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Farmed salmon retains good fats

February 22, 2012 in Agriculture & Fisheries

Norwegian farmed salmon is still a good source of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, even though these fish are now fed more vegetable oils than previously.

Waking plankton from hibernation

February 15, 2012 in Agriculture & Fisheries

They are the motor of the ecosystem in the oceans of the high North. But we don’t know much about where plankton are during the sunless winters or how they waken in spring.

The mysterious Arctic skate

February 13, 2012 in Agriculture & Fisheries

A hundred-kilo barn door with two sharp “penises” glides above the seabed in Norwegian fjords, prowling for a female. Meet the Arctic skate, an ancient and secretive fish.

On the track of the world’s first farmer

January 31, 2012 in Agriculture & Fisheries

The very first farmer may have lived in a barren mountain landscape in Turkey over 10,000 years ago.

Genes reveal animal history

January 24, 2012 in Agriculture & Fisheries

Reindeer living way up north today are immigrants from the south. This is revealed by their genes, which also divulge other secrets of these animals’ shared history with humankind for thousands of years.

The crucial choice to cultivate the land

January 23, 2012 in Agriculture & Fisheries

Agriculture gave us cities and pyramids but it can also lead to poorer health. Why did humans choose to go down this road?

Quota system for preventing whaling

January 17, 2012 in Agriculture & Fisheries

American researchers propose a cap-and-trade system that would enable environmentalists to pay whaling countries for each whale it refrains from killing. Norwegian experts don’t think the idea will float.

Is meat from stressed animals unhealthy?

January 8, 2012 in Agriculture & Fisheries

We love steak and sausages, but does a high level of axiety in animals make them unhealthy to eat?

The future of farming: pig cities

December 24, 2011 in Agriculture & Fisheries

Ambitious research project aims to bring pig production into urban areas.

Moose are the new cows

November 22, 2011 in Agriculture & Fisheries

The Eurasian elk, or moose, is filling in for cows as a forest browser. While Bessie is in the barn or an enclosed pasture, this big herbivore ensures continuity in the overall amount of browsing in outlying land in Norway.

Treadmill for fish is an export success

November 21, 2011 in Agriculture & Fisheries

Danish marine biologist left the world of university bureaucracy and started a niche company developing fish respirometers. His past in the field of research has led the company to international success.

Dreaded fish disease stamped out in Denmark

November 10, 2011 in Agriculture & Fisheries

Researchers have successfully stamped out the fish disease VHS in Denmark. Their methods will now be used in other countries.

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