PhD degree - Trial Lecture and Public Defense.
Tonje Opsal, Department of Production Animal Clinical Sciences (ProdMed), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will defend her PhD thesis "Fasciola hepatica and Ostertagia ostertagi in Norwegian cattle- Diagnostic tests and farmers’ management" on 11 October 2024.
English title of thesis
- "Fasciola hepatica and Ostertagia ostertagi in Norwegian cattle- Diagnostic tests and farmers’ management"
Norwegian title of thesis
- "Fasciola hepatica og Ostertagia ostertagi i norske storfebesetninger- Diagnostikk og håndtering"
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture
- “Sustainable livestock management: addressing parasite challenges and environmental impact”
Date: 11 October 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 (no prior registration is required). Both the trial lecture and the presentation of the PhD thesis will be streamed on Zoom. However, as per request by the PhD candidate, the opposition/discussion will only be available to those attending this event in person in Auditorium Hippocampus.
- Venue: Auditorium Hippocampus, Elizabeth Stephansens v. 15, 1433 Ås, Norway
- Zoom: https://nmbu.zoom.us/j/62424204709
Evaluation Committee
- First opponent: Professor Theo De Waal, University College Dublin, Ireland
- Second opponent: Dr. Philip Skuce, Moredun Research Institute, United Kingdom
- Committee coordinator: Associate Professor Marit Nesje, NMBU, Norway
Supervisors
- Main supervisor: Associate Professor Lisbeth Hektoen, NMBU, Norway
- Co-supervisor: Associate Professor Ingrid Toftaker, NMBU, Norway
- Co-supervisor: Dr. Ian Woolsey, NMBU, Norway
A PDF version of the PhD candidate's thesis can be downloaded here. The link is valid through 11 October 2024, after which the thesis will be made available in NMBU Brage.