• Administration of Vaccines in Dairy Sheep and Goat Farms: Patterns of Vaccination, Associations with Health and Production Parameters, Predictors 

      Lianou D.T., Michael C.K., Petinaki E., Mavrogianni V.S., Fthenakis G.C. (2022)
      This paper reports findings regarding patterns of vaccine usage in sheep and goat farms, in 325 sheep flocks and 119 goat herds throughout Greece. The objectives of the study were (a) to describe the patterns of vaccine ...
    • Association of melatonin administration in pregnant ewes with growth, redox status and immunity of their offspring 

      Bouroutzika E., Ciliberti M.G., Caroprese M., Theodosiadou E., Papadopoulos S., Makri S., Skaperda Z.-V., Kotsadam G., Michailidis M.-L., Valiakos G., Chadio S., Kouretas D., Valasi I. (2021)
      In this study, the effects of melatonin treatment on growth, redox status and immunity in prenatally stressed newborn lambs were evaluated. Thirty-seven newborn lambs were allocated into two groups (melatonin-MEL and ...
    • Comparison of the Efficacy of Intramammary or Injectable Antibiotic Administration against Staphylococcal Mastitis in Ewes 

      Vasileiou N.G.C., Fthenakis G.C., Mavrogianni V.S. (2022)
      The objectives of the work were (a) to compare the efficacy of two routes for antibiotic administration in the treatment of mastitis in ewes and (b) to assess the potential importance of the timing of the initiation of the ...
    • 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 ...
    • Effects of capsicum and propyl-propane thiosulfonate on rumen fermentation, digestion, and milk production and composition in dairy cows 

      Foskolos A., Ferret A., Siurana A., Castillejos L., Calsamiglia S. (2020)
      Essential oils may affect rumen fermentation, nutrient digestion, and milk production and composition. The objective of this study was to test the effects of capsicum oleoresin (CAP) and propyl-propane thiosulfonate (PTSO) ...
    • 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 ...
    • Maintaining production while reducing local and global environmental emissions in dairy farming 

      Soteriades A.D., Foskolos A., Styles D., Gibbons J.M. (2020)
      While milk is a major agricultural commodity, dairy farming also supports a large share of global beef production. In Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies of dairy farming systems, dairy-beef production is often ignored or ...
    • Milk quality characteristics of indigenous sheep breeds Boutsko, Frisarta and Karagouniko 

      Skoufos I., Giannenas I., Karamoutsios A., Tsinas A., Papadopoulos G.K., Tzora A. (2017)
      In this study, the chemical and microbiological characteristics of ovine milk from three indigenous Greek breeds, Boutsko, Frisarta and Karagouniko were examined, while reared in the semi mountainous areas. The milk yield ...
    • Patterns of Reproductive Management in Sheep and Goat Farms in Greece 

      Lianou D.T., Vasileiou N.G.C., Michael C.K., Valasi I., Mavrogianni V.S., Caroprese M., Fthenakis G.C. (2022)
      This paper reports findings regarding patterns of reproductive management in 325 sheep flocks and 119 goat herds throughout Greece. The objectives were to describe the patterns of reproductive management in sheep and goat ...
    • A Prospective Cohort Study on the Periparturient Muscle Tissue Mobilisation in High Producing Dairy Cows 

      Hatfield C., Tulley W., Hall R., Griffiths B.E., Foskolos A., Smith R.F., Oikonomou G. (2022)
      Excessive periparturient fat mobilisation and its association with dairy cattle health and fertility is well documented; however, the role of muscle mobilisation has not been studied extensively. The objectives of this ...
    • Scientometrics approach to research in ovine mastitis from 1970 to 2019 (With a complete list of relevant literature references) 

      Lianou D.T., Fthenakis G.C. (2020)
      The present study is a scientometrics evaluation of refereed publications on bacterial mastitis in sheep; the objectives were the evaluation of the relevant papers and the presentation of quantitative characteristics ...
    • 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 ...
    • Sex-specific impact of inbreeding on pathogen load in the striped dolphin 

      Gkafas G.A., de Jong M., Exadactylos A., Raga J.A., Aznar F.J., Rus Hoelzel A. (2020)
      The impact of inbreeding on fitness has been widely studied and provides consequential inference about adaptive potential and the impact on survival for reduced and fragmented natural populations. Correlations between ...
    • Use of proteomics in the study of mastitis in ewes 

      Katsafadou A.I., Vasileiou N.G.C., Fthenakis G.C. (2019)
      The objective of this review is to describe the usage and applicability of proteomics technologies in the study of mastitis in ewes. In ewes, proteomics technologies have been employed for furthering knowledge in mastitis ...
    • Using dairy value chains to identify production constraints and biosecurity risks 

      Singh J., Singh B.B., Tiwari H.K., Josan H.S., Jaswal N., Kaur M., Kostoulas P., Khatkar M.S., Aulakh R.S., Gill J.P.S., Dhand N.K. (2020)
      The dairy industry plays an important role in the economy and food security of India. A study of the dairy value chains was conducted in Punjab, India, to identify production constraints and biosecurity risks. Focus group ...
    • Vaccination against Bacterial Mastitis in Sheep 

      Vasileiou N.G.C., Lianou D.T., Michael C.K., Fthenakis G.C., Mavrogianni V.S. (2022)
      The objective of this review is to discuss the application of vaccination for the prevention of bacterial mastitis in ewes, performed within the frame of health management schemes in sheep flocks. Mastitis is a multi-faceted ...