PhD defences in 2010

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PhD students who have defended their theses in 2010

Defences completed:

Guro Vasdal - December 10th 2010
Title of the thesis: The environmental requirements of piglets and use of the creep area
Financing: The Research Council of Norway
Supervisors: Knut Egil Bøe, Øystein Holand, Inger Lise Andersen, Lene Juul Pedersen (Århus univ.), Donald M. Broom og Greg Cronin (Univ. Cambridge)
Abstract

Marte Sodeland - December 9th 2010
Title of the thesis: Genomic architecture and complex traits in Norwegian Red cattle
Financing: Norges Forskningsråd
Supervisors: Sigbjørn Lien, Matthew Peter Kent
Abstract

John Safari - December 8th 2010
Temporary title: Strategies for improved performance of small ruminants in Tanzania
Financing: Statens lånekasse for utdanning
Supervisors: Lars Olav Eik, Tormod Ådnøy, dr. L.A. Metenga (Sokoine), G.C. Kifaro, V.R. Muhikambele (SUA), dr. Adugna Tolera (Debub University, Awassa, Ethiopia)
Abstract

Aster Abebe Woldermariam - December 7th 2010
Title of the thesis: Nutritional and anti-nutritional quality of range vegetation in Southern Ethiopia and supplementary values of selected browse leaves to goats
Financing: Statens lånekasse for utdanning
Veiledere: Lars Olav Eik, Øystein Holand, Adugna Tolera (Debub University, Awassa, Ethiopia)
Summary

Grethe Helen Meisfjord Jørgensen - December 3rd 2010
Title of the thesis: Physical and social environment for sheep - Effects on spacing behaviour, social interactions and activity budgets in housed ewes
Financing: The Research Council of Norway
Supervisors: Knut Egil Bøe, Øystein Holand, Inger Lise Andersen
Abstract

Ingjerd Dønnem - December 1st 2010
Title of the thesis: High quality grass silage to dairy goats – effect on energy balance, milk yield and quality
Financing: UMB
Supervisors: Åshild T. Randby, Margrethe Eknæs
Summary

Sáng Van Nguyen - November 26th 2010
Title of the thesis: Genetic studies on improvement of striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) for economically important traits
Financing: Statens lånekasse for utdanning
Supervisors: Hans Magnus Gjøen, Magny S. Thomassen, Gunnar Klemetsdal
Summary

Fassil Bekele Ambaye - November 12th 2010
Title of the thesis: Development and evaluation of 4-way crossbred chicken population in Southern Ethiopia / Utvikling og evaluering av 4-veis kryssing for hønseproduksjon i det sørlige Etiopia
Financing: Statens lånekasse for utdanning
Supervisors: Tormod Ådnøy, Hans Magnus Gjøen, Jessica Kathle, Girma Abebe (Debub University, Awassa, Ethiopia)
Summary

Elisabeth Ytteborg - June 25th 2010
Title of the thesis: Morphological and molecular characterization of developing vertebral fusions in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
Financing: The Research Council of Norway / Nofima Marin
Supervisors: Harald Takle, Grete Bæverfjord (Nofima Marin)
Summary

Henriette Alne - May 28th 2010
Title of the thesis: Tetradecylthioacetic acid (TTA) - A functional feed ingredient for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.): growth, sexual maturation and health
Financing: The Research Council of Norway / Nofima Marin
Supervisors: Kjell Arne Rørvik, Magny Skinlo Thomassen
Abstract

Anne Kathrine Akre - April 30th 2010
Title of the thesis: The role of social and physical environments on behaviour in silver fox (Vulpes vulpes) vixens and female mice (C57/BL/6J)
Financing: The Research Council of Norway
Supervisors: Morten Bakken, Anne Lene Hovland, Inger Lise Andersen, Georgia Mason (Univ. of Guelph)
Summary

Luan Dinh Tran - March 11th 2010
Title of the thesis: Genetic studies of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) for farming in Northern Vietnam: Growth, survival and cold tolerance in different farm environments
Financing: Nofima Marin / Statens lånekasse for utdanning
Supervisors: Ingrid Olesen, Kari Kolstad (Nofima Marin)
Summary

Marijana Todorcevic - March 5th 2010
Title of the thesis: Development and functions of adipose tissue in Atlantic salmon
Financing: Nofima Marin / Statens lånekasse for utdanning
Supervisors: Bente Ruyter, Anne Vegusdal (Nofima Marin)
Summary

Skugor, Stanko - February 12th 2010
Title of the thesis: Genomic responses of salmonids to pathogenic agents and nutritional interventions
Financing: Nofima Marin
Supervisors: Kari Kolstad, Aleksei Krasnov (Nofima Marin)
Abstract

Updated: 13.12.10
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