjonsegenskaper med liten overordnet kontroll av avlsprogrammet. Store avkomsgrupper og høyt slektskap, ...

• Simulating Future Climate Scenarios: The Effect on Nitrogen Utilization in Organic Fertilizers on Carrot Crops 

  Blindheim, Monica Sofie (Master thesis, 2021)

  The anthropogenic addition of reactive nitrogen (Nr) to the biosphere has increased ten-fold in the last century affecting both the nitrogen (N) cycle, and indirectly, the carbon cycle. From the agriculture sector, over ...

• Using herd-averages of feed efficiency as training data for genomic selection 

  Wulijibuhe, X (Master thesis, 2021)

  Genomic selection on feed efficiency traits in dairy cows can save more feed costs and result in more sustainable dairy industry. Here we estimate the accuracy of genomic selection regarding dry matter intake in dairy ...

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