PhD degree - Trial Lecture and Public Defense.
Maiken Gravdal, Department of Production Animal Clinical Sciences (ProdMed), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine will defend her PhD thesis "Species and benzimidazole resistance profiles of ovine gastro-intestinal nematodes across Norway" on 8 November 2024.
English title of thesis
- "Species and benzimidazole resistance profiles of ovine gastro-intestinal nematodes across Norway"
Norwegian title of thesis
- "Arter og benzimidazol resistens profiler av mage-tarm rundormer hos sau i Norge"
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture
- “Livestock disease control for the future: Enhancing diagnostics, treatment, and transmission reduction with the help of farmer engagement and technology”
Date: 8 November 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: The Zoom link will be made available on this webpage a few days prior to the public defense.
Evaluation Committee
- First opponent: Dr. Dave Bartley, Moredun Research Institute, United Kingdom
- Second opponent: Dr. Brian Lund Fredensborg, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
- Committee coordinator: Associate Professor Randi Sørby, NMBU, Norway
Supervisors
- Main supervisor: Professor Snorre Stuen, NMBU, Norway
- Co-supervisor: Professor Lucy Robertson, NMBU, Norway
- Co-supervisor: Dr. Ian Woolsey, NMBU, Norway
- Co-supervisor: Professor Johan Höglund, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
- Co-supervisor: Professor Christophe Chartier, Oniris VetAgroBio, France
A PDF version of the PhD candidate's thesis can be downloaded here. The link is valid through 8 November 2024, after which the thesis will be made available in NMBU Brage.