Oscar Iheshiulor, Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences will defend his PhD thesis "Improving the accuracy of genomic predictions in numerically small populations" on 4 March 2016.
Norwegian title of thesis:
"Sikkerhet ved genomisk prediksjon i små populasjoner"
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture:
"Use of livestock genomics data beyond genomic selection"
Evaluation committee:
First opponent: Professor Jörn Bennewitz, Universität Hohenheim, Farm Animal Genetics and Breeding
Second opponent: Dr. Mario Calus, Wageningen University and Research Centre
Committee coordinator: Professor Gunnar Klemetsdal, Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, NMBU
Supervisors:
Main supervisor: Professor Theodorus Meuwissen, Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, NMBU
Co-supervisor: Professor John Arthur Woolliams, The Roslin Institute and University of Edinburgh
Time and place for the trial lecture and the public defence:
Friday 4 March at 12:15 in Auditorium H109, Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Arboretveien 6, Ås
The doctoral thesis is available for public review at the NMBU library.
Thesis number 2016:20, ISSN 1894-6402, ISBN 978-82-575-1349-8.