• Carnivore Management Zones and their Impact on Sheep Farming in Norway 

      Strand, Geir-Harald; Hansen, Inger; de Boon, Auvikki Ilmarar Bjerka; Sandström, Camilla (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-17)
      We investigated the impact of Norway’s current zonal carnivore management system for four large carnivore species on sheep farming. Sheep losses increased when the large carnivores were reintroduced, but has declined again ...
    • Ceased grazing management changes the ecosystem services of semi-natural grasslands 

      Johansen, Line; Taugourdeau, Simon; Hovstad, Knut Anders; Wehn, Sølvi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Understanding how drivers of change affect ecosystem services (ES) is of great importance. Indicators of ES can be developed based on biophysical measures and be used to investigate the service flow from ecosystems to ...
    • Heart rate sensor validation and seasonal and diurnal variation of body temperature and heart rate in domestic sheep 

      Fuchs, Boris; Sørheim, Kristin; Chincarini, Matteo; Brunberg, Emma; Stubsjøen, Solveig Marie; Bratbergsengen, Kjell; Hvasshovd, Svein-Olaf; Zimmermann, Barbara; Lande, Unni Støbet; Grøva, Lise (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-12)
      Advantages of low input livestock production on large pastures, including animal welfare, biodiversity and low production costs are challenged by losses due to undetected disease, accidents and predation. Precision livestock ...