Prabhat Khanal
Associate Professor
Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture
2025
Elevated adipose inflammation, but reduced hepatic triacylglycerol storage in diet-induced obese Plin4−/−mice 2025 Journal of Biological Chemistry - Atanaska Doncheva, Ryoko Higa, Prabhat Khanal, Martine Villemo Øksenvåg Ingebrigtsen, Yuchuan Li, Shrikant Kolan, Pratibha Shrikant Kolan, Ales Kvasnicka, Ingunn Musum Jermstad, Shaista Khan, Bjørn Steen Skålhegg, Svein Olav Kolset, Hilde Irene Nebb, Marit Hjorth, Frode Amador Norheim, Knut Tomas Dalen
Agriculture Sector Transformation in Nepal: A Roadmap 2025 - Dinesh Panday, Prabhat Khanal, Bishnu Raj Upreti, Jagadish Timsina
Exploring stakeholder willingness to adopt alternative poultry feeds: Insights from Nepal 2025 Cleaner and Responsible Consumption - Karishma Subedi, Ujjal Tiwari, Sushmita Bhatta, Himal Luitel, Jorunn Grande, Lars Molden, Prabhat Khanal
Expanding black soldier fly (BSF; Hermetia illucens; Diptera: Stratiomyidae) in the developing world: Use of BSF larvae as a biological tool to recycle various organic biowastes for alternative protein production in Nepal 2025 Biotechnology Reports - Bhola Gautam, Sundar Tiwari, Min Raj Pokhrel, Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Prabhat Khanal
Production of mineral-enriched yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) larvae through a seaweed-based dietary manipulation 2025 Journal of Insects as Food and Feed - Linggawastu Syahrulawal, Magnhild Oust Torske, Rumakanta Sapkota, Geir Næss, Prabhat Khanal
Roadmap to sustainably develop the European seaweed industry 2025 npj Ocean Sustainability - Alexander Oliver Jüterbock, Hin Hoarau Heemstra, Karin Andrea Wigger, Bernardo Duarte, Christian Guido Bruckner, Annelise Chapman, Delin Duan, Aschwin Engelen, Clement Gauci, Griffin Goldstein Hill, Zi-Min Hu, Prabhat Khanal, Ananya Khatei, Amy Leigh Mackintosh, Heidi Meland, Ricardo Melo, Anne Margrete Leiros Nilsen, Leonore Olsen, Ralf Rautenberger, Henning Reiss, Jie Zhang
Dietary inclusions of the brown macroalgae, Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus vesiculosus, favourably modulate fat deposition and the caecal microbiome of obese mice 2025 Food Bioscience - Deepak Pandey, Atanaska Ivanova Doncheva, Rumakanta Sapkota, Alexander Oliver Jüterbock, Kiron Viswanath, Knut Tomas Dalen, Prabhat Khanal
Investigating dose-dependent effects of chemical compounds targeting rumen fermentation pathways using an in-vitro rumen fermentation system 2025 BMC Microbiology - Rajan Dhakal, André Luis Alves Neves, Rumakanta Sapkota, Prabhat Khanal, Lea Ellegaard-Jensen, Anne Winding, Hanne Helene Hansen
2024
Prokaryote Composition and Structure of Rumen Fluid before and after In Vitro Rumen Fermentation 2024 Fermentation - Rajan Dhakal, André Luis Alves Neves, Rumakanta Sapkota, Prabhat Khanal, Hanne Helene Hansen
Application of the brown macroalga Saccharina latissima (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) as a feed ingredient for livestock: A review 2024 Animal Nutrition - Sachin Dhakal, Alexander Jueterbock, Xingen Lei, Prabhat Khanal
The potential of snails as a source of food and feed 2024 Journal of Agriculture and Food Research - Akash Gupta, Prabhat Khanal
Effect of different drying methods on the nutritional composition and phenolic compounds of the brown macroalga, Fucus vesiculosus (Fucales, Phaeophyceae) 2024 Journal of Applied Phycology - Sachin Dhakal, Deepak Pandey, Marleen Elise van der Heide, Jan Værum Nørgaard, Urska Vrhovsek, Prabhat Khanal
Moving towards fully circular insect production: A focus on insect-derived biowastes 2024 Science of the Total Environment - Debasree Purkayastha, Prabhat Khanal
Temporal dynamics of volatile fatty acids profile, methane production, and prokaryotic community in an in vitro rumen fermentation system fed with maize silage 2024 Frontiers in Microbiology - Rajan Dhakal, André Luis Alves Neves, Rumakanta Sapkota, Prabhat Khanal, Lea Ellegaard-Jensen, Anne Winding, Hanne Helene Hansen
2023
One-health approach on the future application of snails: a focus on snail-transmitted parasitic diseases 2023 Parasitology Research - Chet Raj Pathak, Himal Luitel, Kjersti Selstad Utaaker, Prabhat Khanal
Differential impacts of post-harvest hydrothermal treatments on chemical composition and in vitro digestibility of two brown macroalgae (Fucales, Phaeophyceae), Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus vesiculosus, for animal feed applications 2023 Journal of Applied Phycology - Deepak Pandey, Geir Næss, António J.M. Fonseca, Margarida R.G. Maia, Ana R.J. Cabrita, Prabhat Khanal
Altered hepatic lipid droplet morphology and lipid metabolism in fasted Plin2-null mice 2023 Journal of Lipid Research - Atanaska Ivanova Doncheva, Yuchuan Li, Prabhat Khanal, Marit Hjorth, Svein Olav Kolset, Frode Amador Norheim, Alan R. Kimmel, Knut Tomas Dalen
Yellow mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) as an alternative animal feed source: A comprehensive characterization of nutritional values and the larval gut microbiome 2023 Journal of Cleaner Production - Prabhat Khanal, Deepak Pandey, Geir Næss, Ana R J Cabrita, António J.M. Fonseca, Margarida R.G. Maia, Bishnu Timilsina, Teun Veldkamp, Rumakanta Sapkota, Hege Overrein
Marine macroalgae as an alternative, environment-friendly, and bioactive feeding resource for animals 2023 - Deepak Pandey, Prabhat Khanal, Kiron Viswanath, Margarita Novoa-Garrido, Geir Næss
Application of ensiled Saccharina latissima and Alaria esculenta as feed : ensilability, digestibility and bioactivity 2023 - Margarita Novoa-Garrido, Martin Riis Weisbjerg, Kiron Viswanath, Prabhat Khanal, Ying Yen
Improving the nutritional values of yellow mealworm Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) larvae as an animal feed ingredient: a review 2023 Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology - Linggawastu Syahrulawal, Magnhild Oust Torske, Rumakanta Sapkota, Geir Næss, Prabhat Khanal
2022
Sustainable Livestock Production in Nepal: A Focus on Animal Nutrition Strategies 2022 Agriculture - Prabhat Khanal, Rajan Dhakal, Tanka Khanal, Deepak Pandey, Naba Raj Devkota, Mette Olaf Nielsen
Interspecies and seasonal variations in macroalgae from the Nordic region: Chemical composition and impacts on rumen fermentation and microbiome assembly 2022 Journal of Cleaner Production - Deepak Pandey, Hanne Helene Hansen, Rajan Dhakal, Nabin Aryal, Surya Prakash Rai, Rumakanta Sapkota, Mette Olaf Nielsen, Margarita Novoa-Garrido, Prabhat Khanal
Prospect of potential intrauterine programming impacts associated with COVID-19 2022 Frontiers in Public Health - Prabhat Khanal, Asim Kanti Duttaroy
2021
Plin2 deletion increases cholesteryl ester lipid droplet content and disturbs cholesterol balance in adrenal cortex 2021 Journal of Lipid Research - Yuchuan Li, Prabhat Khanal, Frode Norheim, Marit Hjorth, Thomas Bjellaas, Christian A Drevon, Ingvar Jarle Vaage, Alan R. Kimmel, Knut Tomas Dalen
Sustainable biowaste recycling using insects Clean Energy and Resources Recovery: Biomass Waste Based Biorefineries, Volume 1 2021 - Pradeep Adhikari, Nabin Aryal, Anish Ghimire, Prabhat Khanal
Nutritional and anti-methanogenic potentials of macroalgae for ruminants Seaweed and microalgae as alternative sources of protein 2021 - Deepak Pandey, Morteza Mansouryar, Margarita Novoa-Garrido, Geir Næss, Viswanath Kiron, Hanne Helene Hansen, Mette Olaf Nielsen, Prabhat Khanal
2020
Prenatal over‐ and undernutrition differentially program small intestinal growth, angiogenesis, absorptive capacity, and endocrine function in sheep 2020 Physiological Reports - Prabhat Khanal, Anne Marie Dixen Axel, Sina Safayi, Vibeke S Elbrønd, Mette Olaf Nielsen
Differential impacts of late gestational over–and undernutrition on adipose tissue traits and associated visceral obesity risk upon exposure to a postnatal high‐fat diet in adolescent sheep 2020 Physiological Reports - Prabhat Khanal, Deepak Pandey, Sharmila Binti Ahmad, Sina Safayi, Haja N. Kadarmideen, Mette Olaf Nielsen
Depot and sex-specific implications for adipose tissue expandability and functional traits in adulthood of late prenatal and early postnatal malnutrition in a precocial sheep model 2020 Physiological Reports - Sharmila Ahmad, Lise Kirstine Lyngman, Morteza Mansouryar, Rajan Dhakal, Jørgen Steen Agerholm, Prabhat Khanal, Mette Olaf Nielsen
Isolated Plin5-deficient cardiomyocytes store less lipid droplets than normal, but without increased sensitivity to hypoxia 2020 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids - Yuchuan Li, May-Kristin Torp, Frode Norheim, Prabhat Khanal, Alan R. Kimmel, Kåre-Olav Stensløkken, Ingvar Jarle Vaage, Knut Tomas Dalen
2019
2018
Fetal over- and undernutrition differentially program thyroid axis adaptability in adult sheep 2018 Endocrine Connections - Lærke Johnsen, Nette Brinch Lyckegaard, Prabhat Khanal, Bjørn Quistorff, K Raun, Mette Olaf Nielsen
Impacts of pre-and postnatal nutrition on glucagon regulation and hepatic signalling in sheep 2018 Journal of Endocrinology - Bishnu Adhikari, Prabhat Khanal, Mette Olaf Nielsen
2017
Maternal Undernutrition and Visceral Adiposity: Diet, Nutrition, and Fetal Programming 2017 - Prabhat Khanal, Mette Olaf Nielsen
2016
Long-term impacts of foetal malnutrition followed by early postnatal obesity on fat distribution pattern and metabolic adaptability in adult sheep 2016 PLOS ONE - Prabhat Khanal, Lærke Johnsen, Anne Marie Dixen Axel, Pernille Willert Hansen, Anna Hauntoft Kongsted, Nette Brinch Lyckegaard, Mette Olaf Nielsen
Do very small adipocytes in subcutaneous adipose tissue (a proposed risk factor for insulin insensitivity) have a fetal origin? 2016 Clinical Nutrition Experimental - Mette Olaf Nielsen, Lei Hou, Lærke Johnsen, Prabhat Khanal, Cecilie Leidesdorff
Long-term impacts of foetal malnutrition followed by early postnatal obesity on fat distribution pattern and metabolic adaptability in adult sheep 2016 PLOS ONE - Prabhat Khanal, Lærke Johnsen, Axel Anne Marie Dixen, Pernille Willert Hansen, Anna Hauntoft Kongsted, Nette Brinch Lyckegaard, Mette Olaf Nielsen
2015
Late gestation under‐ and overnutrition have differential impacts when combined with a post‐natal obesogenic diet on glucose–lactate–insulin adaptations during metabolic challenges in adolescent sheep 2015 Acta Physiologica - Prabhat Khanal, Axel Anne Marie Dixen, Anna Hauntoft Kongsted, Sanne Vinter Husted, Lærke Johnsen, Deepak Pandey, Kiki Lund Pedersen, Mark Birtwistle, Bo Markussen, Haja N. Kadarmideen, Mette Olaf Nielsen
2014
Development of methane emission from lambs fed milk replacer and cream for a prolonged period 2014 Animal Feed Science and Technology - Md Najmul Haque, Michael Roggenbuck, Prabhat Khanal, Mette Olaf Nielsen, Jørgen Madsen
Late gestation over‐ and undernutrition predispose for visceral adiposity in response to a post‐natal obesogenic diet, but with differential impacts on glucose–insulin adaptations during fasting in lambs 2014 Acta Physiologica - Prabhat Khanal, Sanne Vinter Husted, Axel Anne-Marie Dixen, Lærke Johnsen, Kiki Lund Pedersen, Martin Steen Mortensen, Anna Hauntoft Kongsted, Mette Olaf Nielsen
2011
Ensiling fermentation products and aerobic stability of corn and sorghum silages 2011 Grassland Science - Zwi G. Weinberg, Prabhat Khanal, C Yildiz, Yaira Chen, Arieli Amichai
The effect of cattle manure cultivation on moisture content and survival of Escherichia coli 2011 Journal of Animal Science - Zwi G. Weinberg, Yaira Chen, Prabhat Khanal, R. Pinto, V. Zakin, S. Sela
2010
Effects of stage of maturity at harvest, wilting and LAB inoculant on aerobic stability of wheat silages 2010 Animal Feed Science and Technology - Zwi G. Weinberg, Prabhat Khanal, C Yildiz, Yaira Chen, Arieli Amichai
2023
Exploring the influence of diet and ovitrap on the oviposition performance of black soldier fly Hermetia illucens (L). 2023 1st The Nordic One Health and Climate Change Conference, Steinkjer Norway - Aarati Upreti, Sundar Tiwari, Bhola Gautam, Prabhat Khanal
Use of specific post-harvest biomass processing to optimize the chemical composition and enhance the digestibility of brown macroalgae 2023 4th International Conference for Bioresource Technology for Bioenergy, Bioproducts & Environmental Sustainability - Deepak Pandey, Geir Næss, António J.M. Fonseca, Margarida R.G. Maia, Ana R.J. Cabrita, Prabhat Khanal
The CEER project: Development of sustainable poultry production based on a circular economy for feeding resources 2023 23rd European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition - Prabhat Khanal, Geir Næss, Bed Mani Dahal, Himal Luitel, Sundar Tiwari, Anish Ghimire, Ujwal Tiwari
2022
Interspecies and seasonal variations in macroalgae from the Nordic region: Chemical composition, impacts on rumen fermentation and microbiome 2022 SEMINAR/WEBINAR "TØFFE RÅSTOFFER SOM NORSK FÓRINGREDIENS" 31 mars-01 april, - Deepak Pandey, Hanne Helene Hansen, Rajan Dhakal, Nabin Aryal, Surya Prakash Rai, Rumakanta Sapkota, Mette Olaf Nielsen, Margarita Novoa-Garrido, Prabhat Khanal
Perilipin 2 regulates hepatic lipid content and lipid droplet size during fasting 2022 THS meting 2022 - Atanaska Ivanova Doncheva, Yuchuan Li, Prabhat Khanal, Knut Tomas Dalen
2021
Effects of post-harvest treatments on chemical composition and digestibility of seaweeds in ruminant 2021 10th International seawwed conference, Seagriculture 2021 - Deepak Pandey, Ying Yen, Nabin Aryal, Morteza Mansouryar, Rajan Dhakal, Mette Olaf Nielsen, Hanne Helene Hansen, Prabhat Khanal
Seasonal impacts on the chemical composition and in-vitro rumen fermentation characteristics of various seaweed species 2021 7th Congress of the International Society for Applied Phycology - Deepak Pandey, Hanne Helene Hansen, Mette Olaf Nielsen, Rajan Dhakal, Nabin Aryal, Geir Næss, Viswanath Kiron, margarita Novoa-Garrido, Prabhat Khanal
2019
Investigating the role of marine seaweeds as an alternative feed source for land- based farm animals 2019 3rd PhD Symposium - Deepak Pandey, Geir Næss, Viswanath Kiron, Margarita Novoa-Garrido, Prabhat Khanal
Seaweeds as an animal feed: opportunities and challenges 2019 NordGlobal 2019 - 2nd International Joint Conference on Global Change - Prabhat Khanal, Deepak Pandey, Ying Yen, Geir Næss, Viswanath Kiron, Margarita Novoa-Garrido
2018
Impacts of early life nutrition on fat tissue morphology and gene expression in adult sheep 2018 69th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science - S. Ahmad, L.K. Lyngman, R. Dhakal, M. Mansouryar, M. Moradi, J.S. Agerholm, Prabhat Khanal, M.O. Nielsen
Seaweed for ruminants- a Climate KIC project : Delivering Sustainable Solutions - The future of R&D - How do we assess and ensure technological innovation gives optimal impact? 2018 Sustain: Delivering Sustainable Solutions - The future of R and D - Hanne Helene Hansen, Prabhat Khanal, Kristine Engel Arendt, Edvard Bergiton Iversen, Jarmo Valaja, Anni I.K Halmemies-Beauchet-Filleau, Mette Olaf Nielsen
2017
Impacts of prenatal malnutrition and an early obesogenic diet on adipose tissue morphology and gene expression 2017 Cattle Production and Health (CPH Cattle) seminar, University of Copenhagen - Sharmila Binti Ahmad, Lise K. Lyngman, Rajan Dhakal, Morteza Mansouryar, Mohammad Moradi, Prabhat Khanal, Mette Olaf Nielsen
2014
Long-term implications of late-gestation malnutrition for the hypothalaic-pituitary-thyroidal axis in sheep 2014 Scandinavian Physiological Society meeting, Karolinska Institutet Campus, Stockholm - Lærke Johnsen, Anne Marie Dixen Axel, Prabhat Khanal, Anna Hauntoft Kongsted, Mette Olaf Nielsen
Late gestation malnutrition leads to similar impacts on adipose tissue distribution, development and function upon exposure to a postnatal high-fat diet in adolescent sheep 2014 Scandinavian Physiological Society's Annual Meeting, 2014 - Prabhat Khanal, Kiki Lund Pedersen, Deepak Pandey, Sina Safayi, Mette Olaf Nielsen
Long-term consequences of late gestation malnutrition and an early postnatal high-fat diet on growth characteristics and metabolic adaptabilities in adult sheep 2014 2nd Copenhagen Symposium on Fetal Programming - Prabhat Khanal, Anne Marie Dixen Axel, Lærke Johnsen, Pernille Willert Hansen, Anna Hauntoft Kongsted, Nette Brinch Lyckegaard, Mette Olaf Nielsen
Foetal programming and long-term implications for metabolic and endocrine function 2014 Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science - Mette Olaf Nielsen, Prabhat Khanal, Lærke Johnsen, Anna Hauntoft Kongsted
Malnutrition during fetal life, fetal programming and implications for farm aninals productivity 2014 The VI International Conference on Agricultural Development and Sustainability - Villa Clara, Cuba - Mette Olaf Nielsen, Prabhat Khanal, Lærke Johnsen, Diaz Garcia
Methane emission from artificially reared lambs and response to the fibrous diet 2014 Livestock, climate change and food security Conference - Md Najmul Haque, Prabhat Khanal, Mette Olaf Nielsen, Jørgen Madsen
2013
Fetal Metabolic Programming Of The Small Intestine In A Copenhagen Sheep Model 2013 5th International Congress on Prediabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome - Anne Marie Dixen Axel, Prabhat Khanal, Anna Hauntoft Kongsted, Lærke Johnsen, Sanne Vinter Husted, Lei Hou, Mette Olaf Nielsen
Perinatal programming in sheep and susceptibility to development of metabolic syndrome 2013 Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica - Anna Hauntoft Kongsted, Prabhat Khanal, Anne Marie Dixen Axel, Lærke Johnsen, Mette Olaf Nielsen