PhD degree – Trial Lecture and Public Defence
Ólafur Hjörtur Kristjánsson, Faculty of Biosciences (BIOVIT) will defend his PhD thesis ”Quantitative genetics of growth rate and carcass quality traits in Atlantic salmon" on 6 May 2021.
Norwegian title of thesis:
"Kvantitative genetiske parametere for kvalitetsegenskaper og tilvekst hos Atlantisk laks "
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture:
“Comparison of implementation of genomic predictions in Atlantic salmon and dairy cattle breeding. Species differences in limiting factors, possibilities and challenges”
Time and place for the trial lecture and the public defence:
Thursday 6 May at 12.15
Zoom: https://nmbu.zoom.us/j/66545736783
Evaluation committee:
Principal Research Scientist, Dr. Antti Kause, Natural Resources Institute, Finland
Genetic Strategy Manager Dr Pieter Knap, Genus-PLC, Germany
Prof. Bjørg Heringstad, NMBU
Supervisors:
Main supervisor: Prof. Bjarne Gjerde, NMBU/Nofima
Co-supervisor: Researcher Marie Lillehammer, Nofima
The general audience is invited to participate via Zoom.
The doctoral thesis is available for public review at the NMBU library.
Thesis number 2021:39, ISSN 1894-6402, ISBN 978-82-575-1809-7