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FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Optibeef - Increased meat production from beef cattle herds

Production-reproduction Calving records was used to study birthweight and calf lifetime production of suckler cows. Both studies showed significant effects of farm, breed, region and breed x region interaction. Automatic heat detection was compared with visual signs of oestrus in a Hereford her...

Awarded: NOK 1.9 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2019

Location: Akershus

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Children and food preferences in the light of the Norwegian taste

There is a large potential for a better health in the population by improving diet and dietary behavior (Horizon 2020, Meld.St.16, Meld.St. 34). It is particularly important to facilitate a healthy and varied diet for children and adolescents, as food habits and behaviors are established at an ea...

Awarded: NOK 0.71 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2019

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Norwegian wheat with optimized protein content and high baking quality

Wheat produced in Norway has often varying gluten functionality and lower protein content than is requested from the milling- and baking industry. These quality changes has become more prominent due to unfavorable weather in recent years. The QualityWheat project was launched to improve these qua...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2019

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Production of high quality goat milk through increased use of Norwegian feed resources and improved feed utilization

Norwegian goat milk production has an important role in Norwegian agriculture by producing high quality milk and dairy products based on the utilization of local feed resources and as helping preserve the agricultural landscape. In recent years, TINE has invested considerable resources in devel...

Awarded: NOK 2.6 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2021

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

The two most costly infections in Norwegian cattle. Is it possible to control bovine respiratory syncytial virus and bovine coronavirus?

The primary objective of this project was to generate fundamental knowledge to reduce the occurrence of bovint respiratorisk syncytialvirus (BRSV) and bovint coronavirus (BCoV)which in the Norwegian cattle population. Secondary objectives were to: Generate knowledge of occurrence of both inf...

Awarded: NOK 1.7 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2017

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Emerging antimicrobial resistance in the food chain: Epidemiology and preventive measures against ESBL producing E. coli

Awarded: NOK 1.1 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2017

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Optimal Grazing Strategy for Dairy Cows

Grazing may be a cheap and high quality feed to dairy cows and grazing may provide good animal welfare. However, there is a requirement for either supplementation with concentrates or better grazing systems to sustain high yielding dairy cows on pasture. Pasture allocation to ensure sufficient f...

Awarded: NOK 0.17 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2017

Location: Akershus

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Simple winter housing systems for sheep - Consequences for health, welfare, production and economy

The research project FåreBygg, which was launched in 2013, will be completed by June 2019. The project was based on the industry's need for knowledge of cost-effective sheep building and operating solutions, and was developed and carried out in close collaboration between partners from the sheep ...

Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2019

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Genome-based improvement of bovine milk fat composition

Awarded: NOK 1.2 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2017

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Økt verdiskaping ved kommersialisering av system for fangst, lagring og rasjonell utnyttelse av bærekraftig energi i norsk veksthusnæring.

The Research Council and its partners has aimed to provide the basis for a clean, cost-effective production in greenhouses to match international competition where sustainable energy and robotics in the future may provide crops not know at present in Norwegian commercial production. This R & D pr...

Awarded: NOK 0.67 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2017

Location: Vestfold

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Incorporation of cereal and yeast dietary fibres into new innovative healthy food products.

Dietary advices promote a high consumption of fruits, vegetables and cereal products due to their high content of dietary fibre (DF). Such constituents influence the physical conditions of the small and large intestine, bind compounds from food and influence the gut microbiota that further induce...

Awarded: NOK 1.1 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2016

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Mycotoxins and toxigenic fungi in Norwegian pig farming: consequences for animal health and possible intervention strategies

One of the main objectives of the project was to test whether a commercial microbe is suitable for breaking down and releasing the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) in pig feed. In order to obtain basic data on the absorption and metabolism of the toxin in pigs, we conducted a study where we exposed...

Awarded: NOK 0.60 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2019

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Psychosocial work factors and mental health in Norwegian farmers during three decades

The most important resource in agriculture is the human capital. The farming industry in Norway, as in most developed countries, has undergone major changes over the course of the last 30-40 years. Have these changes made an impact on the psychosocial work factors and mental health of farmers? Fa...

Awarded: NOK 0.38 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2017

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Necrotic enteritis in turkeys: Prophylactic measures, early detection and non-antibiotic treatments

In Norway, necrotic enteritis (NE) in turkeys is the main cause of usage of therapeutic antibiotics in poultry. New measures are needed in order to reduce the occurrence of NE, and thus reduce the use of antibiotics and improve animal welfare. We have collected data indicating that NE mostly oc...

Awarded: NOK 0.52 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2018

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Oats in the prevention of metabolic syndrome

The overall aim of the project was to generate new knowledge for developing products based on oat, or fractions of oats, with potential to prevent obesity and development of metabolic syndrome. A strategy to combat obesity is to develop products that enhance satiety, for example by inhibiting fat...

Awarded: NOK 0.93 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2016

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

An energy dynamic Norwegian greenhouse industry (VeksthusDynamikk)

Main goal: An energy efficient and environmentally friendly greenhouse production Results: - Optimal CO2-monitoring gives good economy. Up to 100 % increase was documented in photosynthesis/growth by high CO2-level (800-1200 ppm) at high temperature (about 30 ?C) for 6 hours in the midle of th...

Awarded: NOK 0.50 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2017

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Strategies in dairy and beef production for meeting the demand of food based on a climate- and cost efficient use of domestic feeds

-The background for this project is the statement from the Norwegian government that the domestic food production should increase proportionally with the demand of a growing population, and that use of the domestic feed resources should be focused. Goals:1) Quantify the relationship betwee...

Awarded: NOK 0.76 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2015

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Bakteriofager i meieriene

Lactic acid bacteria are crucial in cheese production, hence bacteriophages (viruses that kill them) are a serious threat. The phages are show strain specificity, and dairies partly overcome the phage problem by using mixtures of strains in cheese production. But not all mixtures give a good che...

Awarded: NOK 1.9 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2018

Location: Rogaland

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Smakfulle produkter av sau og lam: bedre råvareutnyttelse og økt merverdi

The main purpose of the project was to increase the value and appreciation of lamb and mutton through increased animal welfare and increased meat quality and product quality. This was sought achieved by three secondary goals: 1) Establish council on animal management prior to transport and slaugh...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2017

Location: Oslo - Oslove

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Plant quality adapted to a modern and sustainable Norwegian strawberry and apple industry

PlantQuality aims to increase the apple and strawberry industry's access to high-yielding, healthy plant material, and thereby improve the competitiveness and profitability in all stages of production. The knowledge needs concern strategies for a predictable, effective and market oriented product...

Awarded: NOK 0.22 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2017

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Optimal concentration of iodine in feed and milk

Awarded: NOK 0.78 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2016

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Identification of the healthiest beef meat

The project's ultimate focus is to identify if there are healthier ways of producing beef meat than the present Norwegian feeding routines secure. One important aim of the project is to examine different beef meat's healthiness using the APCmin mouse as an end-point model for colon cancer. APC is...

Awarded: NOK 0.77 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2017

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Increased grain yield and improved grain quality through better resistance to leaf blotch diseases in wheat and barley

WP1 - Pathogen populations: The establishment of reference isolate collections of both Parastagonspora nodorum (causal agent of leaf blotch in wheat) and Drechslera teres (causal agent of net blotch in barley) was completed in early 2015. A total of 428 P. nodorum isolates and 404 D. teres is...

Awarded: NOK 0.68 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2017

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Contagious mastitis - a reoccurring threat to Norwegian dairy production

Awarded: NOK 0.36 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2017

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Sustainable production of traditional and novel cured dried meat products - DryMeat

I prosjektet DryMeat har fokus vært hvordan nye og tradisjonelle norske spekeprodukter kan produseres med forbedret kvalitet på en mer bærekraftig og energieffektiv måte. Prosjektet er et KPN-prosjekt, finansiert av Forskningsrådet, Nortura, Alfsen & Gunderson AS og BWL Maskin AS. SINTEF Energi v...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2017

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Drainage impact on ley productivity, soil physical properties, gas emission and profitability in forage production in Western Norway.

An experimental field with three drainage intensities (high: 6 m between tile drains, low: 12 m between tile drains, no tile drains) was established on mineral soil in Askvoll. The design consisted of two grass leys (2 and 3 cuts/year) with two levels of nitrogen fertilization (190 or 290 kg N/ha...

Awarded: NOK 0.62 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2019

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Improved competitiveness of Norwegian potatoes

The aim of this project was improved competitiveness and increased value of Norwegian potatoes, as an answer to trends like reduced consumption, increased import and weak economy for the growers. The project has increased the knowledge about the effects of seed potatoes, soil-, climatic-, cultiva...

Awarded: NOK 0.86 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2018

Location: Akershus

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Genomic selection for feed efficiency and reduced environmental impact in dairy cattle

A computer simulation software that could simulate structured dairy cattle breeding schemes, with multiple genetic levels such as elite-breeding level, production level, and more countries, i.e. across country selection and use of data. The program can handle several traits such as milk productio...

Awarded: NOK 1.2 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2019

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

High-value products from low-grade by-products of animal and marine origin: process monitoring of industrial enzymatic protein hydrolysis

Awarded: NOK 0.22 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2015

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Causes of piglet mortality, and the impact of uterine environment, maternal behavioural traits and their genetic component (218900)

Around 14-15% of the liveborn piglet in each litter die before weaning, and if we add the stillborn piglets, the total loss will be approximately 20%. Most of the liveborn losses are due to crushing or trauma caused by the sow or starvation, and this is particularly the case in larger litters. Ou...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2012-2017

Location: Akershus

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