Katrine Sømliøy Eikanger
Universitetslektor
Fakultet for biovitenskap og akvakultur
2026
Lactational performance of dairy cows fed ad libitum grass silages of different quality supplemented with concentrates high or low in locally sourced ingredients 2026 Veterinary and Animal Science - Katrine Sømliøy Eikanger, Margrete Eknæs, Jon Kristian Sommerseth, Inger Johanne Karlengen, Ingunn Schei, Alemayehu Kidane
2025
Enteric methane production and neutral detergent fiber plasticity: A potential indicator trait for forage utilization in dairy breeding 2025 Journal of Dairy Science (JDS) - Torgunn Aslaug Skjerve, Katrine Sømliøy Eikanger, Alemayehu Kidane, Egil Prestløkken, Hanne Fjerdingby Olsen, B. Aspeholen Åby, Harald Volden, Gunnar Klemetsdal
Feed intake, milk production, and nutrient use efficiency with early lactating Norwegian Red dairy cows fed concentrates with varying levels of local ingredients 2025 Livestock Science - Katrine Sømliøy Eikanger, Margrete Eknæs, Jon Kristian Sommerseth, Inger Johanne Karlengen, Ingunn Schei, M. Silberberg, Alemayehu Kidane
2024
Asparagopsis taxiformis inclusion in grass silage-based diets fed to Norwegian red dairy cows: Effects on ruminal fermentation, milk yield, and enteric methane emission 2024 Livestock Science - Katrine Sømliøy Eikanger, Sigrid Trier Kjær, Peter Dörsch, Alan D. Iwaasa, Aklilu W. Alemu, Ingunn Schei, Phillip Pope, Live Heldal Hagen, Alemayehu Kidane
2023
In Vitro Rumen Fermentation Characteristics, Estimated Utilizable Crude Protein and Metabolizable Energy Values of Grass Silages, Concentrate Feeds and Their Mixtures 2023 Animals - X Muqier, Margrete Eknæs, Egil Prestløkken, Rasmus Bovbjerg Jensen, Katrine Sømliøy Eikanger, Inger Johanne Karlengen, Gisken Trøan, Stine Gregersen Vhile, Alemayehu Kidane
Inclusion of Red Macroalgae (Asparagopsis taxiformis) in Dairy Cow Diets Modulates Feed Intake, Chewing Activity and Estimated Saliva Secretion 2023 Animals - Emma Nyløy, Egil Prestløkken, Margrete Eknæs, Katrine Sømliøy Eikanger, Live Heldal Hagen, Alemayehu Kidane
2022
Methane inhibition by Asparagopsis taxiformis with rumen fluid collected from ventral and central location – a pilot study 2022 Acta agriculturæ Scandinavica. Section A, Animal science - Maria Clementina Alvarez Flores, Thea Os Andersen, Katrine Sømliøy Eikanger, Ida Wøyen Hamfjord, Puchun Niu, Kim Viggo Paulsen Weiby, Linda Årvik, Peter Dörsch, Live Heldal Hagen, Phillip Pope, Dag-Kristoffer Forberg, Hanne Kolsrud Hustoft, Angela Dagmar Schwarm, Alemayehu Kidane
2024
Concentrate feed based on ammoniated barley can replace soymeal in dairy cow diets 2024 Annual Conference of The British Society of Animal Science (BSAS 2024) - Katrine Sømliøy Eikanger, Margrete Eknæs, Alemayehu Kidane
Enteric methane emissions from Norwegian Red dairy cows fed compound feeds differing in the level of local ingredients 2024 12th Nordic Feed Science Conference - Katrine Sømliøy Eikanger, Margrete Eknæs, Inger Johanne Karlengen, Jon Kristian Sommerseth, Ingunn Schei, Alemayehu Kidane
2023
Temporally synchronized ruminal vs reticular fluid pH and short chain fatty acids in dairy cows 2023 74th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP) - Alemayehu Kidane, Katrine Sømliøy Eikanger, Margrete Eknæs
Feed intake, milk yield and variation in the reticulo-rumen pH with Norwegian Red dairy cows given access to concentrate feeds differing in the level of local ingredients 2023 - Anna Johanne Basilier Øydna, Margrete Eknæs, Katrine Sømliøy Eikanger, Alemayehu Kidane
Inclusion of slow-release ammonia-treated barley in concentrates – feed intake and milk production 2023 EAAP 2023 – Lyon 2023 EAAP Annual Meeting - Katrine Sømliøy Eikanger, Margrete Eknæs, Inger Johanne Karlengen, Jon Kristian Sommerseth, Ingunn Schei, Alemayehu Kidane
Klima-alger: https://tv.nrk.no/serie/dagsrevyen-21/202309/NNFA21090323/avspiller 2023 - Dagsrevyen TV NRK, Katrine Sømliøy Eikanger
2022
Inclusion of a red macroalgae as novel ingredient in dairy cow diets: effects on feed intake and eating-rumination behaviour 2022 7th EAAP International Symposium on Energy and Protein Metabolism and Nutrition - Alemayehu Kidane, Emma Nyløy, Katrine Sømliøy Eikanger, Egil Prestløkken
In vitro fermentation characteristics of concentrate feeds treated ammonia or urea additives and grass silages prepared at early or late stage 2022 7th EAAP International Symposium on Energy and Protein Metabolism and Nutrition - Alemayehu Kidane, X Muqier, Rasmus Bovbjerg Jensen, Margrete Eknæs, Stine Gregersen Vhile, Katrine Sømliøy Eikanger, Gisken Trøan, Egil Prestløkken
Insertion depth of oral stomach tubes in cows affects in vitro methane inhibition of seaweed 2022 8th International Greenhouse Gas and Animal Agriculture Conference - Clementina Alvarez, Thea Os Andersen, Katrine Sømliøy Eikanger, Ida Wøyen Hamfjord, Puchun Niu, Kim Viggo Paulsen Weiby, Linda Årvik, Peter Dörsch, Live Heldal Hagen, Phillip Pope, Dag-Kristoffer Forberg, Hanne Kolsrud Hustoft, Angela Dagmar Schwarm, Alemayehu Kidane
Effects of Asparagopsis taxiformis on enteric methane emission, rumen fermentation and lactational performance of (Norwegian Red) dairy cows 2022 - Katrine Sømliøy Eikanger, Live Heldal Hagen, Phillip Pope, Alemayehu Kidane
Investigating rumen microbiome functions through seaweed-based nutritional manipulation 2022 8th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME18) - Alessandra Ferrillo, Arturo Vera-Ponce León, Katrine Sømliøy Eikanger, Alemayehu Kidane Sagaye, Cassie Bakshani, William G.T. Willats, Emil A. Sørensen, Mantas Sereika, Mads Albertsen, Phillip Pope, Live Heldal Hagen
