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NORDAM-SAM-Samarbeidet Norge – Nord- Amerika

Dr.stipendiat til prosj. 173277 Reduced risk of Fusarium and mycotoxin contamination in Norwegian cereals by the development of a..

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Awarded: NOK 2.1 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Improvement of the NorFor feed evaluation system for cattle with special emphasis on feed passage kinetics in the rumen (184240)

Feed evaluation systems are used for describing the nutritive value of feeds and the nutritional requirements of the animal. Therefore, they are vital for understanding of nutrition and for developing and implementing nutritional strategies in animal prod uction. The practical goal of feed evalua...

Awarded: NOK 10.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Microbiocidal coatings based on Sphagnum biopolymers for extending the shelf-life of fresh fish (184255)

At present only 1 in 3 temperate marine fish is sold to the consumer (mostly export) as high-quality, high-profit fresh fish. The rest is sold as lower-grade, lower-profit processed fish. If the shelf-life of fresh fish can be extended by only 20-30 % (2- 3 days) then the economic and social (in ...

Awarded: NOK 6.9 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Strategies for enhanced microbial safety of organic fermented sausages and herbal ingredients

The demand for organic foods is increasing. But still, the expressed political aim that 15% of foods from the agricultural sector in Norway shall be organically produced and sold within 2015 is a challenge. A prerequisite for the success of such products is that food producers are able to provide...

Awarded: NOK 5.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

CIGENE resource and core project proposals for the GENOFISK call May 8th

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Awarded: NOK 10.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Selection for reduced risk of early culling in dairy cattle: Comparison of alternative approaches to improve animal welfare

Both health and fertility problems increase the risk of early culling in dairy cattle, and are directly or indirectly connected to animal welfare. Hence, length of productive life may be used in selection for improved animal welfare through its relationsh ip with health and fertility of the anima...

Awarded: NOK 3.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Gizzard inflammation in broiler chickens and slaughter turkeys

Gizzard erosion and ulceration has been described as a health problem in commercial poultry in many reports, and from different regions of the world. We have recently detected that a condition affecting the gizzard is commonly found in randomly sampled li ve broilers and slaughter turkeys in Norw...

Awarded: NOK 7.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2013

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Utvikling og implementering av kurver basert på daglige registreringer av vekt og fôropptak i avlsarbeid på gris

Slaktegrisegenskaper som veksthastighet, fôrutnyttelse og kjøttprosent har uønska genetiske sammenhenger med purkeegenskaper som morsevne og holdbarhet. Dette begrenser avlsframgangen for disse egenskapene. I dag registreres tilvekst og fôrforbruk som enk le registreringer - "alder ved 100 kg" o...

Awarded: NOK 1.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Innlandet

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Control of docks (Rumex spp.) in organic fodder production - a true bottleneck in organic farmed branded dairy and meat products

Control of dock species are a true bottleneck in the development of grassland based organic production in Norway. Rumex obtusifolius, Rumex crispus and Rumex longifolius are among the most important perennial weeds in grassland areas throughout the world. These docks are undesirable in grassland...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Organic protein feed and edible oil from oilseed crops

Oilseed summary "Organic protein feed and edible oil from oilseed crops" is a four year research project with the aim of obtaining new knowledge for secure production of high-quality proteins for livestock feeds and edible oil for human consumption in No rwegian organic farming based on oilseed ...

Awarded: NOK 10.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Health of mother and child in relation to consumption of organic food during pregnancy and infancy. The Norwegian Mother and child Study

Perceived positive health effects of organic food is a major motivation among consumers for buying organic food. Yet, relatively little is known about associations between organic food in the diet and health effects. This project uses data from The Norweg ian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa),...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2012

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Produksjon og omsetning av økologisk solbær, rips og stikkelsbær (Ribes)

På grunn av positive miljø- og helseeffekter er det en meget sterk økning i etterspørselen etter økologisk dyrket frukt og bær. Ribes-artene (solbær, rips og stikkelsbær), og særlig særlig solbær, inneholder mye vitaminer og antioksidanter, som gjør dem s pesielt egnet i et sunt kosthold. Ribes b...

Awarded: NOK 3.9 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Buskerud

NORDAM-SAM-Samarbeidet Norge – Nord- Amerika

Dr.stipendiat til prosjekt 173206 A genome expression profiling strategy towards better disease control and improved animal welfare

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Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Biofilm, water quality and food production - Improving the water quality for prevention of food spoilage and foodborne diseases

Bacteria, moulds and yeasts constitute a great challenge and a significant quality problem for food industry, leading to a major economic impact for the producers due to cleaning, reduced shelf life and loss of products. Many foodborne pathogens are also waterborne pathogens. Increased knowledge ...

Awarded: NOK 3.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Functional genomics for optimized milk and meat quality

Summary: The present proposal is one of several coordinated projects intended to ensure a comprehensive genome-wide marker-description of the Norwegian cattle population and its diversity. The bovine genome sequence will be published in 2006. Norway has o ne of the world's best databases on the g...

Awarded: NOK 12.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Safe supply of climatically adapted forage seed through reduced storage losses

Winter damage, especially due to ice encasement, is an overriding factor governing the demand for forage seed in Norway. Global warming implies greater risks for ice damage because of winter rainfall and temperature fluctuations. Due to variations in seed yield and the highly unpredictable natur...

Awarded: NOK 0.68 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Effektiv kjøttproduksjon med ammekyr

Det er i dag mangel på storfekjøtt produsert i Norge, og import er nødvendig for å dekke behovet i markedet. Årsaken er at antallet mjølkekyr, og dermed basisen for produksjonen av storfekjøtt i Norge, er på veg ned. Om ikke noe gjøres vil underskuddet på storfekjøtt øke sterkt i årene som komme...

Awarded: NOK 3.8 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

From Food to Waste to Food: Developing gourmet mushroom substrate from municipal source separated food waste and forest by-products

Mushrooms hold a great potential for recycling organic wastes. Their cultivation on safer, more eco-friendly and sustainable media receives considerable attention within mushroom science and the industry internationally. At the same time, municipal waste composters, now equipped with advanced tec...

Awarded: NOK 1.3 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Innlandet

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Optimal helse, velferd og mattrygghet for kvalitetsprodukter fra norske geiter.

Geiteprodukter har hatt framgang i Europa inkludert i våre naboland, de siste ti årene. Geitas fremtoning og spenstighet i forhold til andre dyr samt naturlig uteliv (beite) appellerer, og den positive holdningen til geita som husdyr smitter over på forbr ukernes holdninger og gir økt etterspørse...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2013

Location: Akershus

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Kulturelle landskap i den rurale periferien: Fra utgått landbrukspolitikk til innovativ landskapspolitikk

Hovedmålet med prosjektet er å utvikle grunnleggende kunnskap om sammenhengen mellom privat og kollektiv verdiskaping i kulturelle landskap og utforme strategier, verktøy og modeller som grunnlag for en innovativ landskapspolitikk i den rurale periferien. I dag mangler en politikk som gjør det...

Awarded: NOK 5.6 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Telemark

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Safe and cost-effective production of dry-cured meat with reduced mould growth

Mould contamination on dry-cured meat is periodically a significant quality problem leading to a major economic impact for the producers due to cleaning and loss of products. In addition the mould growth may represent a health risk for the staff due to th e allergenic potential of the moulds and ...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

On the economics of Sámi reindeer herding: Policy analysis to reduce overgrazing and conflicts

The objective of this project is to analyse the effects of different types of economic policies on reindeer abundance, grazing quality and income. In particular, we will focus on subsidized slaughtering, grazing fees and reindeer quotas. The impact of quo tas will be studied in combination with f...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

A genome expression profiling strategy towards better disease control and improved animal welfare

An immunogenetic approach to disease control strives to define genetic markers for susceptibility and/or resistance to diseases through identification of genes involved in immune function and immune regulation. Genetic factors regulating immune responses are essential for an animal?s ability to s...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Utnytting av molekylære metoder i miljøvennlig bekjempelse av sjukdommer i gulrot

Prosjektet omfatter optimal utnyttelse av bioteknologiske metoder (PCR) for å bekjempe plantesjukdommer i gulrot, som er en av de viktigste grønnsakvekstene i Norge med førstehåndsverdien på ca 150 mill. kr. årlig. Soppsjukdommer er årsak til store tap b åde under produksjon og omsetning av gulr...

Awarded: NOK 2.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Health promoting compounds in barley and oat

The project will focus on barley and oat, both cereals with substantial fibre, antioxidant and oligosaccharide levels. Milling and related processing will be performed under industrial or pilot-plant conditions using state-of-the-art technology with the p urpose of achieving fractions rich in ant...

Awarded: NOK 4.9 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2013

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

Dissecting the process of plastid division in higher plants using functional genomics approaches

Plant cells contain plastids, vital organelles representing the ultimate source of all food production. Plastids are not created de novo but arise by division from pre-existing cytosolic plastids but despite recent progress in the field new approaches are needed to unravel this fundamental biolo...

Awarded: NOK 7.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Rogaland

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

Utvikle kunnskap og metoder for å produsere gode produksjonsklare planter av jordbær og bringebær

Produksjonsklare planter er planter med ferdig utviklete blomsteranlegg, som gir avling 2- 3 mnd. etter planting. Gartnerhallen vil starte produksjon av slike planter av jordbær og bringebær av en tilfredsstillende kvalitet. For å klare dette vil det skaf fes ny kunnskap om vekstfysiologien hos j...

Awarded: NOK 1.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Irrigation water as a potential source of foodborne pathogens in vegetables consumed raw with special focus on lettuce

This project aims to evaluate the extent to which water is a potential source of foodborne pathogens on Norwegian vegetables, particularly lettuce, that are eaten raw. The goal is to suggest practical means to reduce the risk. This is because water is use d in all steps in the production of lettu...

Awarded: NOK 1.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Oestrus and oestrus behaviour in NRF and Holstein breeds in modern cattle housing systems

Good health and fertility are crucial for animal welfare, production efficiency and sustainability in milk and beef production. In the NFR breed, these traits have been selected for over time, thus expanding the distribution of this breed worldwide. Expor t of semen and animals is very important,...

Awarded: NOK 2.1 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Innlandet

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