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FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

Fine mapping and molecular characterisation of quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting hernia in pigs

Hernia is shown to be a serious problem in pig production, causing severe economic loss for the pig producers. The most common types are inguinal/scrotal hernia (IH) and umbilical hernia (UH). IH refers to hernial contents present in the inguinal canal an d/or that organs protrude into the scrotu...

Awarded: NOK 2.3 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Innlandet

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Recreational homes in the hinterland of urban regions - development and implications.Dr.gr.stip

Norway has seen a substantial growth in numbers (doubled since 1970), standards and investments (mean sales values doubled since 1999) in recreational homes (second homes). Such a persistent development should be regarded as an essential manifestation ent ailed with implications for land use, soc...

Awarded: NOK 4.9 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Innlandet

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Improved goat herd health - closing in on the goal

In Norway, caprine paratuberculosis is endemic in several regions in Norway and 5-10 % of the goat herds have official restrictions because of paratuberculosis. Thus, the disease can have a substantial negative impact on the economy of goat farming. In t he endemic regions, paratuberculosis has ...

Awarded: NOK 2.6 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Reduced risk of Fusarium and mycotoxin contamination in Norwegian cereals by the development of a rapid screening system

Fusarium infection in cereals has become a problem world-wide. Species of Fusarium produce mycotoxins that leave the grains unsuitable for consumption. In the 2004 harvest, alarming levels of the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) was registered in grain lots of Norwegian grown wheat and oats. This ...

Awarded: NOK 11.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Sheep Welfare in the Food Chain

Sheep production is of major importance and with future potential for Norwegian livestock industry as well as rural societies, landscape and culture. Sheep production represent on of the more extensive production forms and has been less subject to industr ialisation of the livestock production. H...

Awarded: NOK 9.3 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2012

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Festulolium with improved forage quality and winter survival for Norwegian farming

"Development of Festulolium with improved forage quality and winter survival for Norwegian farming" is a five year research project aiming to assess forage quality and winter survival of Festulolium in Norway and develop germplasm for selection of cultiva rs with superior adaptation to Norwegian ...

Awarded: NOK 15.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Sheep genotypes and environments for less mastitis and better lamb survival

About 15% of all lambs born die before they are taken from their mothers. Investigations indicate that 6-9% of the ewes are culled because of mastitis. The economic loss for the sheep industry is substantial. Animal welfare is reduced. Lamb survival and m astitis may be both genetically and envir...

Awarded: NOK 5.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Agronomic- and processing protocols in the production of sweet onions enriched in oligosaccharides and quercetin glucosides.

This project focuses on two new onion productions, aiming to increase the total onion consumption in Norway, through developing production- and postharvest protocols for two new onion productions, developing productions of onions that will be marketed bas ed on their consumer friendliness, taste ...

Awarded: NOK 10.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Effective and sustainable control strategies for downy mildews in onion, lettuce and cucumber in Norway

Downy mildew infections in vegetable crops cause leaf lesions with subsequent crop losses. The project aims to improve the control of downy mildews of high value field grown lettuce, onion and cucumber in Norway through development of disease forecasting systems. These three crops have approx. an...

Awarded: NOK 8.6 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Control of weevils in strawberry production by using plant volatiles and other alternative methods

Damage done by weevils is increasing in Norwegian strawberry production. Solving this problem is given top priority by the Association of Norwegian Strawberry Growers in their ranking of R&D needs. The weevils are 1) the strawberry blossom weevil (Anthono mus rubi), and 2) the Otiorhynchus root w...

Awarded: NOK 10.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Akershus

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Laks og verdiskaping i Trondheimsfjordsregionen, dr.gr.stip

Prosjektsammendrag: Målet med prosjektet er å skaffe til veie kunnskap som skal bidra til å videreutvikle laksefiske som næring i Trondheimsfjordsregionen, med basis i grunneiernes store satsning på oppleie av kilenotfisket i fjorden. Gjennom et samarbei d mellom fou miljøer, grunneierorganisasj...

Awarded: NOK 5.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Planter for norsk klima

Prosjektet skal bidra til et målrettet utvalgsarbeid innen busker og trær. Dette utvalgsarbeidet skal gi et utvidet plantetilbud for offentlige og private plantebrukere. Plantene skal være testet og funnet egnet for ulike bruksområder, både med hensyn til klimatilpasning og bruksmåter i ulike mi...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Ukjent Fylke

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Friskt materiale av julestjerne ved behandling, karantene og fremavl

Prosjektets mål er at G3 Ungplanter skal levere julestjernestiklinger av høy kvalitet uten skadegjørere. Julestjerne er den viktigste potteplantekulturen i Norge. G3 Ungplanter produserer 75 % av stiklingene for det norske markedet, i tillegg til eksport. Bedriften produserer eliteplanter, og må...

Awarded: NOK 3.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Agder

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Fôring av purker i oppdretts- og dieperioden

Dagens anbefaling for fôring av purker bygger på 10 år gamle forsøk (dieperioden og drektighetsperioden), samt utenlandske forsøk og praktisk erfaring (opdrettsperioden). Siden disse forsøkene ble gjort har dyrematerialet blitt endra betydelig gjennom avl , i retning av magrere dyr med raskere ti...

Awarded: NOK 1.3 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Innlandet

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Avl for lammeslakt med optimal fettmengde

Gilde Norsk Kjøtt ønsker å videreutvikle Nor-X kjøttsau ved å sette større fokus på fett i tillegg til muskelmengde som har vært viktigste seleksjonskriterium for utvalg av avlsdyr til nå. Gilde ønsker å avle for en kjøttsau med god muskelvekst, men samti dig med en moderat/optimal mengde fett. D...

Awarded: NOK 1.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Oslo

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Protected Areas as Resourced for Coastal and Rural Business Development, dr.gr.stip.

The main objective is to improve the level of knowledge on how different factors influence the possibilities for business development in protected areas. In particular spatial, institutional and procedural structures that influence business development in protected areas will be investigated. Fo...

Awarded: NOK 7.6 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

SIP-Strategiske instituttprogram

The future of Norway's natural and cultural heritage: applying scenario, foresight and forecast methodologies within an ecosystem context

In light of the increasingly diverse demands being placed on the natural and cultural heritage of Norwegian ecosystems there is a need to adopt new management systems that apply the body of scientific knowledge that is currently available. While the ecosy stem approach advocated by the Convention...

Awarded: NOK 14.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SIP-Strategiske instituttprogram

CONtinuity and Change - Cultural ENvironments and SUStainable landscape development -CONCENSUS

CONCENSUS is focused on achieving knowledge to sustain management of cultural heritage environments and esthetic values in a landscape context. It is designed to develop knowledge built on a close collaboration between managers of cultural heritage nation ally, regionally and locally and an inter...

Awarded: NOK 20.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Oslo

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Umbrella branding of regional product concepts: Marketing and inter-organizational challenges in implementation of the Fjord Norway Brand

Branding has been recognized as the management philosophy and the critical agenda for the Executive Board in most industries worldwide (de Chernatony, 2001). However, the knowledge and use of the branding strategic option is to some extent limited in many Norwegian industries (MMI, 2001), and pa...

Awarded: NOK 5.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Vestland

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Optimising the antioxidant effect of Se in wheat

Selenium (Se) is a key antioxidant of major importance to health of living organisms. A series of stressors (e.g. radiation, chemicals) can induce free radicals in living tissues and subsequently negative effects such as oxidative stress and DNA/RNA damag e occur. The antioxidant effect of Se is ...

Awarded: NOK 5.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Opportunities for Norwegian production of bio-diesel from agricultural crops

Søknader/Biodiesel Summary Summary "Opportunities for Norwegian production of bio-diesel from agricultural crops" is a four year research project with the aim of obtaining new knowledge necessary for the development of bio-diesel production from agricul tural crops in Norway. This will be done ...

Awarded: NOK 4.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Akershus

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Innovative Communities: Collective Entrepreneurship in a Rural Community Context

This project focuses on the collective entrepreneurial resources of innovative rural communities. The aim is to contribute to an increased set of tools for stimulating entrepreneurial activity at community level. Supportive measures both at individual, co mmunity and municipality level are emphas...

Awarded: NOK 2.6 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

SIP-LMD-SIP finansiert av Landbruksog matdepartementet

Improved welfare in sheep production - Preventive measures, disease resistance and robustness related to tick-borne fever in sheep

The greatest welfare challenges for sheep during grazing are tick-borne fever (TBF), blow-flies, alveld and predators. Production losses on tick infested pastures are substantial, and it is expected that more than 300 000 lambs/sheep are affected by TBF. In sustainable farming, particularly organ...

Awarded: NOK 3.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Animal welfare in new housing systems for dairy goats

The project NORAS HUS started in February 2004. The aim was to develop and gain experiences with new, future-oriented housing systems for dairy goats. In the project period the plan is to raise two pilot buildings in Nordland county and two buildings in T roms county. Different systems will be t...

Awarded: NOK 0.94 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Oslo

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Changing cultural landscapes: stakeholders` preferences, values and priorities

The cultural landscape in Norway is under pressure due to several factors, including: urban development, intensification and more uniformity, and overgrowing and abandonment of earlier arable land. Our aim in this project is to consider different scenario s for possible development in Norwegian l...

Awarded: NOK 2.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Oslo

SIP-LMD-SIP finansiert av Landbruksog matdepartementet

Recycling organic waste - effects on soil quality, plant nutrient supply and environmental impact

Return of organic wastes to soils is a step towards more closed nutrient cycles, greater sustainability and reduced environmental loads. Because of the enormously variation of availability of plant nutrient as nitrogen and phosphorus between different org anic waste types, there is a great demand...

Awarded: NOK 8.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2012

Location: Akershus

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Innovativ fisketurisme i innlandet (INNOFINN) - en analyse av ressurs, produkt, marked og økonomi som grunnlag.Tilleggsøknad

Det er lange tradisjoner for næringsmessig utnytting av utmarksressursene i Norge og det er i løpet av de siste 15 årene gjort en rekke politiske vedtak om en ytterligere satsing på utnyttelsen av disse ressursene. Det er et uttalt mål at omsetningen av i nnlandsfiske skal øke med 45 % i løpet av...

Awarded: NOK 3.1 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Innlandet

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Norske kvalitetsplommer - friske fram til forbrukar

Det er sterk konkurranse i fruktmarknaden, men alle dei store omsetningskjedene i Norge meiner dei kan selja meir storfrukta norske kvalitetsplommer. Hovudutfordringa i dei næraste åra er å sikra høg kvalitet og jamn mogning av dei marknadsførde plommene. Dette krev at dyrkarane haustar til ret...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Vestland

MATJORD-Program for forskning innenfor jordbruksog matproduksjon

Løsdrift for mjølkeproduksjon hos ku.

Prosjektet har som mål å frambringe nye kunnskaper om tekniske og funksjonelle forhold ved løsdriftsfjøs som har betydning for dyras helse og velferd, og som gir mulighet for lavere bygge- og driftskostnader. Hovedfokus vil være planløsninger og handterin gslinjer, golv og gjødselhandtering, samt...

Awarded: NOK 16.0 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2010

Location: Oslo

MATJORD-Program for forskning innenfor jordbruksog matproduksjon

Effekt av fôrsammensetning og slaktetidspunkt på tilvekst, fôrutnytting, slaktekvalitet, beinhelse og etisk produksjon hos slaktekylling

Forbedringer på fôr, dyremateriale og mannagement har ført til raskere tilvekst og bedre fôrutnytting i slaktekyllingproduksjon. Samtidig har slakteladeren blitt redusert for å tilfredsstille markedet på hel grillet kylling som i dag ligger på ca 950 gram . Dette har ført til at mange kull nå sla...

Awarded: NOK 2.8 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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