Feed from the sea gives healthier farmed animals and tastier meatEverything from sheep to salmon to chickens that eat seaweed can benefit.
22 September - Cecilie Sviland Walde (VET)PhD degree - Trial Lecture and Public Defense. Cecilie Sviland Walde, Department of Production Animal Clinical Sciences (ProdMed), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will defend her PhD thesis "What is th…
New Journal Paper on Rainfall shocks and inequality have heterogeneous effects on farmers' seed purchase decisions in East AfricaThe paper on "Rainfall shocks and inequality have heterogeneous effects on farmers' seed purchase decisions in East Africa" written by Clifton Makate, Arild Angelsen, Stein Terje Holden, and Ola Tveit…
Local and sustainable protein sources for weaned pigletsPiglets eating yeast grown on sugar from spruce trees have a healthier gut at weaning, new research shows.
Can fish grow on trees? Yes!Yeast produced from tree sugars can be used as a valuable feed ingredient to promote growth and health in Atlantic salmon, new research shows.
Is a healthier fish a happier fish? What the fish eats may impact its behaviourWhat feed ingredients we use may be linked to how fish behave in stressful situations. This could have significant implications for the aquaculture industry.
Feeding our animals Norwegian seaweed gives better meat to eatLocal and sustainable food is in demand, and with the world’s second longest coastline, seaweed can play an important role in Norway's self-sufficiency. Feeding our cattle with sugar kelp can have gre…
The future of Norwegian aquaculture lies in the treesToday, Norwegian aquaculture is dependent on imported feed ingredients. However, yeast grown on sugars from Norwegian spruce trees may replace imported proteins and can even make the fish healthier an…
New findings can revolutionize aquacultureSalmon that makes efficient use of its feed is crucial in order to ensure sustainable growth in aquaculture. Hanne Dvergedal in Foods of Norway has discovered a pioneering method to detect the most ef…
Feeding pigs yeast from trees can promote healthy gut bacteriaFeeding pigs a novel diet with yeast from spruce trees as the protein source may have a positive impact on their intestinal health.
