Margareth Øverland

Margareth Øverland

Professor

  • Ernæring og fysiologi for enmagede dyr

Margareth Øverland has a BSc and MSc in animal nutrition from Montana State University in Montana USA and a PhD in animal nutrition from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU). Today, she is a professor in aquaculture nutrition at NMBU and she is the Center Director of a Center for Research-based Innovation (CRI), Foods of Norway. Margareths' research focus is to develop high-quality novel feed ingredients based on renewable natural resources such as tree biomass, marine macroalgae, and animal and fish co-products by use of advanced biotechnology and biorefinery technology. The research also aims to improve feed efficiency by innovative feed-processing technology and by use of advanced genomic analysis to support genetic adaptation of fish and other farm animals to the novel feed ingredients.