Essays about: "nutrient utilization"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 39 essays containing the words nutrient utilization.

  1. 1. Optimization of Solid-State Fermentation process for brown seaweed using LAB and characterization of the products

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Bioteknik (CI); Lunds universitet/Bioteknik (master)

    Author : Sweta Singh; [2024]
    Keywords : lactic acid bacteria; solid-state fermentation; Alaria esculenta; Saccharina latissima; seaweed fermentation; biotechnology; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Fermentation has played a vital role in human history, offering solutions for food preservation, culinary diversity, and the creation of diverse and flavorful foods and beverages. Its importance continues today, both in traditional practices and in modern industrial applications. READ MORE

  3. 2. Shifting focus from yields to food supply : an evaluation of the ‘number of people fed per hectare’ indicator at farm and national level

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Ida Ekqvist; [2024]
    Keywords : Land use efficiency; Sustainability indicators; Agricultural productivity; Food production;

    Abstract : The challenge of feeding a growing global population while reducing the pressure on climate and ecosystems has gained much attention in research over the last decades. A crucial yet often overlooked aspect in research addressing this complex challenge is the efficiency of food production in meeting nutritional needs within the constraints of global cropland resources. READ MORE

  4. 3. Modelling organic farming systems : is livestock needed for a functioning nitrogen cycle and food production?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Author : Franziska Johanna Galler; [2023]
    Keywords : organic farming; livestock; stockless farming; nitrogen cycle; nitrogen use efficiency; nitrogen recycling; nutritional value; human nutrition; food system;

    Abstract : Livestock has always been an integral part of nutrient management on organic farms. Environmental, economic and idieological trends are leading to an increasing specialization of agriculture away from mixed farms with livestock. READ MORE

  5. 4. Biochar and Hemp as Peat Substituents in Horticultural Substrates and Their Effects on Presence of Microbiota

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Louise Hagbard; [2022]
    Keywords : biochar; hemp; Cannabis sativa; peat reduction; peat; microbiome; fibers; substrate; growing media; Trichoderma; Pseudomonas; Lactuca sativa;

    Abstract : The extraction of peat has been shown to have a detrimental impact on the environment in several ways, including through emissions of greenhouse gases but also through a negative impact on fragile habitats, ecosystems, and ecosystem services. The horticultural sector is a major user of peat products and thus contributes to both emissions and habitat changes. READ MORE

  6. 5. Methane mitigating feed additives in future dairy production : consumer and producer attitudes and potential effects on dairy products

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Emma Olofsson Laasonen; [2022]
    Keywords : Enteric methane; mitigating strategies; rumen metabolism; 3-Nitrooxypropanol; Asparagopsis taxiformis;

    Abstract : Enteric methane emitted from ruminant metabolism is the most prominent greenhouse gas produced in livestock production. Mitigation strategies in the form of different types of methane reducing feed additives are approaching the market in near future. The effects of implementing the feed additives into the dairy sector was evaluated in this study. READ MORE