• 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 ...
    • Cross-Sectional Serosurvey and Risk Factors Associated with the Presence of Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in Pigs in Greece 

      Papatsiros V.G., Athanasiou L.V., Stougiou D., Papadopoulos E., Maragkakis G.G., Katsoulos P.D., Lefkaditis M., Kantas D., Tzika E.D., Tassis P.D., Boutsini S. (2016)
      Introduction: Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide reported zoonotic infection caused by the protozoon Toxoplasma gondii. Pigs may become infected by ingesting feed or water contaminated with cat faeces, by cannibalism, and/or by ...
    • Effects of protease addition and replacement of soybean meal by corn gluten meal on the growth of broilers and on the environmental performances of a broiler production system in Greece 

      Giannenas I., Bonos E., Anestis V., Filioussis G., Papanastasiou D.K., Bartzanas T., Papaioannou N., Tzora A., Skoufos I. (2017)
      An experimental study was conducted to examine the combined effects of adding a dietary protease, reducing the levels of soybean meal (SBM) and introducing corn gluten meal (CGM) in the ration of a group of broilers reared ...
    • The feasibility and acceptability of various bovine brucellosis control strategies in India 

      Dhand N.K., Singh J., Josan H.S., Singh B.B., Jaswal N., Tiwari H.K., Kostoulas P., Khatkar M.S., Aulakh R.S., Kaur M., Gill J.P.S. (2021)
      Bovine brucellosis is a neglected zoonotic disease prevalent in several developing countries including India. It has been successfully controlled in many developed countries by using vaccination in conjunction with extensive ...
    • Field evaluation of the effect of a probiotic-containing Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis spores on the health status, performance, and carcass quality of grower and finisher pigs 

      Alexopoulos, C.; Georgoulakis, I. E.; Tzivara, A.; Kyriakis, C. S.; Govaris, A.; Kyriakis, S. C. (2004)
      The aim of the study was to assess the efficacy of BioPlus 2B, a probiotic containing Bacillus licheniformis and B. subtilis spores, on the health status and productivity of pigs, during weaning, growing and finishing ...
    • Herd-level risk factors for subclinical Salmonella infection in European finishing-pig herds 

      Lo Fo Wong, D. M. A.; Dahl, J.; Stege, H.; Van Der Wolf, P. J.; Leontides, L.; Von Altrock, A.; Thorberg, B. M. (2004)
      Our objective was to find herd factors associated with pigs testing seropositive for Salmonella. Data were collected from 359 finishing-pig herds in Germany, Denmark, Greece, The Netherlands and Sweden, between 1996 and ...
    • Mapping farm animal welfare education at university level in Europe 

      Illmann, G.; Keeling, L.; Melišova, M.; Šimečková, M.; Ilieski, V.; Winckler, C.; Košt'ál, L.; Meunier-Salaün, M. C.; Mihina, Š; Spoolder, H.; Fthenakis, G.; Šárová, R.; Špinka, M. (2014)
      The aim of this study was to map farm animal welfare university education in an enlarged Europe with emphasis on identifying existing differences and gaps. Information on 210 courses dealing with farm animal welfare from ...
    • Predisposing factors for bacterial mastitis in ewes 

      Vasileiou N.G.C., Mavrogianni V.S., Petinaki E., Fthenakis G.C. (2019)
      Objective of this review paper is the appraisal of predisposing factors for bacterial mastitis in ewes. Factors that predispose ewes to mastitis can be classified into non-animal-related factors (environmental and ...
    • 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 ...
    • Reproductive health management of sheep and goats. Preface 

      Amiridis, G. S.; Fthenakis, G. C. (2012)
    • Zoonotic Problems Reported by Sheep and Goat Farmers and Factors Potentially Contributing to the Occurrence of Brucellosis among Them 

      Lianou D.T., Petinaki E., Michael C.K., Skoulakis A., Cripps P.J., Katsarou E.I., Papadopoulos E., Billinis C., Katsafadou A.I., Mavrogianni V.S., Caroprese M., Fthenakis G.C. (2022)
      The study aimed to investigate the occurrence of zoonotic problems reported by dairy small ruminant farmers in Greece and to study potential associations with socio-demographic characteristics of the farmers and management ...
    • Α 57-Year-Old Woman With ARDS, Cachexia, and a 2-Month Fever 

      Tsolaki V., Manoulakas E., Makris D., Boutlas S., Daniil Z., Gourgoulianis K.I., Zakynthinos E. (2019)
      Case Presentation: A 57-year-old homemaker and rural inhabitant of Central Greece (ex-smoker, 25 pack-years), was admitted to the ICU because of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure with diffuse bilateral alveolar infiltrates. ...