• Adapting Seasonal Sheep Production to Year-Round Fresh Meat and Halal Market in Norway 

      Bhatti, Muhammad Azher; Williams, Thomas; Hopkins, David Laurence; Asheim, Leif Jarle; Steinheim, Geir; Campbell, Michael; Eik, Lars Olav; Wynn, Peter Charles; Ådnøy, Tormod (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-14)
    • Beitegrunnlag og beitebruk i sauhamnelaga Gjer-Busjødalen og Bratthøa 

      Rekdal, Yngve; Steinheim, Geir (NIJOS dokument, Research report, 2001)
      Størstedelen av produksjonen i sauehaldet skjer i beitetida. Ved å sjå på avdråttsresultat ser ein at det er store ulikheiter mellom beitelag og innan beitelag. Ulikheitene viser at det skulle ligge eit stort potensiale ...
    • Lamb performance on island pastures in Northern Norway 

      Lind, Vibeke; Holand, Øystein; Haugen, Finn-Arne; Steinheim, Geir (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07-14)
      The Norwegian sheep industry is based on utilization of “free” rangeland pasture resources. Use of mountain pastures is dominating, with about two million sheep grazing these pastures during summer. Regional challenges ...
    • Management Strategies to Improve the Economics of Sheep Farms in Norwegian Coastal and Fjord Areas—The Effect of Animal Size and Capacities for Rangeland Utilisation 

      Bhatti, Muhammad Azher; Eik, Lars Olav; Steinheim, Geir; Ådnøy, Tormod; Hopkins, David Laurence; Asheim, Leif Jarle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-05-04)
      The morphological and productive aspects of Norwegian sheep have developed over time and adapted to the diverse environment of the country. Before 1900, native Norwegian sheep were crossed with UK breeds to attain higher ...
    • Rangeland Grazing Strategies to Lower the Dependency on Imported Concentrates in Norwegian Sheep Meat Production 

      Bhatti, Muhammad Azher; Eik, Lars Olav; Steinheim, Geir; Ådnøy, Tormod; Horneland, Reinert; Wynn, Peter Charles; Hopkins, David Laurence; Asheim, Leif Jarle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07-01)
      Norway has vast rangeland resources (292,361 km2) with an estimated carrying capacity of nearly four million sheep and lambs, twice the current number. However, the intensive production system currently applied has led to ...
    • Right on track? Performance of satellite telemetry in terrestrial wildlife research 

      Hofman, M.P.G.; Hayward, M.W.; Heim, Morten; Marchand, P.; Rolandsen, Christer Moe; Mattisson, Jenny; Urbano, Ferdinando; Heurich, Marco; Mysterud, Atle; Melzheimer, Jörg; Morellet, Nicolas; Voigt, Ulrich; Allen, B.L.; Gehr, B.; Rouco, C.; Ullmann, W.; Holand, Øystein; Jørgensen, Nicolai Hermann; Steinheim, Geir; Cagnacci, Fransesca; Kroeschel, Max; Kaczensky, Petra; Buuveibaatar, Bayarbaatar; Payne, J.C.; Palmegiani, I.; Jerina, K.; Kjellander, P.; Johansson, Ö.; LaPoint, S.; Bayrakcismith, R.; Linnell, John Durrus; Zaccaroni, M.; Jorge, M.L.S.; Oshima, J.E.F.; Songhurst, A.; Fischer, C.; Mc Bride Jr., R.T.; Thompson, J.J.; Streif, S.; Sandfordt, R.; Bonenfant, Christophe; Drouilly, M.; Klapproth, M.; Zinner, D.; Yarnell, R.; Stronza, A.; Wilmott, L.; Meisingset, Erling L.; Thaker, M.; Vanak, A.T.; Odden, John (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05-09)
      Satellite telemetry is an increasingly utilized technology in wildlife research, and current devices can track individual animal movements at unprecedented spatial and temporal resolutions. However, as we enter the golden ...