Essays about: "Beatrice Tillgren"

Found 2 essays containing the words Beatrice Tillgren.

1. 1. Cereals as ‘leftover biomass’ : an analysis of Swedish cereal production from the perspective of feed-food competition

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Beatrice Tillgren; [2021]
   Keywords : feed-food competition; left-over biomass; low‐opportunity‐cost feedstuff; cereals; cereal quality; wheat; rye; barley; oats; Swedish cereal production;

   Abstract : In a time with climate change and a growing population it is important to use the arable land as effectively as possible to ensure food security and minimize environmental impacts. Currently, livestock production uses 70% of all agricultural land which highlights the competition between the usage of land for crops for feed rather than for human consumption. READ MORE

3. 2. Coliform as an indicator of waterborne microbial pathogens : identification using DNA sequencing

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Beatrice Tillgren; [2019]
   Keywords : water safety; indicator organism; microbial detection methods; international and national water regulations;

   Abstract : Coliforms are a group of bacteria that since the end of the 1900s’ have been used as an indicator for fecal contamination of water. With advances in microbiology in the 1900’s it became clear that the coliform group is large and varied group of bacteria and not ideal to use as indicator of waterborne pathogens. READ MORE