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An assessment of snail-farm systems based on land use and farm components

Apostolou K., Staikou A., Sotiraki S., Hatziioannou M. (2021)

In this study, the structural and management characteristics of snail farms in Greece were analyzed to maximize sustainable food production. Objectives, such as the classification of farming systems and assessing the effects ...

Colistin resistant mcr genes prevalence in livestock animals (Swine, bovine, poultry) from a multinational perspective. a systematic review

Valiakos G., Kapna I. (2021)

The objective of this review is to collect and present the results of relevant studies on an international level, on the subject of colistin resistance due to mcr genes prevalence in livestock animals. After a literature ...

Control of paratuberculosis: Who, why and how. A review of 48 countries

Whittington R., Donat K., Weber M.F., Kelton D., Nielsen Sø.S., Eisenberg S., Arrigoni N., Juste R., Sáez J.L., Dhand N., Santi A., Michel A., Barkema H., Kralik P., Kostoulas P., Citer L., Griffin F., Barwell R., Moreira M.A.S., Slana I., Koehler H., Singh S.V., Yoo H.S., Chávez-Gris G., Goodridge A., Ocepek M., Garrido J., Stevenson K., Collins M., Alonso B., Cirone K., Paolicchi F., Gavey L., Rahman M.T., De Marchin E., Van Praet W., Bauman C., Fecteau G., McKenna S., Salgado M., Fernández-Silva J., Dziedzinska R., Echeverría G., Seppänen J., Thibault V., Fridriksdottir V., Derakhshandeh A., Haghkhah M., Ruocco L., Kawaji S., Momotani E., Heuer C., Norton S., Cadmus S., Agdestein A., Kampen A., Szteyn J., Frössling J., Schwan E., Caldow G., Strain S., Carter M., Wells S., Munyeme M., Wolf R., Gurung R., Verdugo C., Fourichon C., Yamamoto T., Thapaliya S., Di Labio E., Ekgatat M., Gil A., Alesandre A.N., Piaggio J., Suanes A., De Waard J.H. (2019)

Paratuberculosis, a chronic disease affecting ruminant livestock, is caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis (MAP). It has direct and indirect economic costs, impacts animal welfare and arouses public health ...

Cost-benefit analysis of intervention policies for prevention and control of brucellosis in India

Singh B.B., Kostoulas P., Gill J.P.S., Dhand N.K. (2018)

Background: Brucellosis is endemic in the bovine population in India and causes a loss of US$ 3·4 billion to the livestock industry besides having a significant human health impact. Methods: We developed a stochastic ...

Effects of dietary grape pomace supplementation on performance, carcass traits and meat quality of lambs

Kafantaris I., Kotsampasi B., Christodoulou V., Makri S., Stagos D., Gerasopoulos K., Petrotos K., Goulas P., Kouretas D. (2018)

Background/Aim: A previous study revealed that the inclusion of grape pomace (GP) in the diet for growing lambs had beneficial effects on the redox status and fecal microbiota. Herein, we investigated the effect of GP ...

A field trial of a fixed combination of permethrin and fipronil (Effitix®) for the treatment and prevention of flea infestation in dogs living with sheep

Chatzis M.K., Psemmas D., Papadopoulos E., Navarro C., Saridomichelakis M.N. (2017)

Background: A large number of fleas parasitize dogs living with sheep in Greece. The primary aim of this randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled trial was to examine the efficacy of a permethrin-fipronil combination ...

Following the route of veterinary antibiotics tiamulin and tilmicosin from livestock farms to agricultural soils

Perruchon C., Katsivelou E., Karas P.A., Vassilakis S., Lithourgidis A.A., Kotsopoulos T.A., Sotiraki S., Vasileiadis S., Karpouzas D.G. (2022)

Veterinary antibiotics (VAs) are not completely metabolized in the animal body. Hence, when animal excretes are used as soil manures, VA residues are dispersed with potential implications for environmental quality and human ...

Haemonchosis: A challenging parasitic infection of sheep and goats

Arsenopoulos K.V., Fthenakis G.C., Katsarou E.I., Papadopoulos E. (2021)

The paper reviews the challenges about haemonchosis—a significant and common parasitic infection of small ruminants. Haemonchus contortus is a highly pathogenic parasite that localises in the abomasum of affected animals ...

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 ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among companion and food-chain animals: impact of human contacts

Petinaki, E.; Spiliopoulou, I. (2012)

Clin Microbiol Infect 2012; 18: 626634 Abstract Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), one of the major pathogens in humans, is a cause of infection and colonization among animals. The increasing number of ...

Occurrence and Associated Risk Factors of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus and Porcine Circovirus Type 2 Infections in Greece

Papatsiros V.G., Papakonstantinou G., Meletis E., Tsekouras N., Maragkakis G., Bitchava D., Kostoulas P. (2022)

The objective of the present study was to identify factors associated with the probability of being polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positive and the level of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), ...

Poultry and wild birds as a reservoir of CMY-2 producing Escherichia coli: The first large-scale study in Greece

Athanasakopoulou Z., Tsilipounidaki K., Sofia M., Chatzopoulos D.C., Giannakopoulos A., Karakousis I., Giannakis V., Spyrou V., Touloudi A., Satra M., Galamatis D., Diamantopoulos V., Mpellou S., Petinaki E., Billinis C. (2021)

Resistance mediated by β-lactamases is a globally spread menace. The aim of the present study was to determine the occurrence of Escherichia coli producing plasmid-encoded AmpC β-lactamases (pAmpC) in animals. Fecal samples ...

A quantitative analysis of the spatial and temporal evolution patterns of the bluetongue virus outbreak in the island of Lesvos, Greece, in 2014

Malesios C., Chatzipanagiotou M., Demiris N., Kantartzis A., Chatzilazarou G., Chatzinikolaou S., Kostoulas P. (2020)

Bluetongue virus (BTV) causes an infectious disease called bluetongue, a vector-borne viral disease of ruminants, which has major implications and causes severe economic damage due to its effect on livestock. These economic ...

Rabies outbreak in Greece during 2012-2014: Use of geographical information system for analysis, risk assessment and control

Giannakopoulos A., Valiakos G., Papaspyropoulos K., Dougas G., Korou L.M., Tasioudi K.E., Fthenakis G.C., Hutchings M.R., Kaimaras D., Tsokana C.N., Iliadou P., Spyrou V., Tzani M., Birtsas P., Kostoglou P., Sokos C., Doudounakis S., Yon L., Hannant D., Artois M., Tsiodras S., Hadjichristodoulou C., Billinis C. (2016)

The objectives of this work were (i) geographical analysis of the 2012-2014 outbreak of rabies in Greece using GIS and (ii) comparative analysis of animal cases with data of potential human exposure to rabies together with ...

Risk and environmental factors associated with the presence of canine parvovirus type 2 in diarrheic dogs from thessaly, central greece

Kantere M., Athanasiou L.V., Giannakopoulos A., Skampardonis V., Sofia M., Valiakos G., Athanasakopoulou Z., Touloudi A., Chatzopoulos D.C., Spyrou V., Billinis C. (2021)

Canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2) primarily infects dogs, which are the main host reservoir, causing severe gastrointestinal disease associated with immunosuppression. The present study was conducted in Thessaly, Greece and ...

Scientometrics Study of Research Output on Sheep and Goats from Greece

Lianou D.T., Fthenakis G.C. (2022)

The study is a scientometrics evaluation of published articles performed in Greece on sheep and goats during the last 25 years, a period coinciding with implementation of reforms to shape and consolidate tertiary education ...

Spray irrigation with microcystins-rich water affects plant performance from the microscopic to the functional level and food safety of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.)

Tsoumalakou E., Papadimitriou T., Berillis P., Kormas K.A., Levizou E. (2021)

Irrigation water coming from freshwater bodies that suffer toxic cyanobacterial blooms causes adverse effects on crop productivity and quality and raises concerns regarding food contamination and human exposure to toxins. ...

Tissue specific effects of feeds supplemented with grape pomace or olive oil mill wastewater on detoxification enzymes in sheep

Kerasioti E., Terzopoulou Z., Komini O., Kafantaris I., Makri S., Stagos D., Gerasopoulos K., Anisimov N.Y., Tsatsakis A.M., Kouretas D. (2017)

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of livestock feed supplemented with grape pomace (GP) or olive oil mill wastewater (OMW) byproducts on the enzymatic activity and protein expression of antioxidants ...