Paraskeuas Vasileios

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Feedstuffs – Phytogenics in Animal Nutrition

PHONE
+30 210 529 4460
LOCATION
Dimakopoulos Hall, 1st Floor
LABORATORY
Nutritional Physiology & Feeding
SOCIAL MEDIA

Short 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 Focus

  • 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

Courses Taught

Selected Publications

V. Paraskeuas, A. Pastor, T. Steiner. and K. C. Mountzouris. 2024. Effects of a dietary isoquinoline alkaloids blend on gut antioxidant capacity and gut barrier of young broilers. Poultry Science. 103: 103654. DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2024.103654

Palamidi, I., V. Paraskeuas, B. Kotsampasi, I. Hadjigeorgiou, I. Politis and K. C. Mountzouris. 2023. Effect of Yogurt Acid Whey on the Quality of Maize Silage. Fermentation. 9: 994. https://www.mdpi.com/journal/fermentation

V. Paraskeuas, G. Papadomichelakis, I. Brouklogiannis, E. Anagnostopoulos, A. Pappas, P. Simitzis, G. Theodorou, I. Politis and K. C. Mountzouris. 2023. Dietary Inclusion Level Effects of Yoghurt Acid Whey Powder on Performance, Digestibility of Nutrients and Meat Quality of Broilers. Animals 2023, 13, 3096. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13193096

Brouklogiannis, I. P., Anagnostopoulos, E. C., Griela, E., Paraskeuas, V.V., K. C. Mountzouris. 2023. Dietary phytogenic inclusion level affects production performance and expression of ovarian cytoprotective genes in laying hens. Poultry Science 102(4):102508. DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.102508

Anagnostopoulos, E. C., Brouklogiannis, I. P., Griela, E., Paraskeuas, V.V., K. C. Mountzouris.2023. Phytogenic effects on layer production performance and cytoprotective response in the duodenum. Animals, 13(2), 294; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13020294

Papadomichelakis, G., Palamidi, I., Paraskeuas, V.V., Giamouri, E., and K. C. Mountzouris. 2023. Evaluation of a natural phytogenic formulation as an alternative to pharmaceutical zinc oxide in the diet of weaned piglets. Animals, 13, 431. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13030431