29. november 2024 - Merete Forseth (VET)

[Please note that this event will be filmed and made into a video to be published on social media]

English title of thesis

• "Health and mortality in two broiler hybrids differing in growth rates"

Norwegian title of thesis

• "Helse og dødelighet hos to slaktekyllinghybrider med ulik veksthastighet"

Prescribed subject of the trial lecture

• “Beyond Broiler Chickens: Examining the Animal Health and Welfare Implications of Genetic Selection for Performance in Farmed Animals - Challenges and the Path Forward”

Date: 29 November 2024 (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/64674312332

Evaluation Committee

• First opponent: Associate Professor Désirée Jansson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden
• Second opponent: Dr. Frank Tuyttens, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Belgium
• Committee coordinator: Associate Professor Nicole Frost Nyquist, 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 29 November 2024, after which the thesis will be made available in NMBU Brage.