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Vaccination schedules in small ruminant farms

Lacasta, D.; Ferrer, L. M.; Ramos, J. J.; González, J. M.; Ortín, A.; Fthenakis, G. C. (2015)

Development and implementation of health management plans is the cornerstone of profitable farms; prevention of microbial diseases by means of vaccination is an integral part of such a plan. In every production type and ...

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 ...

Interactions between parasitic infections and reproductive efficiency in sheep

Fthenakis, G. C.; Mavrogianni, V. S.; Gallidis, E.; Papadopoulos, E. (2015)

This review article summarises the many reports in the literature, confirming that, in sheep, parasitic infections can adversely affect reproductive efficiency; examples, which refer to all parts of the reproductive cycle ...

The effect of repeated follicular aspiration on the onset of puberty and growth rate of winter- or autumn-born lambs

Valasi, I.; Fthenakis, G. C.; Prassinos, N. N.; Menegatos, I.; Grigoropoulou, V.; Deligiannis, C.; Vainas, E.; Amiridis, G. S. (2009)

The effects of follicular aspiration for oocyte retrieval on the attainment of puberty and growth rate were studied in winter-born (9 treated and 6 control) and autumn-born (5 treated and 5 control) ewe lambs. In the treated ...

A case of bilateral auricular haematoma in a ewe-lamb with sarcoptic mange

Tsioli, V.; Farmaki, R.; Papastefanou, A.; Galatos, A. D.; Marinou, M.; Tontis, D.; Mavrogianni, V. S.; Doukas, D.; Saridomichelakis, M. N.; Fthenakis, G. C. (2013)

A Lacaune ewe-lamb was referred with bilateral pinnal swelling and intense head-shaking. Soft, fluid-filled, painless swellings were present on the concave surface of both ear pinnae. Needle aspiration revealed sero-sanguineous ...

Phylogenetic analysis of strains of Orf virus isolated from two outbreaks of the disease in sheep in Greece

Billinis, C.; Mavrogianni, V. S.; Spyrou, V.; Fthenakis, G. C. (2012)

Background: Although orf is endemic around the world, there are few descriptions of Orf virus strains and comparisons of these strains. We report the sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the partial B2L gene of Orf virus ...

Pregnancy toxaemia as predisposing factor for development of mastitis in sheep during the immediately post-partum period

Barbagianni, M. S.; Mavrogianni, V. S.; Katsafadou, A. I.; Spanos, S. A.; Tsioli, V.; Galatos, A. D.; Nakou, M.; Valasi, I.; Gouletsou, P. G.; Fthenakis, G. C. (2015)

Objective of the work was to evaluate the potential predisposing role of pregnancy toxaemia in development of mastitis in the immediately post-partum period. Ewes were allocated in subgroups A1 or A2 (with pregnancy toxaemia) ...

Treatment and Control of Peri-Parturient Metabolic Diseases: Pregnancy Toxemia, Hypocalcemia, Hypomagnesemia

Brozos, C.; Mavrogianni, V. S.; Fthenakis, G. C. (2011)

The paper reviews treatment and control of pregnancy toxaemia, hypocalcaemia, hypomagnesaemia, the important peri-parturient diseases of small ruminants. Treatment of pregnancy toxemia benefits from early instigation, ie, ...

The bacterial flora in the teat duct of ewes can protect against and can cause mastitis

Fragkou, I. A.; Mavrogianni, V. S.; Cripps, P. J.; Gougoulis, D. A.; Fthenakis, G. C. (2007)

We studied the possible effects of bacterial populations within the teat duct, in the pathogenesis of ovine mastitis. In experiment I, 32 ewes were allocated into group A (ewes from which we isolated (+++ growth) ...

"Milk-drop syndrome of ewes": Investigation of the causes in dairy sheep in Greece

Giadinis, N. D.; Arsenos, G.; Tsakos, P.; Psychas, V.; Dovas, C. I.; Papadopoulos, E.; Karatzias, H.; Fthenakis, G. C. (2012)

"Milk-drop syndrome of ewes" is defined as a pathological entity at flock level and a syndrome characterized by reduced milk yield of lactating ewes, with no clinical signs specific to a disease. Concurrent presence of the ...