Metabolism department

The metabolism department carries out projects on drug evaluation and digestibility tests on ruminants and pigs, as well as digestibility determination of protein using ferrets as model animals.

Contact info

E-mail: helene.tynes.farstad@nmbu.no

Phone: +47 480 71 350

Visiting address

Opening hours

08:00 - 15:00

About the metabolism department

The department also carries out several types of sample processing, and is frequently used for teaching, and in tours for visitors at NMBU.

The department is an approved experimental animal department and has well-suited locations in the barn and stable. In the implementation of experimental projects and assignments, the focus is on quality assurance and animal welfare.

Experiments with cattle and horses are carried out with fistulated animals, and these animals can, among other things, also be used for studies in resource utilization and product quality.

Ferrets are an effective model animal for protein assessment and are used to achieve a rapid, accurate and scientifically documented method for measuring in vivo digestibility values of protein and amino acids.

• Prices for sample processing and animal hire

  For price information please contact the metabolism department

  For animal experiments (apart from horses), animal hire from SHF is also included.

  For in vitro and in sacco, the price for experimental animals must be added to the basic price. The days the animal is on trial also include the 2-week adaptation period.

  	Cost price (contribution)	Sales price (assignment)
  Product at an hourly rate:	NOK	NOK
  Generell labtilgang (inngangspris)			Per day per animal
  Horse trials			Per day per animal
  Horse Walker			Hour
  Model animals			Per trial period (4 animals in a week)
  Technical assistance			Hour
  Student assistance			Hour
  Product at unit price:
  In Sacco			Per test per time point
  Freeze drying of samples:			Per freeze dryer
  Hot air drying of samples:			pcs (per sample)
  Homogenization of samples:			pcs (per sample)
  Gas production (gas metering)			pcs (per sample)
  Daisy			Per test per time point

  For internal research and teaching purposes, as well as externally funded grant projects, the grant price applies.
  For externally funded commissioned projects and sales activities, the commissioned price applies.

  For animal experiments (except for horses), animal rental from the Centre for Animal Research will also be added.
  For in vitro and in sacco, the price for animals in trials must be added to the basic price.
  The days the animal is in trials also includes the habituation period of 2 weeks.

  1 day = 7.5 hours 1 week = 5 days

  Any additional labour is added as an hourly rate for technician/stud.ass
  There is an additional fee for work between 16:00 and 06:00 and on weekends and public holidays.
  Minimum working time for attendance for trial work is 2 hours

  
  Delivery address:
  Stoffskifteavdelingen, IHA Senter for husdyrforsøk, Ås gård Syverudveien 27 D
  N-1432 Ås

• Requisition form

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  Requisition Sample processing

  Requisition In Sacco

  Requisition In Vitro
• Fistula cows with holes in their stomachs

  At Ås Farm at NMBU, we have some cows that are a little different from most cows. These are the fistula cows, 12-14 of the kind. These cows have a hole in their rumen that is big enough to stick your hand into. The hole gives researchers and students a unique opportunity to study what goes on inside the cow.
  Read more about the fistula cows

Employees

Address

Besøksadresse : Senter for husdyrforsøk, Ås gård Syverudveien 27, 1432 Ås
Postadresse : Postboks 5003 1432 Ås