PhD degree - Trial Lecture and Public Defense.
Aslak Oltedal, Department of Production Animal Clinical Sciences (ProdMed), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will defend his PhD thesis "Animal welfare assessment in Norwegian dairy herds: Enhancing transvaginal Ovum Pick-Up (OPU) in the pig with focus on efficiency, animal welfare and health" on 23 May 2025.
English title of thesis
- "Enhancing transvaginal Ovum Pick-Up (OPU) in the pig with focus on efficiency, animal welfare and health"
Norwegian title of thesis
- "Forbedring av transvaginal Ovum Pick-Up (OPU) på gris med fokus på effektivitet, dyrevelferd og helse"
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture
- “Veterinary reproductive biotechnologies- potential use beyond livestock breeding, including future applications in human medicine”
Date: 23 May 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/61240766747
Evaluation Committee
- First opponent: Professor Renée Båge, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
- Second opponent: Professor Peter Bols, University of Antwerp, Belgium
- Committee coordinator: Associate Professor Amin Sayyari, NMBU, Norway
Supervisors
- Main supervisor: Associate Professor Marianne Oropeza-Moe, NMBU, Norway
- Co-supervisor: Dr. Ann-Helen Gaustad, Norsvin SA, Norway
- Co-supervisor: Professor Olli Peltoniemi, University of Helsinki, Finland
A PDF version of the PhD candidate's thesis can be downloaded here. The link is valid through 23 May 2025, after which the thesis will be made available in NMBU Brage.