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4248
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Distinguished Service Award, European Federation for Animal Science (EAAP)

Overview

George Zervas is affiliated with the Agricultural University of Athens in Greece. Their research primarily targets several interconnected fields, including Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Medicine, and Environmental Science. Within these broader areas, their work extensively covers key subfields such as Food Science, Molecular Biology, Agronomy and Crop Science, Animal Science and Zoology, and Ecology.

The scholar's main research topics focus on Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Meat and Animal Product Quality, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, Municipal Solid Waste Management, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, and Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by George Zervas include:

  • Bioactive Compounds in Food Waste: A Review on the Transformation of Food Waste to Animal Feed, 2020, Foods
  • Fatty acid profile and physicochemical properties of Greek protected designation of origin cheeses, implications for authentication, 2020, European Food Research and Technology
  • Dietary Supplementation of a Live Yeast Product on Dairy Sheep Milk Performance, Oxidative and Immune Status in Peripartum Period, 2020, Journal of Fungi
  • Redefining the future of catering waste application in animal diets - A review on the minimization of potential hazards in catering waste prior to application in animal diets, 2022, Animal Feed Science and Technology
  • The food for feed concept. Performance of broilers fed hotel food residues, 2021, British Poultry Science

The frequent publication venues for the scientist's work include:

  • European Heart Journal
  • Journal of Fungi
  • Sustainability
  • Foods
  • European Food Research and Technology

George Zervas collaborates regularly with several coauthors, among whom the most frequent are:

  • Eleni Tsiplakou
  • Athanasios C. Pappas
  • Elisavet Giamouri
  • G. Papadomichelakis
  • Thrassyvoulos Manios

In recognition of contributions to the field, George Zervas received the Distinguished Service Award from the European Federation for Animal Science (EAAP) in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Antioxidant activity in meat treated with oregano and sage essential oils

    M.K. Fasseas;K.C. Mountzouris;P.A. Tarantilis;M. Polissiou

  • Selenoproteins and maternal nutrition.

    A.C. Pappas;E. Zoidis;P.F. Surai;G. Zervas

  • The effect of feeding systems on the characteristics of products from small ruminants

    George Zervas;Eleni Tsiplakou

  • Nutritive Value of Dried Citrus Pulp and Its Effect on Milk Yield and Milk Composition of Lactating Ewes

    Kostas Fegeros;George Zervas;Spyridoula Stamouli;Eleni Apostolaki

  • Bioactive Compounds in Food Waste: A Review on the Transformation of Food Waste to Animal Feed.

    Alexandros Georganas;Elisavet Giamouri;Athanasios C Pappas;George Papadomichelakis

  • Concentration of conjugated linoleic acid in grazing sheep and goat milk fat

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  • An assessment of GHG emissions from small ruminants in comparison with GHG emissions from large ruminants and monogastric livestock

    G. Zervas;E. Tsiplakou

  • Quantifying and optimizing grazing regimes in Greek mountain systems

    George Zervas

  • Pesticides residues in milks and feedstuff of farm animals drawn from Greece

    E. Tsiplakou;C.J. Anagnostopoulos;K. Liapis;S.A. Haroutounian

  • Sustainability of small ruminant organic systems of production

    A. Nardone;G. Zervas;B. Ronchi

  • Comparison of a grazing- with an indoor-system of lamb fattening in Greece

    G. Zervas;I. Hadjigeorgiou;G. Zabeli;K. Koutsotolis

  • Feed supplementation of Lactobacillus plantarum PCA 236 modulates gut microbiota and milk fatty acid composition in dairy goats--a preliminary study

    Petros A. Maragkoudakis;Konstantinos C. Mountzouris;Craita Rosu;Georgia Zoumpopoulou

  • Differences in sheep and goats milk fatty acid profile between conventional and organic farming systems

    Eleni Tsiplakou;Vaios Kotrotsios;Ioannis Hadjigeorgiou;George Zervas

  • Effects of palygorskite on broiler performance, feed technological characteristics and litter quality.

    A.C. Pappas;E. Zoidis;N. Theophilou;G. Zervas

  • Soy hulls as a replacement for maize in lactating dairy ewe diets with or without dietary fat supplements

    G Zervas;K Fegeros;K Koytsotolis;C Goulas

  • Feeding system of sheep in a mountainous area of Greece

    G. Zervas;K. Fegeros;G. Papadopoulos

  • The effect of breed, stage of lactation and parity on sheep milk fat CLA content under the same feeding practices

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  • The interaction between breed and diet on CLA and fatty acids content of milk fat of four sheep breeds kept indoors or at grass

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  • Bentonite binders in the presence of mycotoxins: Results of in vitro preliminary tests and an in vivo broiler trial

    A.C. Pappas;E. Tsiplakou;M. Georgiadou;C. Anagnostopoulos

  • Determination of mycotoxins in feedstuffs and ruminant's milk using an easy and simple LC-MS/MS multiresidue method.

    E. Tsiplakou;C. Anagnostopoulos;K. Liapis;S.A. Haroutounian

  • The role of organic selenium in cadmium toxicity: effects on broiler performance and health status

    A. Al-Waeli;E. Zoidis;A. C. Pappas;N. Demiris

  • The role of bentonite binders in single or concomitant mycotoxin contamination of chicken diets.

    A C Pappas;E Tsiplakou;D I Tsitsigiannis;M Georgiadou

  • Effects of dietary orange peel essential oil supplementation on milk yield and composition, and blood and milk antioxidant status of dairy ewes

    B. Kotsampasi;E. Tsiplakou;C. Christodoulou;A. Mavrommatis

  • Effect of dietary animal fat and methionine on dairy ewes milk yield and milk composition

    C Goulas;G Zervas;G Papadopoulos

Frequent Co-Authors

Konstantinos C. Mountzouris
Konstantinos C. Mountzouris Agricultural University of Athens
Petros A. Tarantilis
Petros A. Tarantilis Agricultural University of Athens
Peter F. Surai
Peter F. Surai Feed Food Ltd
Moschos G. Polissiou
Moschos G. Polissiou Agricultural University of Athens
Jürgen Zentek
Jürgen Zentek Freie Universität Berlin

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