• Antimicrobial Agent Susceptibility and Typing of Staphylococcal Isolates from Subclinical Mastitis in Ewes 

      Vasileiou N.G.C., Sarrou S., Papagiannitsis C., Chatzopoulos D.C., Malli E., Mavrogianni V.S., Petinaki E., Fthenakis G.C. (2019)
      Objective was to study susceptibility to antimicrobial agents of 142 staphylococcal isolates from subclinical mastitis in ewes. In total, 41.5% of these were resistant and 5.6% multidrug resistant. More coagulase-negative ...
    • The associations between dairy product consumption and biomarkers of inflammation, adipocytokines, and oxidative stress in children: A cross-sectional study 

      Aslam H., Jacka F.N., Marx W., Karatzi K., Mavrogianni C., Karaglani E., Mohebbi M., Pasco J.A., O’neil A., Berk M., Nomikos T., Kanellakis S., Androutsos O., Manios Y., Moschonis G. (2020)
      The association between dairy product consumption and biomarkers of inflammation, adipocytokines, and oxidative stress is poorly studied in children. Therefore, these associations were examined in a representative subsample ...
    • Bayesian estimation of sensitivity and specificity of a commercial serum/milk ELISA against the Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis (MAP) antibody response for each lactation stage in Greek dairy sheep 

      Angelidou E., Kostoulas P., Leontides L. (2016)
      A total of 854 paired milk and blood samples were collected from ewes of a Greek flock and used to estimate the sensitivity and specificity of a commercial ELISA for detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis ...
    • Bayesian estimation of sensitivity and specificity of a PCR method to detect Coxiella burnetii in milk and vaginal secretions in sheep and goat samples 

      Abiri Z., Khalili M., Kostoulas P., Sharifi H., Rad M., Babaei H. (2019)
      Coxiella burnetii is a gram-negative and polymorphic rod bacterium that causes Q fever, a common zoonotic disease distributed worldwide. Widespread occurrences of the disease outbreaks indicate the importance of coordinated ...
    • Bayesian estimation of the true prevalence of paratuberculosis in Hungarian dairy cattle herds 

      Ozsvari L., Lang Z., Monostori A., Kostoulas P., Fodor I. (2020)
      Paratuberculosis is a chronic incurable disease caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), which leads to extensive economic losses on dairy farms, and may also pose serious public health risk to the ...
    • Differences in sheep and goats milk microbiological profile between conventional and organic farming systems in Greece 

      Malissiova E., Papadopoulos T., Kyriazi A., Mparda M., Sakorafa C., Katsioulis A., Katsiaflaka A., Kyritsi M., Zdragas A., Hadjichristodoulou C. (2017)
      The aim of this study was to examine differences in the microbiological profile and antimicrobial resistance of bacteria isolated from milk from organic and conventional sheep and goat farms. Twenty-five organic and 25 ...
    • Differential quantitative proteomics study of experimental Mannheimia haemolytica mastitis in sheep 

      Katsafadou A.I., Tsangaris G.T., Anagnostopoulos A.K., Billinis C., Barbagianni M.S., Vasileiou N.G.C., Spanos S.A., Mavrogianni V.S., Fthenakis G.C. (2019)
      Objective was the differential quantitative proteomics study of ovine mastitis induced by Mannheimia haemolytica; clinical, microbiological, cytological and histopathological methods were employed for confirmation and ...
    • Effects of addition of nutritionally improved straw in dairy cow diets at 2 starch levels 

      Hanlon M.E., Moorby J.M., McConochie H.R., Foskolos A. (2020)
      The objective of this experiment was to explore the effects of different dietary neutral detergent fiber sources within diets of high-producing dairy cattle with low or high starch concentrations on milk yield and composition, ...
    • Evaluation of efficacy of a biofilm-embedded bacteria-based vaccine against staphylococcal mastitis in sheep—A randomized, placebo-controlled field study 

      Vasileiou N.G.C., Chatzopoulos D.C., Cripps P.J., Ioannidi K.S., Gougoulis D.A., Chouzouris T.M., Lianou D.T., Gonzalez-Valerio T.C., Vallverdu R.G., Argyros S., Cesio M., Font I., Mavrogianni V.S., Petinaki E., Fthenakis G.C. (2019)
      Our objective was to evaluate the efficacy of a vaccine against staphylococcal mastitis in 5 dairy sheep farms, with 316 ewes in the vaccinated (V) group and 307 in the control (C) group studied throughout a lactation ...
    • Evaluation of nitrogen excretion equations for ryegrass pasture-fed dairy cows 

      Christodoulou C., Moorby J.M., Tsiplakou E., Kantas D., Foskolos A. (2021)
      Accurate and precise estimates of nitrogen (N) excretion in faeces and urine of dairy cattle may provide direct tools to improve N management and thus, to mitigate environmental pollution from dairy production. Empirical ...
    • Evaluation of the Quality of Evidence of the Association of Foods and Nutrients with Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes: A Systematic Review 

      Miller V., Micha R., Choi E., Karageorgou D., Webb P., Mozaffarian D. (2022)
      Importance: Poor diet is a leading global factor associated with cardiometabolic disease (CMD). Understanding the quality of evidence of the associations between specific dietary factors and CMD, including effect size ...
    • Evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of three diagnostic tests for Coxiella burnetii infection in cattle and buffaloes in Punjab (India) using Bayesian latent class analysis 

      Meletis E., Keshavamurthy R., Dhaliwal B.B.S., Aulakh R.S., Dhand N., Kostoulas P. (2022)
      Q Fever is a zoonotic disease of significant animal and public health concern, caused by Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii), an obligate intracellular bacterium. This study was done to evaluate the diagnostic sensitivity (DSe) ...
    • Experimental study for evaluation of the efficacy of a biofilm-embedded bacteria-based vaccine against Staphylococcus chromogenes-associated mastitis in sheep 

      Vasileiou N.G.C., Cripps P.J., Ioannidi K.S., Katsafadou A.I., Chatzopoulos D.C., Barbagianni M.S., Tsioli V., Dermisiadou E., Karavanis E., Papadopoulos N., Lianou D.T., Mavrogianni V.S., Petinaki E., Fthenakis G.C. (2019)
      Although coagulase-negative staphylococci are the primary aetiological agents of subclinical mastitis in ewes, there is little information regarding vaccination against that infection. The objective of this study was to ...
    • Experimental study of the potential role of salmonella enterica subsp. Diarizonae in the diarrhoeic syndrome of lambs 

      Chatzopoulos D.C., Vasileiou N.G.C., Ioannidi K.S., Katsafadou A.I., Mavrogianni V.S., Michael C.K., Katsarou E.I., Karavanis E., Papadopoulos N., Sbiraki A., Athanasiou L.V., Billinis C., Fthenakis G.C. (2021)
      The objectives of this experimental work were the evaluation of the potential role of Salmonella enterica subsp. diarizonae in diarrhoeic syndrome in lambs and the investigation of facets of the pathogenesis of the infection. ...
    • Exposure assessment on aflatoxin M1 from milk and dairy products-relation to public health 

      Malissiova E., Soultani G., Tsokana K., Alexandraki M., Manouras A. (2022)
      Background-aim: Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) contaminates milk and dairy products that are widely consumed foods. Therefore, there is increased concern for human exposure to the toxic action and the negative health effects that ...
    • Extensive countrywide field investigation of somatic cell counts and total bacterial counts in bulk tank raw milk in goat herds in Greece 

      Lianou D.T., Michael C.K., Vasileiou N.G.C., Petinaki E., Cripps P.J., Tsilipounidaki K., Katsafadou A.I., Politis A.P., Kordalis N.G., Ioannidi K.S., Gougoulis D.A., Trikalinou C., Orfanou D.C., Fragkou I.A., Liagka D.V., Tzora A., Albenzio M., Mavrogianni V.S., Caroprese M.C., Fthenakis G.C. (2021)
      Dairy goat farming is an important sector of the agricultural industry in Greece, with an annual total milk production exceeding 450 000 l and accounting for over 25% of all goat milk produced in the European Union; this ...
    • Extensive countrywide field investigation of subclinical mastitis in sheep in Greece 

      Vasileiou N.G.C., Cripps P.J., Ioannidi K.S., Chatzopoulos D.C., Gougoulis D.A., Sarrou S., Orfanou D.C., Politis A.P., Gonzalez-Valerio T.C., Argyros S., Mavrogianni V.S., Petinaki E., Fthenakis G.C. (2018)
      The objectives of this work were (1) to investigate prevalence of subclinical mastitis, (2) to identify etiological agents involved, and (3) to study factors potentially predisposing ewes to subclinical mastitis. Milk ...
    • Global, regional, and national consumption of animal-source foods between 1990 and 2018: findings from the Global Dietary Database 

      Miller V., Reedy J., Cudhea F., Zhang J., Shi P., Erndt-Marino J., Coates J., Micha R., Webb P., Mozaffarian D., Abbott P., Abdollahi M., Abedi P., Abumweis S., Adair L., Al Nsour M., Al-Daghri N., Al-Hamad N., Al-Hooti S., Al-Zenki S., Alam I., Ali J.H., Alissa E., Anderson S., Anzid K., Arambepola C., Arici M., Arsenault J., Asciak R., Barbieri H.E., Barengo N., Barquera S., Bas M., Becker W., Beer-Borst S., Bergman P., Biró L., Boindala S., Bovet P., Bradshaw D., Bukhary N.B., Bundhamcharoen K., Caballero M., Calleja N., Cao X., Capanzana M., Carmikle J., Castetbon K., Castro M., Cerdena C., Chang H.-Y., Charlton K., Chen Y., Chen M.F., Chiplonkar S., Cho Y., Chuah K.-A., Costanzo S., Cowan M., Damasceno A., Dastgiri S., De Henauw S., DeRidder K., Ding E., Dommarco R., Don R., Duante C., Duleva V., Duran Aguero S., Ekbote V., El Ati J., El Hamdouchi A., El-kour T., Eldridge A., Elmadfa I., Esteghamati A., Etemad Z., Fadzil F., Farzadfar F., Fernandez A., Fernando D., Fisberg R., Forsyth S., Gamboa-Delgado E., Garriguet D., Gaspoz J.-M., Gauci D., Geleijnse M., Ginnela B., Grosso G., Guessous I., Gulliford M., Gunnarsdottir I., Hadden W., Hadziomeragic A., Haerpfer C., Hakeem R., Haque A., Hashemian M., Hemalatha R., Henjum S., Hinkov H., Hjdaud Z., Hoffman D., Hopping B., Houshiar-rad A., Hsieh Y.-T., Hung S.-Y., Huybrechts I., Hwalla N.C., Ibrahim H.M., Ikeda N., Illescas-Zarate D., Inoue M., Janakiram C., Jayawardena R., Jeewon R., Jitnarin N., Johansson L., Jonsdottir O., Jundishapur A., Kally O., Kandiah M., Karupaiah T., Keinan-Boker L., Kelishadi R., Khadilkar A., Kim C.-I., Koksal E., Konig J., Korkalo L., Koster J., Kovalskys I., Krishnan A., Kruger H., Kuriyan-Raj R., Kweon S., Lachat C., Lai Y., Lanerolle P., Laxmaiah A., Leclercq C., Lee M.-S., Lee H.-J., Lemming E.W., Li Y., Lindström J., Ling A., Liputo N.I., Lopez-Jaramillo P., Luke A., Lukito W., Lupotto E., Ma Y., Mahdy Z.A., Malekzadeh R., Manan W., Marchioni D., Marques L.L., Marques-Vidal P., Martin-Prevel Y., Mathee A., Matsumura Y., Mazumdar P., Memon A., Mensink G., Meyer A., Mirmiran P., Mirzaei M., Misra P., Misra A., Mitchell C., Mohamed H.J., Mohammadi-Nasrabadi F., Mohammadifard N., Moy F.M., Musaiger A., Mwaniki E., Myhre J., Nagalla B., Naska A., Ng S.A., Ng S.W., Ngoan L.T., Noshad S., Ochoa A., Ocke M., Odenkirk J., Oh K., Oleas M., Olivares S., Orfanos P., Ortiz-Ulloa J., Otero J., Ovaskainen M.-L., Pakseresht M., Palacios C., Palmer P., Pan W.-H., Panagiotakos D., Parajuli R., Park M., Pekcan G., Petrova S., Piaseu N., Pitsavos C., Polasa K., Posada L., Pourfarzi F., Preston A.M., Rached I., Rahbar A.R., Rehm C., Richter A., Riley L., Salanave B., Sánchez-Romero L.M., Sarrafzadegan N., Sawada N., Sekiyama M., Selamat R., Shamsuddin K., Shariff Z.M., Sharma S., Sibai A.M., Sinkko H., Sioen I., Sisa I., Skeaff S., Steingrimsdottir L., Strand T., Suarez-Ortegon M.F., Swaminathan S., Swan G., Sygnowska E., Szabo M., Szponar L., Tan-Khouw I., Tapanainen H., Tayyem R., Tedla B., Tedstone A., Templeton R., Termote C., Thanopoulou A., Thorgeirsdottir H., Thorsdottir I., Trichopoulos D., Trichopoulou A., Tsugane S., Turrini A., van Oosterhout C., Vartiainen E., Veerman J.L., Virtanen S., Vollenweider P., Vossenaar M., Waidyatilaka I., Waskiewicz A., Waterham E., Wieler L., Wondwossen T., Wu S., Yaakub R., Yap M., Yusof S., Zaghloul S., Zajkás G., Zapata M., Zarina K., Zohoori F.V., Global Dietary Database (2022)
      Background: Diet is a major modifiable risk factor for human health and overall consumption patterns affect planetary health. We aimed to quantify global, regional, and national consumption levels of animal-source foods ...
    • Implementation of quality control methods in conjunction with chemometrics toward authentication of dairy products 

      Arvanitoyannis, A. S.; Tzouros, N. E. (2005)
      The implementation of novel and accurate quality and safety control methods in conjunction with chemometrics in various fields of science, particularly in food science, showed that this combination stands for a very powerful ...
    • Isolation and characterization of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from milk of dairy goats under low-input farm management in Greece 

      Angelidis A.S., Komodromos D., Giannakou R., Arsenos G., Gelasakis A.I., Kyritsi M., Filioussis G., Hadjichristodoulou C., Torounidou P., Papa A., Sergelidis D. (2020)
      The presence of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in raw milk is a challenge for veterinarians and public health professionals. In this study, we investigated the presence and clonality of ...