by Tove Hatling Jystad | Mar 24, 2023 | Domestic animals
We get a happier pig if we add root material such as hay, straw, peat or pellets. Ellen Marie Rosvold is a researcher at Nord University. On behalf of NMBU, she has recorded how fattening pigs react to different types of root material. In this...
by Tove Hatling Jystad | Mar 24, 2023 | Domestic animals, Methane reduction
The breeding company Geno is breeding a dairy cow with less methane emissions. "The climate contribution could perhaps be as much as 10% lower emissions from milk production over a 10-year period, and if we succeed, we can reduce emissions that constitute a significant contribution of agriculture's overall...
by Marianne Hovin | Mar 24, 2023 | Blue-green investment, Domestic animals, Methane reduction
Can seaweed and kelp in feed for ruminants both reduce methane gas emissions, and at the same time be a good substitute for soy flour? This is what Prabhat Khanal, associate professor at the Faculty of Life Sciences and Aquaculture at Nord University, department Steinkjer, has seen in the dairy barn at...
by Tove Hatling Jystad | Mar 23, 2023 | Domestic animals
In the piggery at Mære, we are conducting trials with new FORMAT concentrated feed for lactating sows on behalf of Felleskjøpet Agri and Felleskjøpet Fôrtvikling. These experiments are ongoing. In 2013, the joint purchase launched a completely new concept of feed for sows, based on...
by Tove Hatling Jystad | Mar 23, 2023 | Domestic animals
The pig's need for protein decreases the heavier it gets, overfeeding with protein is bad economics and contributes to climate emissions. In order to achieve good economics in fattening pig production, it is important to have control over how heavy the pig is. To ensure the best possible settlement, it is...
by Tove Hatling Jystad | Mar 23, 2023 | Domestic animals
The trial is part of the research project "Griseløftet" which is funded by the Research funds for agriculture and the food industry. Nortura is the project manager for the research project while NMBU is the responsible R&D partner, in addition Felleskjøpet, Fjøssystemer and Norsvin...
