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Animal Science and Veterinary
Norway
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
47
Citations
7743
World Ranking
733
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Norway Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Norway Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Norway Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Norway Leader Award

Overview

Margareth Øverland is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences in Norway. The research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant number of publications in the subfields of Aquatic Science, Immunology, Animal Science and Zoology, Molecular Biology, and Insect Science.

The main topics of Margareth Øverland's work cover various aspects of aquaculture and animal nutrition including:

  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Insect Utilization and Effects
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
  • Gut microbiota and health

The scientist has contributed to several frequently cited papers, including:

  • "Yeast as major protein-rich ingredient in aquafeeds: a review of the implications for aquaculture production" (2020), published in Reviews in Aquaculture
  • "Future feed resources in sustainable salmonid production: A review" (2022), published in Reviews in Aquaculture
  • "Full-fat black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) meal and paste in extruded diets for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): Effect on physical pellet quality, nutrient digestibility, nutrient utilization and growth performances" (2020), published in Aquaculture
  • "Towards achieving circularity and sustainability in feeds for farmed blue foods" (2022), published in Reviews in Aquaculture
  • "Prospects for sustainability of pig production in relation to climate change and novel feed resources" (2020), published in Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Margareth Øverland include:

  • Liv Torunn Mydland
  • Byron Morales-Lange
  • Jon Øvrum Hansen
  • Charles McL. Press
  • Sérgio D.C. Rocha

Publication venues where Margareth Øverland has a notable presence are:

  • Aquaculture
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Livestock Science
  • Fish & Shellfish Immunology
  • Reviews in Aquaculture

The body of work reflects a strong engagement with sustainable aquaculture nutrition, disease management in aquatic species, and the integration of novel feed ingredients such as insect-based proteins. This research spans multiple years and highlights interdisciplinary connections between animal nutrition, environmental sustainability, and molecular biology approaches.

Best Publications

  • Marine macroalgae as sources of protein and bioactive compounds in feed for monogastric animals.

    Margareth Øverland;Liv Torunn Mydland;Anders Skrede

  • Pea protein concentrate substituting fish meal or soybean meal in diets for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)—Effect on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, carcass composition, gut health, and physical feed quality

    M. Øverland;M. Sørensen;T. Storebakken;M. Penn

  • Evaluation of methane-utilising bacteria products as feed ingredients for monogastric animals

    Margareth Øverland;Anne-Helene Tauson;Karl Shearer;Anders Skrede

  • Effect of K-diformate in starter diets on acidity, microbiota, and the amount of organic acids in the digestive tract of piglets, and on gastric alterations.

    N Canibe;S H Steien;M Overland;B B Jensen

  • Yeast derived from lignocellulosic biomass as a sustainable feed resource for use in aquaculture

    Margareth Øverland;Anders Skrede

  • Effect of dietary formates on growth performance, carcass traits, sensory quality, intestinal microflora, and stomach alterations in growing-finishing pigs.

    M Overland;T Granli;N P Kjos;O Fjetland

  • Evaluation of Candida utilis, Kluyveromyces marxianus and Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeasts as protein sources in diets for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

    Margareth Øverland;Anders Karlsson;Liv Torunn Mydland;Odd Helge Romarheim

  • Yeast as major protein-rich ingredient in aquafeeds: a review of the implications for aquaculture production

    Jeleel Opeyemi Agboola;Margareth Øverland;Anders Skrede;Jon Øvrum Hansen

  • Effect of stachyose, raffinose and soya-saponins supplementation on nutrient digestibility, digestive enzymes, gut morphology and growth performance in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, L)

    Mette Sørensen;Michael Penn;Adel El-Mowafi;Trond Storebakken

  • Bacteria Grown on Natural Gas Prevent Soybean Meal-Induced Enteritis in Atlantic Salmon

    Odd H. Romarheim;Margareth Øverland;Liv T. Mydland;Anders Skrede

  • Dietary butyrate helps to restore the intestinal status of a marine teleost (Sparus aurata) fed extreme diets low in fish meal and fish oil

    Itziar Estensoro;Gabriel Ballester-Lozano;Laura Benedito-Palos;Fabian Grammes

  • Supplementation of fishmeal and plant protein-based diets for rainbow trout with a mixture of sodium formate and butyrate

    Youling Gao;Trond Storebakken;Karl D. Shearer;Michael Penn

  • Intestinal bacterial community structure differs between healthy and inflamed intestines in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)

    Felipe E. Reveco;Margareth Øverland;Odd H. Romarheim;Liv T. Mydland

  • Full-fat black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) meal and paste in extruded diets for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): Effect on physical pellet quality, nutrient digestibility, nutrient utilization and growth performances

    P. Weththasinghe;J.Ø. Hansen;D. Nøkland;L. Lagos

  • Evaluation of microalgae as sources of digestible nutrients for monogastric animals

    A. Skrede;L. T. Mydland;Ø. Ahlstrøm;K. I. Reitan

  • Effect of adding fat and(or) milk products to the weanling pig diet on performance in the nursery and subsequent grow-finish stages.

    M D Tokach;J E Pettigrew;L J Johnston;M Overland

  • Sodium diformate and extrusion temperature affect nutrient digestibility and physical quality of diets with fish meal and barley protein concentrate for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

    Thea Morken;Olav Fjeld Kraugerud;Frederic T. Barrows;Mette Sørensen

  • Effect of plant protein sources on growth rate in salmonids: Meta-analysis of dietary inclusion of soybean, pea and canola/rapeseed meals and protein concentrates

    Stephanie A. Collins;Stephanie A. Collins;Margareth Øverland;Anders Skrede;Murray D. Drew

  • Modulation of splenic immune responses to bacterial lipopolysaccharide in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fed lentinan, a beta-glucan from mushroom Lentinula edodes.

    Brankica Djordjevic;Stanko Škugor;Sven Martin Jørgensen;Margareth Øverland

  • Effect of trimethylamine oxide and betaine in swine diets on growth performance, carcass characteristics, nutrient digestibility, and sensory quality of pork.

    M Overland;K A Rørvik;A Skrede

  • Candida utilis and Chlorella vulgaris Counteract Intestinal Inflammation in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.)

    Fabian Grammes;Felipe Eduardo Urzua Reveco;Odd Helge Romarheim;Thor Landsverk

  • Organic acids in diets for entire male pigs: Effect on skatole level, microbiota in digesta, and growth performance

    M. Øverland;N.P. Kjos;M. Borg;E. Skjerve

  • Starch source, screw configuration and injection of steam into the barrel affect the physical quality of extruded fish feed

    Mette Sørensen;Giao Nguyen;Trond Storebakken;Margareth Øverland

  • Prevention of soya-induced enteritis in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) by bacteria grown on natural gas is dose dependent and related to epithelial MHC II reactivity and CD8α+ intraepithelial lymphocytes.

    Odd H. Romarheim;Dyveke L. Hetland;Anders Skrede;Margareth Øverland

Frequent Co-Authors

Liv Torunn Mydland
Liv Torunn Mydland Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Anders Skrede
Anders Skrede Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Trond Storebakken
Trond Storebakken Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Henning Sørum
Henning Sørum Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Bernard Henrissat
Bernard Henrissat Technical University of Denmark
Åshild Krogdahl
Åshild Krogdahl Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Svein J. Horn
Svein J. Horn Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Vincent Lombard
Vincent Lombard Aix-Marseille University
Gerald C Shurson
Gerald C Shurson University of Minnesota
Gunnar Klemetsdal
Gunnar Klemetsdal Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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