Assistant Professor of Feedstuffs – Phytogenics in Animal Nutrition Laboratory of Nutritional Physiology & Feeding
Biography
2006: BSc in Agricultural University of Athens, Greece, Department of Animal Science, Laboratory of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding
2009: MSc in Agricultural University of Athens, Greece, Department of Animal Science, Laboratory of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding
2019: PhD in in Agricultural University of Athens, Greece, Department of Animal Science, Laboratory of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding. Thesis: Nutritional effects following phytogenic addition on the imprint of gut ecology physiological responses of broiler chickens
2012-2019: Research Associate with private agreement status in several research programs in Agricultural University of Athens, Greece, Department of Animal Science, Laboratory of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding
2019-2021: Teaching the subject of “Breeding and Nutrition of House Animals”, 5th semester, Department of Animal Science, Agricultural University of Athens, in the context of the Operational Program “Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning” under the co-funding of Greece and the European Union
2019-2021: Postdoctoral researcher at Agricultural University of Athens, Greece, Department of Animal Science, Laboratory of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding studying “the effects of dietary agents on cyto-protective, antioxidant and detoxifying mechanisms in broilers” for the Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning Operational Program (Partnership Agreement 2014-2020), Postdoc-Research Scholarships (3rd place in National Level)– Cycle B, State Scholarships Foundation (MIS 5033021)
2019-2021: Post-doctoral researcher with private agreement status in several research programs in Agricultural University of Athens, Greece, Department of Animal Science, Laboratory of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding
Research Interests
Efficacy of phytogenic dietary supplementation in animal nutrition
Nutritional effects following phytogenic addition on the imprint of gut ecology physiological responses of broilers
Dietary agents effects on cyto-protective, antioxidant and detoxifying mechanisms in broilers
Recent Publications
Mountzouris, K. C., Paraskeuas, V. and Griela E. 2022. Chapter: Gut Microbiota, Immunity, and Health in Production, Animals, “Adaptive Poultry Gut Capacity to Resist Oxidative Stress” pp 243-262. Part of The Microbiomes of Humans, Animals, Plants, and the Environment book series (MHAPE, volume 4). DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-90303-9_12
Paraskeuas V., Griela E., Bouziotis D., Fegeros K., Antonissen G. and Mountzouris, K. C. 2021. Effects of Deoxynivalenol and Fumonisins on Broiler Gut Cytoprotective Capacity. 13: 729 https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins13100729
Griela E., Paraskeuas V., and Mountzouris, K. C. 2021. Effects of Diet and Phytogenic Inclusion on the Antioxidant Capacity of the Broiler Chicken Gut. Animals. 11:729. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11030739
Konstantinos C. Mountzouris, Paraskeuas, , Konstantinos Fegeros. 2020. Priming of intestinal cytoprotective genes and antioxidant capacity by dietary phytogenic inclusion in broilers. Anim. Nutr. 6:305-312 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aninu.2020.04.003
Mountzouris, K. C., Paraskeuas, V., Griela E., Papadomichelakis, G. and Feggeros, K. 2019. Effects of phytogenic inclusion level on broiler carcass yield, meat antioxidant capacity, availability of dietary energy, and expression of intestinal genes relevant for nutrient absorptive and cell growth–protein synthesis metabolic functions. Anim. Prod. Sci. 60:242-253. https://doi.org/10.1071/AN18700
