Browsing by Author "Ptochos, S."
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Administration of a long-acting antiparasitic to pre-pubertal ewe-lambs in Greece results in earlier reproductive activity and improved reproductive performance
Mavrogianni, V. S.; Papadopoulos, E.; Fragkou, I. A.; Gougoulis, D. A.; Valasi, I.; Orfanou, D. C.; Ptochos, S.; Gallidis, E.; Fthenakis, G. C. (2011)We studied the reproductive effects of administration of a long-acting antiparasitic (moxidectin) given to pre-pubertal ewe-lambs in Greece at the beginning of the reproductive season. 45 animals, naturally infected with ... -
Evaluation of the efficacy of moxidectin in a herd of goats after long-standing consistent use
Papadopoulos, E.; Mavrogianni, V. S.; Ptochos, S.; Tsakalidis, S.; Fthenakis, G. C. (2005)Two trials were carried out in a herd of goats, where moxidectin had been consistently used for a long-standing period, in order to monitor its field efficacy. Trial I was carried out after the drug had been used for 4 ... -
Evaluation of the FAMACHA (c) system for targeted selective anthelmintic treatments for potential use in small ruminants in Greece
Papadopoulos, E.; Gallidis, E.; Ptochos, S.; Fthenakis, G. C. (2013)The FAMACHA (c) system is a practical on-farm method, which can be used to identify small ruminants in need of anthelmintic treatment, depending on the colour of the lower eyelid mucous membrane, which reflects level of ... -
Persistent efficacy of long-acting moxidectin for control of trichostrongylid infections of sheep
Papadopoulos, E.; Fragkou, I. A.; Mavrogianni, V. S.; Gougoulis, D. A.; Orfanou, D. C.; Gallidis, E.; Ptochos, S.; Taitzoglou, I. A.; Parker, L.; Fthenakis, G. C. (2009)The objective was to evaluate long-acting moxidectin (Cydectin (R) 2% LA for sheep) against trichostrongylids in sheep. We performed a blocked, parallel, controlled clinical trial. We included 45 ewe-lambs, allocated into ... -
Potential association between trematode infections and development of pregnancy toxaemia in sheep
Papadopoulos, E.; Mavrogianni, V.; Mitsoura, A.; Ptochos, S.; Spanos, S.; Fthenakis, G. (2013)Objective of the work was to study a potential association between trematode infections in pregnant ewes and concentrations β-hydroxybutyrate, which is a ketone body found in animals with pregnancy toxaemia. After ... -
Trematode infections in pregnant ewes can predispose to mastitis during the subsequent lactation period
Mavrogianni, V. S.; Papadopoulos, E.; Spanos, S. A.; Mitsoura, A.; Ptochos, S.; Gougoulis, D. A.; Barbagianni, M. S.; Kyriazakis, I.; Fthenakis, G. C. (2014)Objective was to investigate if trematode infections predispose ewes to mastitis and/or metritis. We used 80 trematode-infected ewes: primigravidae in group P-A and multigravidae in M-A remained untreated, primigravidae ...