PhD degree - Trial Lecture and Public Defense.
Páll Gretarsson, Department of Production Animal Clinical Sciences (ProdMed), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will defend his PhD thesis "Health challenges in Norwegian aviary housed layers, with emphasis on keel bone fractures" on 7 February 2025.
English title of thesis
- "Health challenges in Norwegian aviary housed layers, with emphasis on keel bone fractures"
Norwegian title of thesis
- "Helseutfordringer hos frittgående verpehøner i Norge, med vekt på kjølbeinsfrakturer"
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture
- “Welfare challenges in commercial laying hens and potential intervention measures”
Date: 7 February 2025 (Oslo time)
- 0900 hrs: Trial lecture (including questions and comments)
- 1000 hrs: Break
- 1100 hrs: Public defense
All are welcome to attend this event in Auditorium Hippocampus or on Zoom (no prior registration is required).
- Venue: Auditorium Hippocampus, Elizabeth Stephansens v. 15, 1433 Ås, Norway
- Zoom: https://nmbu.zoom.us/j/66491215869
Evaluation Committee
- First opponent: Associate Professor Ulf Stefan Gunnarsson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden
- Second opponent: Dr. Ariane Stratmann, Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO), Switzerland
- Committee coordinator: Associate Professor Amin Sayyari, NMBU, Norway
Supervisors
- Main supervisor: Associate Professor Ingrid Toftaker, NMBU, Norway
- Co-supervisor: Professor Randi Oppermann Moe, NMBU, Norway
- Co-supervisor: Dr. Käthe Kittelsen, Animalia, Norway
A PDF version of the PhD candidate's thesis can be downloaded here. The link is valid through 7 February 2025, after which the thesis will be made available in NMBU Brage.