PhD degree – Trial Lecture and Public Defence
Karoline Bakke Wethal, Faculty of Biosciences (BIOVIT) will defend her PhD thesis: ”Genetic analyses of new milkability, temperament, and udder health traits for Norwegian Red cows based on data from automatic milking systems" on 1 April 2020.
Norwegian title of thesis:
"Genetiske analyser av nye utmelkings, lynne og jurhelse-egenskaper hos Norsk Rødt Fe (NRF) med data fra automatiske melkesystemer "
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture:
“Use of indicator traits in total merit indexes in dairy cattle”
Due to the Covid-19 situation and restrictions on public meetings, the public defence will be held electronically with only a few invited persons physically present in the meeting room.
Interested audience can access the trial lecture and thesis defence through this web link: https://nmbu.zoom.us/j/282165959
Time for the trial lecture and the public defence:
Wednesday, 1 April at 12:15.
All are welcome, but please read guidelines below before you attend. This to make sure that the disputation can be held without too much interruptions and noise.
Evaluation committee:
Dr. Jarmo Juga, University of Helsinki
Prof. Sven König, University of Giessen
Dr. Laila Aass, NMBU
Supervisors:
Main supervisor: Prof. Bjørg Heringstad, NMBU
Co-supervisor: Researcher Morten Svendsen, Geno
Guidelines for attending:
- Do not use camera
- Put your microphone on mute
- If anyone has a question, please write "I have a question" in the chat. You will then be given the word, and can put your microphone and camera on.
- We advise you to test your own equipment before attending.
The doctoral thesis is available for public review. For those of you who wants access to this please send an email to: mara.dagestad@nmbu.no