• BSc degree in Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, Agricultural University of Athens, specialisation in Grassland Management
• MSc Postgraduate Diploma in Animal Production and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, specialization in secondary plant metabolites in Animal Nutrition in Free range herbivores
• PhD Department of Animal Science, Agricultural University of Athens focusing on the role of secondary plant metabolites in the traceability of animal products
• Researcher on Animal Science, Faculty of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Science, Free University of Bolzano, Italy

• Implementation of experimental trials (Applied Nutrition) for the evaluation of various feed additives and unconventional feedstuffs
• Assessment of the current state of pastures and evaluation of improvement interventions for their management
• Pasture-based livestock production systems and management of pastures and grazing animals
• Effect of pasture nutrition on the quality of livestock products
• Opportunities for the development of livestock production systems on single, intercropped and multi-cropped pastures in dry or irrigated areas
• Investigating the use of alternative resources for the production of feed of high nutritional value
• Feeding behaviour of herbivorous farm animals (in relation to spatio-temporal variations in pasture vegetation and its physico-chemical characteristics)
• Evaluation of the health and welfare of grazing animals
• Effect of grazing on the environmental parameters of natural and artificial pastures
• Productive, economic and social conditions for livestock production systems in natural pastures and in combination with tree and arable crops

Poulopoulou I., Horgan M.J., Siewert B., Siller M., Palmieri L., Martinidou E., Martens S., Fusani P., Temml V., Stuppner H., Gauly M. 2023. In vitro evaluation of the effects of methanolic plant extracts on the embryonation rate of Ascaridia galli eggs. Veterinary Research Communications. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-022-09958-9.

Poulopoulou I., Zanon T., Alrhmoun, M., Katzenberger K., Holighaus L., Gauly M. 2023. Development of a benchmarking tool to assess the welfare of dairy cattle on small scale farms. Journal of Dairy Science, 106(9), pp. 6464–6475. DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-22592.

Sarrou E., Martens S., Chatzopoulou P., Poulopoulou I., Gauly M., Martinidou E., Palmieri L., Masuero D., Ganopoulos I., Trikka F. 2023. High throughput pre-breeding evaluation of Greek oregano (Origanum vulgare L. subsp. hirtum) reveals multi-purpose genotypes for different industrial uses. Journal of Applied Research on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants 37, DOI: 10.1016/j.jarmap.2023.100516.

Faccia M., Maggiolino A., Natrella G., Zizzadoro C., Poulopoulou I., Bragaglio A., De Palo P. 2022. Ingested versus inhaled limonene in sheep: A pilot study to explore potential different transfer to the mammary gland and effects on milk and Caciotta cheese aroma. Journal of Dairy Science 105. Article in Press. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2022-22016.

Poulopoulou I., Hadjigeorgiou I. 2021. Evaluation of Terpenes’ Degradation Rates by Rumen Fluid of Adapted and Non-adapted Animals. Natural Products and Bioprospecting. Open access. DOI: 10.1007/s13659-020-00289-3.