Browsing Master’s theses (BioVit) by Title
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Accumulation and depuration of geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol in Japanese seabass (Lateolabrax japonicus) fed diets containing different dietary protein and lipid levels in a recirculating aquaculture system
(Master thesis, 2021)Muddy flavour caused by microbially synthesized geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol (2-MIB) represents a quality challenge for production of fish in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS). The current study was conducted to ... -
Achieving equity (with)in Food Policy Councils : confronting structural racism and centering community
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis investigated if Food Policy Councils (FPCs) are effectively democratizing and shaping a more equitable food system for all, or are they replicating the existing structural inequality embedded within the ... -
Aerated steam treatment against grey mould in strawberry transplants
(Master thesis, 2021)Grey mould caused by Botrytis spp. is one of the most important fungal pathogens in strawberry and is often present in strawberry transplants in the form of latent infections. In the past, heat treatment has been effective ... -
Agroecological Education Initiatives for the Construction of Food Sovereign and Politicized Communities: A Case Study of Brazil and the US
(Master thesis, 2020)The following work is a reflection on the design and implementation of the Bay Area Farmer Training program (BAFT) located in California USA and SERTA’s Agroecology training program located in Pernambuco Brazil, both of ... -
Agroecological practice : the relevance of permaculture-based land-design for sustainability and resilience on the farm : a case study in Gopta village, West Bengal, India
(Master thesis, 2021)Intensive agriculture does not only adversely affect farmland biodiversity but also causes rapid environmental degradation. Harmful chemicals involved in such high-yielding industrial agriculture have led to consumers’ and ... -
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 ... -
Answering the Call : Motivation and Experiences of Leaders in the Global Regenerative Forestation Movement
(Master thesis, 2020)Forestation, the planting and cultivation of trees, is an important strategy utilized by community groups, farmers, NGOs, and governments, to counteract catastrophic climate change. Regenerative forestation is an ecological ... -
Apparent Digestibility of key feed ingredients by largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)
(Master thesis, 2021)The aim of this project was to determine apparent digestibility coefficients (ADC) of macronutrients, amino acids (AA), phosphorus (P) and energy (EN) in protein-rich ingredients in extruded diets for largemouth bass ... -
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, ... -
The assessment of urban and peri-urban agriculture in Kumasi metropolis, Ghana
(Master thesis, 2019)Presently, half of the world’s population lives in urban areas and the rate of urban development is expected to remain the same in this 21st century, with most of the growth taking place in the developing world. The ... -
Atferds-egenskaper hos søye og lam som påvirker tidlig lammedød : en sammenlikning av Norsk Kvit Sau og Gammalnorsk Spælsau
(Master thesis, 2020)Lammedødelighet er et velferdsproblem og en økonomisk belastning. Det er flere faktorer som kan forårsake høy lammedød blant annet dårlig morsatferd, fødselsvansker, svak livskraft og manglende samspill mellom søya og ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
Breeding of Begonia tuberhybrida using modern biotechnology
(Master thesis, 2017)Tuberous begonias (Begonia tuberhybrida) are popular ornamental bedding plants, of which approximately 300 000 units are being produced in Norway each year, and novel cultivars are a Norwegian export article. Blue and ... -
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 ...