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Effects of lipids composition and structure in meat and dairy foods on digestibility and low-grade inflammation in cell, animals and humans

The project has had 4 active work packages (WP) of which WP1's research focus was to determine fatty acids in SN2 positions using a quantitative 13C NMR method directly on intact triglycerides. High-field NMR and advanced signal processing found the dominant fatty acid in the SN2 position for por...

Awarded: NOK 4.7 mill.

Project Period: 2018-2022

Location: Akershus

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

SmaT - Smart technology for sustainable agriculture

Smart technology must take into account the environment and society. To implement technology in a large scale is a process in which market, culture and social acceptance affect how products are developed, shaped and whether it is used in a large scale at all. Knowledge from the project Smart tec...

Awarded: NOK 1.2 mill.

Project Period: 2018-2021

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Farm-based adapted education for pupils in the secondary school

The main objective in the project is to explore the phenomenon of integrated farm-based educational programs with adapted education (TPO in Norway) for pupils in 8-10 grade, and their experience with the programme related to the activities, education process, motivation for further education and ...

Awarded: NOK 1.3 mill.

Project Period: 2018-2022

Location: Agder

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Smart sensor and optimisation systems for future food biorefineries

Enzymatic protein hydrolysis (EPH) is a process used to upgrade residual raw materials from animal and marine food production. Addition of enzymes degrades the raw material into soluble proteins and peptides, a fat fraction, as well as mineral-rich sediments. Three companies have participated in ...

Awarded: NOK 0.41 mill.

Project Period: 2018-2022

Location: Østfold

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Safe Packaging, Food and Migration

Food and food safety are highly important topics in the society today. The food should be safe, healthy and sustainable in every way. Naturally, this also includes the food packaging, which is important both for food quality and shelf life, reduced food waste and for food safety. When it comes to...

Awarded: NOK 0.77 mill.

Project Period: 2018-2021

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Avian pathogenic E. coli in Norwegian broiler Production - characterisation, identification of risk factors and prevention

The first week of life is a critical phase for broilers. The Norwegian poultry industry is aiming to reduce first-week mortality (FWM) in broilers to a level below 0.8 %. The research project APEC-Seq aims to reduce the overall occurrence of colibacillosis in broilers through a close collaboratio...

Awarded: NOK 0.67 mill.

Project Period: 2018-2024

Location: Akershus

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Future Farm: Morgendagens digitale løsninger for bonden

In the Future farm project, we have developed digital services aimed at the Norwegian dairy farmer. The use of sensors, automatic data-collection methods and data driven insights has been central to the projects work. We have gathered relevant data across the value chain in an ecosystem and used ...

Awarded: NOK 3.8 mill.

Project Period: 2018-2021

Location: Oslo

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Robotised cells to obtain efficient meat production for the Norwegian meat industry

The MeaTable project has aimed to develop a novel robotic «cell» for use in abattoirs for assisting with the primary cutting of carcasses. The main objective of the project has been to reduce the work load and strain on human workers. The cell can hold, lift, manipulate and orientate the carca...

Awarded: NOK 3.1 mill.

Project Period: 2018-2022

Location: Akershus

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Adaptation strategies for increased cereal production under a wetter future climate

Increasing precipitation, combined with increasing farm machinery size and poor drainage, will potentially have serious implications for Norwegian cereal production in the future. OPTIKORN has contributed to the knowledge-base needed for adaptation strategies that reduce soil compaction, waterlog...

Awarded: NOK 0.60 mill.

Project Period: 2018-2022

Location: Akershus

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

A novel adaptation strategy for forage production under wet growing conditions - robotization and high quality forages

The main aim of the GrassRobotics project was to establish a sustainable production system for forage production using a lightweight robot with cutting, collecting and transportation tools, combined with novel seed mixtures for frequent harvests and a wetter, longer growing season. The project e...

Awarded: NOK 1.3 mill.

Project Period: 2018-2022

Location: Akershus

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Development of a metabolomic- and immunological platform as a precision phenotyping tool for selection of pigs with improved resilience

For the international market for pig genetics, we have focused on disease resistance and robustness as a response to challenging environments. On a global scale, the Norwegian production conditions are very good, which indirectly might cause limited international growth potential for Norsvin in r...

Awarded: NOK 0.72 mill.

Project Period: 2018-2024

Location: Innlandet

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Presisjonsgjødsling til epletre

The aim of this project was to increase the total production of Norwegian produced apples of high quality and produced in an environmental friendly way. The total fruit consumption in Norway is increasing, but mostly from imported fruits so far. The project owner Hardanger Fjordfrukt, other fruit...

Awarded: NOK 4.7 mill.

Project Period: 2018-2024

Location: Vestland

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

New traits in pig and cattle based on 3D imaging technology

In this project, the Norwegian breeding organizations, Norsvin, Geno and Tyr have, together with NTNU and The University of Auckland (NZ) developed traits for animal breeding, based on image technology. The project has partly aimed to replace manual recordings of traditional traits within livesto...

Awarded: NOK 1.4 mill.

Project Period: 2018-2022

Location: Innlandet

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Increasing sustainability of Norwegian food production by tackling streptococcal infections in modern livestock systems

Udder infections of cows caused by the bacterium Streptococcus dysgalactiae have more than doubled in the last 15 years. At the same time, outbreaks of infectious arthritis in lambs caused by the same bacterium have become more frequent. The infections cause production losses, reduce animal welfa...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2018-2022

Location: Akershus

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Norwegian processed foods in the prevention of colorectal cancer

The project investigates the association between consumption of processed meat (sausage) and colorectal cancer (CRC). Norway has the highest incidence of CRC in Europe, and in two Norwegian prospective studies frequent consumption of sausages was associated with increased risk of CRC. It is there...

Awarded: NOK 0.97 mill.

Project Period: 2018-2022

Location: Akershus

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Improved precision in forage crop management

The overall aim of the project IMPRESS was to contribute to increased returns as well as environmentally sound production strategies in Norwegian forage farming. The basic idea was that principles and technologies from precision agriculture in cereal cropping can be adapted and developed further ...

Awarded: NOK 0.80 mill.

Project Period: 2018-2022

Location: Akershus

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Sustainable strawberry production in high plastic tunnels

BærKraft focuses on strawberry, the most important fruit- and berry crop in Norway. There has been a 45% increase of fruit and berry consumption in Norway over the recent five years, and it is estimated that this will continue to grow with another 50% over the next decade. The growing market dema...

Awarded: NOK 0.40 mill.

Project Period: 2018-2022

Location: Akershus

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

NORWEGIAN FRUIT GENETIC RESOURCES; HEALTHY, TASTE & NO WASTE

The overall goal of this research project was to evaluate fruit genetic resources of traditional apple, plum and raspberry cultivars in Norway in order to promote sustainable and innovative use of these resources by plant breeding programs, Norwegian fruit industry, Norwegian food processing indu...

Awarded: NOK 1.7 mill.

Project Period: 2018-2022

Location: Akershus

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Towards a Future for Common Grazing - rules, norms and cooperation in outlying grazing areas

The Norwegian countryside is changing rapidly. The traditional users have become fewer, at the same time those who still exist operate in a completely different way to what the generations before them did. There has been a gradual monotonization of agriculture and, together with the extensive str...

Awarded: NOK 1.2 mill.

Project Period: 2018-2023

Location: Akershus

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Turkey welfare indicators for improved animal welfare, health and sustainable food production

The project TURKEY-LATOR was a response to the Norwegian turkey industry’s urgent need for scientific knowledge about turkey welfare as a basis for developing an Animal Welfare Program (AWP turkey). The project included three work packages regarding 1) The welfare situation of Norwegian turkeys (...

Awarded: NOK 2.6 mill.

Project Period: 2017-2024

Location: Akershus

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Detection and inactivation of parasites on berries: development and implementation of food safety tools for the industry.

During the last decades, Norwegian consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables has been increasing steadily. At the same time, new food trends have led to different uses of these products; previous generations would make jam, but now it is more common to put berries in smoothies, without any heat t...

Awarded: NOK 2.3 mill.

Project Period: 2017-2021

Location: Akershus

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

The udder microbiota in dairy cows: importance for animal health and welfare, mastitis and milk quality

The healthy bovine udder produces high quality milk and is the starting point for quality milk products. Milk from the udder may also be a source of types of lactic acid bacteria that are used for the production of fermented dairy products. Until recently, the healthy udder has been considered to...

Awarded: NOK 1.9 mill.

Project Period: 2017-2022

Location: Akershus

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Elucidation of underlying factors influencing fertility in modern, efficient livestock production through novel epigenomics and metabolomics

The Norwegian breeding companies Geno and Norsvin have through decades conducted systematic breeding of their respective species, focusing on important properties such as growth, meat- and milk production as well as health and fertility. All breeding organizations are now experiencing a paradigm ...

Awarded: NOK 1.4 mill.

Project Period: 2017-2020

Location: Innlandet

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Reliable and efficient high-throughput phenotyping to accelerate genetic gains in Norwegian plant breeding (virtual phenomics; vPheno)

This project has developed and tested new technologies in both image analysis and genomic prediction that can facilitate a more precise selection of new plant varieties. This will give the plant breeder access to more precise data on the growth and development of the plants. Field trials with 3...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2017-2022

Location: Akershus

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Carbon storage in long-and short-term grasslands

Grasslands store large amounts of soil organic carbon (SOC) and this is an important element to be considered in land use systems that are part of the food production chain. The most central research tasks in this project were to find to what degree the ploughing frequency of a grassland together...

Awarded: NOK 1.3 mill.

Project Period: 2017-2022

Location: Akershus

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Digital dermatitis in Norwegian dairy cattle - a contagious foot disease threatening the animal welfare

Digital dermatitis (DD) is a contagious bovine foot disease characterized by infection of the digital skin with erosions, ulcerations and /or chronic hyperkeratosis/ proliferation. The disease often causes lameness with consequences for animal welfare and production of milk and beef. The objecti...

Awarded: NOK 1.1 mill.

Project Period: 2017-2022

Location: Akershus

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Land fragmentation in agriculture - causes, consequences and measures (LANDFRAG)

The research project Landfrag has aimed to get an overview of land fragmentation in agriculture, how farmers and owners experience this and what may be relevant measures. Scattered distribution of land is a phenomenon that more and more farmers are experiencing as the farms become bigger. However...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2017-2020

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

MeatCrafter - automatisk klassifisering av sau/lam

In Norway it's compulsory to classify all types of carcasses. The classification is a quality assessment of the carcass within a standardized framework. Norway uses the same classification system as in the EU; the EUROP system. Classification of sheep is a subjective assessment done by trained an...

Awarded: NOK 1.9 mill.

Project Period: 2017-2021

Location: Oslo

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Positive emotions and environmental enrichment in pigs

We studied behaviours indicating positive affective states when social groups of pigs got access to a limited amount of specific rooting materials twice a day in the weaning period (5 weeks). In the first study, we observed behaviours considered indicative of positive (exploration, play, tail cur...

Awarded: NOK 0.25 mill.

Project Period: 2017-2020

Location: Akershus

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Genetic Improvement of Feed Utilisation in Cattle and Pigs

A large scale feces sampling experiment to measure feed digestibility in pigs and calibrate NIR predictions is planned. In a pilot study, lignin was tested as a naturally in the feed occurring marker to measure digestibility. However, the lignin based measurements of digestibility were imprecise ...

Awarded: NOK 3.4 mill.

Project Period: 2017-2022

Location: Akershus

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