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Animal and Aquacultural Sciences

Test for tenderness at the slaughterhouse

If beef could be sorted for tenderness at the slaughterhouse, consumers could be spared a lot of tough steak. Achieving this is one of the goals of genetics scientist Laila Aass in the project “More and better beef”.

UMB has got its professor of public health science

Camilla Ihlebæk, one of those responsible for the very successful Master degree in public health science at UMB, has been promoted from assistant professor to professor. A staggering 199 prospective students had applied for this study as their first priority.

Doctorate in skeletal deformities

Intensive production of animals for food involves achieving the desirable slaughter weight in the shortest possible time. Growth rate is increased by means of breeding, optimizing access to and composition of feedstuffs, and rearing conditions.

Awards presented to fish feed scientists

PhD student Thea Morken and scientist Vegard Denstadli from APC/IHA received their awards in fierce competition with the international research community on fish nutrition, at “The 14th international symposium on fish nutrition and feeding (ISFNF)” which was held in Quingdao, China from May 31st to June 4th 2010.

Considerable seasonal variations in milk quality

This year, an international book on milk quality is being launched. One of the chapters has been written by two of Norway’s foremost scientists in the field; Odd Magne Harstad, UMB and Håvard Steinshamn of Bioforsk.

Animal Breeding Network was awarded the NOVA Prize 2010

Based on a broad Nordic cooperation, broad course supply, number of courses per year and student’s comments the Animal Breeding Network was awarded the NOVA prize 2010.

Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences

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