• Effects of dietary moisture content of extruded diets on physical feed quality and nutritional response in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) - A CREATE project 

      Oehme, Maike Marlene; Aas, Turid Synnøve; Olsen, Hanne Jorun; Sørensen, Mette; Hillestad, Marie; Li, Yafei; Åsgård, Torbjørn Einar (Nofima rapportserie, Research report, 2012)
      Feed pellets in modern aquaculture must be of high physical quality to withstand impacts during transport, storage and feeding. However, physical quality of feed has been shown to affect feed intake, nutrient digestibility ...
    • Feed pellet durability in pneumatic conveying systems for fish farming 

      Sørensen, Mette; He, Gaojie; Oehme, Maike Marlene; Åsgård, Torbjørn Einar; Storebakken, Trond; Aas, Turid Synnøve (Nofima rapportserie, Research report, 2008)
      This report is based on Gaojie He’s master thesis, which was completed in june 2008 at the Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, supervised by Mette Sørensen and Trond ...
    • Kunnskap- og metodeutvikling for å styrke laksens robusthet og helse 

      Jørgensen, Sven Martin; Sørensen, Mette; Torgersen, Jacob; Todorcevic, Marijana; Østbye, Tone-Kari K; Aas-Hansen, Øyvind; Johansen, Lill-Heidi; Timmerhaus, Gerrit; Bao, Marta; Alarcon, Marta; Mørkøre, Turid; Krasnov, Aleksei; Ruyter, Bente; Takle, Harald Rune (Nofima rapportserie, Research report, 2012)
    • Nutritional value of feeds with different physical qualities 

      Aas, Turid Synnøve; Terjesen, Bendik Fyhn; Sørensen, Mette; Oehme, Maike Marlene; Sigholt, Trygve; Hillestad, Marie; Holm, Jørgen; Åsgård, Torbjørn Einar (Nofima rapportserie, Research report, 2009)
      In a previously performed study, rainbow trout with mean initial weight 1144 g was fed two experimental feeds with similar chemical composition, but differing in physical properties (high and low water stability, denoted ...
    • Resource utilisation and eco-efficiency of Norwegian salmon farming in 2010 

      Ytrestøyl, Trine; Aas, Turid Synnøve; Berge, Gerd Marit; Hatlen, Bjarne; Sørensen, Mette; Ruyter, Bente; Thomassen, Magny S.; Hognes, Erik Skontorp; Ziegler, Friederike; Sund, Veronica; Åsgård, Torbjørn Einar (Nofima rapportserie, Research report, 2011)
      This report consists of four parts: Part 1 is an evaluation of some of the methods used for evaluating food productions in a sustainability perspective. Part 2 is a description of some sustainability indicators often used ...
    • Spreading of feed pellets in a sea cage for salmon farming using an automatic rotor spreader feeding system.A CREATE project 

      Aas, Turid Synnøve; Oehme, Maike Marlene; Sørensen, Mette; Lygren, Ingolf; Åsgård, Torbjørn Einar (Nofima rapportserie, Research report, 2011)
      Efficient production of fish in large cage units demands a feeding practice which is according to the fish’s behavioral and physiological requirements. It is generally presumed that spreading the feed pellets uniformly ...
    • Today’s and tomorrow's feed ingredients in Norwegian aquaculture 

      Sørensen, Mette; Berge, Gerd Marit; Thomassen, Magny S.; Ruyter, Bente; Hatlen, Bjarne; Ytrestøyl, Trine; Aas, Turid Synnøve; Åsgård, Torbjørn Einar (Nofima rapportserie, Research report, 2011)
      During the last decade, the production of Atlantic salmon has increased from around 900,000 tons worldwide in 2000 to more than 1,500,000 tons today, an increase of almost 70%. Norway is the main producer of Atlantic salmon. ...