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26
Citations
3580
World Ranking
2862
National Ranking
9

Overview

K. Fegeros is affiliated with the Agricultural University of Athens in Greece. Their research spans multiple areas within agricultural and biological sciences, with a focus on animal nutrition and physiology as well as related disciplines.

Their recent scientific contributions include studies published across various journals and publication venues. Notable papers authored or co-authored by K. Fegeros are:

  • Priming of intestinal cytoprotective genes and antioxidant capacity by dietary phytogenic inclusion in broilers, 2020, Animal nutrition
  • Effects of Deoxynivalenol and Fumonisins on Broiler Gut Cytoprotective Capacity, 2021, Toxins
  • The food for feed concept. Performance of broilers fed hotel food residues, 2021, British Poultry Science
  • Reliability of acid-insoluble ash as internal marker for the measurement of digestibility in rabbits, 2020, World Rabbit Science
  • Effects of selenium and zinc supplementation on cadmium toxicity in broilers, 2020, TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES

K. Fegeros collaborates frequently with other researchers, including:

  • G. Papadomichelakis
  • Konstantinos C. Mountzouris
  • Vasileios V. Paraskeuas
  • Athanasios C. Pappas
  • G. Zervas

The scientist's work appears regularly in several venues, such as:

  • Animal Feed Science and Technology
  • Animal nutrition
  • Toxins
  • British Poultry Science
  • World Rabbit Science

In terms of research fields, K. Fegeros's publications are primarily categorized under Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work is further subdivided into several specialized areas, including:

  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Insect Science
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Molecular Biology

The main research topics explored by K. Fegeros include:

  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress
  • Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
  • Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Probiotic Containing Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, Enterococcus, and Pediococcus Strains in Promoting Broiler Performance and Modulating Cecal Microflora Composition and Metabolic Activities

    K. C. Mountzouris;P. Tsirtsikos;E. Kalamara;S. Nitsch

  • Effects of probiotic inclusion levels in broiler nutrition on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, plasma immunoglobulins, and cecal microflora composition

    K. C. Mountzouris;P. Tsitrsikos;I. Palamidi;A. Arvaniti

  • Effect of dietary oregano oil supplementation on lamb meat characteristics.

    P.E. Simitzis;S.G. Deligeorgis;J.A. Bizelis;A. Dardamani

  • ASSESSMENT OF A PHYTOGENIC FEED ADDITIVE EFFECT ON BROILER GROWTH PERFORMANCE, NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY AND CAECAL MICROFLORA COMPOSITION

    K.C. Mountzouris;V. Paraskevas;P. Tsirtsikos;I. Palamidi

  • Effects of a multi-species probiotic on biomarkers of competitive exclusion efficacy in broilers challenged with Salmonella enteritidis

    K C Mountzouris;C Balaskas;I Xanthakos;A Tzivinikou

  • Prediction of chemical, nutritive and agronomic characteristics of wheat by near infrared spectroscopy.

    P. C. Garnsworthy;J. Wiseman;K. Fegeros

  • Dietary probiotic inclusion level modulates intestinal mucin composition and mucosal morphology in broilers

    P. Tsirtsikos;K. Fegeros;C. Balaskas;A. Kominakis

  • Profiling of composition and metabolic activities of the colonic microflora of growing pigs fed diets supplemented with prebiotic oligosaccharides.

    Konstantinos C. Mountzouris;Christos Balaskas;Fransesca Fava;Kieran M. Tuohy

  • Use of Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans to suppress the effects of ochratoxicosis on the immune system of broiler chicks.

    I. Politis;K. Fegeros;S. Nitsch;G. Schatzmayr

  • 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

  • Growth performance, nutrient digestibility, antioxidant capacity, blood biochemical biomarkers and cytokines expression in broiler chickens fed different phytogenic levels.

    Vasileios Paraskeuas;Konstantinos Fegeros;Irida Palamidi;Christine Hunger

  • Influence of organic selenium supplementation on the accumulation of toxic and essential trace elements involved in the antioxidant system of chicken

    Athanasios C Pappas;Evangelos Zoidis;Constantinos A Georgiou;Nikolaos Demiris

  • Probiotic form effects on growth performance, digestive function, and immune related biomarkers in broilers

    I. Palamidi;K. Fegeros;M. Mohnl;W. H. A. Abdelrahman

  • Evaluation of yeast dietary supplementation in broilers challenged or not with Salmonella on growth performance, cecal microbiota composition and Salmonella in ceca, cloacae and carcass skin

    K. C. Mountzouris;E. Dalaka;I. Palamidi;V. Paraskeuas

  • Supranutritional selenium level affects fatty acid composition and oxidative stability of chicken breast muscle tissue.

    A. C. Pappas;E. Zoidis;G. Papadomichelakis;K. Fegeros

  • Modulation of intestinal mucin composition and mucosal morphology by dietary phytogenic inclusion level in broilers.

    P. Tsirtsikos;K. Fegeros;A. Kominakis;C. Balaskas

  • 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

  • Effects of dietary dried olive pulp inclusion on growth performance and meat quality of broiler chickens

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  • The role of selenium in cadmium toxicity: interactions with essential and toxic elements

    A Al-Waeli;A C Pappas;E Zoidis;C A Georgiou

  • Effects of high selenium and fat supplementation on growth performance and thyroid hormones concentration of broilers.

    Stella E. Chadio;Athanasios C. Pappas;Anastasios Papanastasatos;Dionysia Pantelia

Frequent Co-Authors

Konstantinos C. Mountzouris
Konstantinos C. Mountzouris Agricultural University of Athens
George Zervas
George Zervas Agricultural University of Athens
Peter F. Surai
Peter F. Surai Feed Food Ltd
Julian Wiseman
Julian Wiseman University of Nottingham
Philip C. Garnsworthy
Philip C. Garnsworthy University of Nottingham
Glenn R. Gibson
Glenn R. Gibson University of Reading
Kieran M. Tuohy
Kieran M. Tuohy Fondazione Edmund Mach

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