University
Faculty/school/department
Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture
PI name
Geir Næss
PI email
Contact person
Geir Næss
Contact person e-mail
Short description of research profile
The objective of the research is increased profitability, safe food production, employment and value creation in Norway. The division educates and does research related to farm animal husbandry. Veterinary studies like farm animal health and farm animal nursing are important. Within farm animal production, precision livestock farming is essential, with focus on animal welfare and efficient production.
Research area
Scientific Themes (keywords)
Representative publications
Slow-release fertilizers using lignin: Challenges and future prospects 2023, Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining:;Kumar, Ravindra; Næss, Geir; Sørensen, Mette
Yellow mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) as an alternative animal feed source: A comprehensive characterization of nutritional values and the larval gut microbiome 2023, Journal of Cleaner Production:;Khanal, Prabhat; Pandey, Deepak; Næss, Geir; Cabrita, Ana R J; Fonseca, António JM; Maia, Margarida RG
Differential impacts of post-harvest hydrothermal treatments on chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of two brown macroalgae (Fucales, Phaeophyceae), Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus vesiculosus, for animal feed applications 2023, Journal of Applied Phycology:;Pandey, Deepak; Næss, Geir; Fonseca, António J.M.; Maia, Margarida R.G.; Cabrita, Ana R.J.; Khanal, Prabhat
Ammonia and methane emissions from small herd cattle buildings in a cold climate 2023, Science of the Total Environment: Volum 903;Tabase, Raphael Kubeba; Næss, Geir; Larring, Yngve
Nutritional and anti-methanogenic potentials of macroalgae for ruminants Seaweed and microalgae as alternative sources of protein 2021, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited: s. 195-228;Pandey, Deepak; Mansouryar, Morteza; Novoa-Garrido, Margarita; Næss, Geir; Kiron , Viswanath; Hansen, Hanne Helene