Giorgos Christodoulopoulos

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Non-practising Diplomate

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Greece

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George (Georgios) is Professor in Production Animal Medicine in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, in the University of Thessaly (Greece). He has also been teaching at the University of United Arab Emirates. He was born 1966 in Filiatra Messinie (Peloponnese; Greece), where grew up on a sheep and goat dairy farm. He holds a DVM and a PhD in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Thessaloniki (Greece), a PhD in Parasitology from Hohenheim University (Germany), a Certificate in Sheep Health and Production from RCVS (UK), and the diplomas of European Colleges of Bovine and Small Ruminant Health Management. He has pursued postdoc studies in Cornell University (USA) as Fulbright scholar, and in Massey University (New Zealand) as invited researcher. George is a caring ruminant clinician, with international veterinary work experience and specialist interest in Parasitology. He has been employed by the University of Thessaly since 1999 and has published widely in the field of Farm Animal Medicine. He is married and father of a child.

publications

• Athanasiou LV, Christodoulopoulos G, Polizopoulou ZS, Kalaitzakis E, Papadakis SM, Karatzia MA, Katsogiannou EG, Katsoulos PD (2018). Post mortem aqueous humor analysis in sheep as index of ante mortem serum biochemistry profile. Small Ruminant Research 159: 52–55.
Athanasiou LV, Katsoulos PD, Katsogiannou EG, Diamantaki M, Kamatsos C, Christodoulopoulos G (2018). Comparison between dipstick and pH meter for measuring urine pH in sheep and dogs. Veterinary Clinical Pathology, 2018 Feb 6. doi: 10.1111/vcp.12581 [Epub ahead of print].
Christodoulopoulos G, Dinkel A, Romig T, Ebi D, Mackenstedt U, Loos-Frank B (2016). Cerebral and non-cerebral coenurosis: On the genotypic and phenotypic diversity of Taenia multiceps. Parasitology Research 115(12): 4543-4558.
Christodoulopoulos G, Kassab A, Theodoropoulos G (2015). Characteristics of non-cerebral coenurosis in tropical goats. Veterinary Parasitology 211 (3-4): 216-222.
Christodoulopoulos G, Kassab A, Theodoropoulos G (2013). Occurrence of non-cerebral coenurosis in sheep. Journal of Helminthology 87(1): 125-127.
Christodoulopoulos G, Scott PR, Jehl N, Filioussis G & Smith SH (2013). Clinical, microbiological, and histological findings in lambs affected by “salivary abomasum disease”. Veterinary Record 172(4): 100. doi: 10.1136/vr.101050.
Christodoulopoulos G (2011). Skin lesions in sheep infested with fleas. Veterinary Parasitology 181 (2-4): 397-398.
Katsoulos PD, Christodoulopoulos G, Karatzia MA, Pourliotis K, Minas A (2011). Liver flukes promote cholelithiasis in sheep. Veterinary Parasitology 179 (1-3): 262-265.
Katsoulos PD, Minas A, Karatzia MA, Pourliotis K, Christodoulopoulos G (2011). Evaluation of a portable glucose meter for use in cattle and sheep. Veterinary Clinical Pathology 40(2): 245-247.
Katsoulos PD, Christodoulopoulos G, Minas A, Karatzia MA, Pourliotis K, Kritas SK (2010). The role of lactate dehydrogenase, alkaline phosphatase and aspartate aminotrasferase for the diagnosis of subclinical intramammary infections in dairy sheep and goats. Journal of Dairy Research 77(1): 107-111.
Christodoulopoulos G (2009). Adverse outcome of using tilmicosin in a lamb with multiple ventricular septal defects. The Canadian Veterinary Journal 50: 61–63.
Christodoulopoulos G (2009). Foot lameness in dairy goats. Research in Veterinary Science 86(2):281-284.
Katsoulos PD, Christodoulopoulos G, Kontopidis G, Minas A, Tzivara A, Kritas SK (2009). Leucocytes Counts of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluids Obtained From Normal and Maedi-Visna Infected Sheep. Veterinary Clinical Pathology 38(3): 397–402.
Katsoulos PD, Zarogiannis S, Roubies N, Christodoulopoulos G (2009). Effect of long-term dietary supplementation with clinoptilolite on the performance and on certain serum biochemical parameters of dairy goats. American Journal of Veterinary Research 70(3): 346-352.
Christodoulopoulos G (2008). Salivary abomasum disease in young lambs. Veterinary Record 162(22): 732.
Christodoulopoulos G, Solomakos N, Katsoulos PD, Minas A, Kritas SK (2008). Influence of oestrus on the heat stability and other characteristics of milk from dairy goats. Journal of Dairy Research 75(1): 64-68.
Christodoulopoulos G, Theodoropoulos G, Petrakos G (2008). Epidemiological survey of cestode-larva disease in Greek sheep flocks. Veterinary Parasitology 153(3-4): 368-373.
Minas A, Stournara A, Christodoulopoulos G, Katsoulos PD (2008). Validation of competitive ELISA (c-ELISA) for diagnosing Brucella spp. infection in small ruminants under field conditions. Veterinary Journal 177(3): 411-417.
Christodoulopoulos G (2007). Two rare clinical manifestations of coenurosis in sheep. Veterinary Parasitology 143(3-4): 368-370.
Christodoulopoulos G, Roubies N (2007). The diagnosis and treatment of copper poisoning caused by accidental feeding on poultry litter in a sheep flock. Australian Veterinary Journal 85(11): 451-453.
Minas A, Stournara A, Minas M, Stack J, Petridou E, Christodoulopoulos G, Krikelis V (2007). Validation of fluorescence polarization assay (FPA) performed in microplates and in comparison with other tests used for diagnosing B. melitensis infection in sheep and goats. Journal of Immunological Methods 320: 94-103.
Christodoulopoulos G (2006). Maedi-Visna: Clinical review and short reference on the disease status in Meditteranean countries. Small Ruminant Research 62(1-2): 47-53.
Christodoulopoulos G, Theodoropoulos G, Kominakis A, Theis JH (2006). Biological, seasonal and environmental factors associated with Pulex irritans infestation of dairy goats in Greece. Veterinary Parasitology 137(1-2): 137-143.
Christodoulopoulos G, Theodoropoulos G (2003). Infestation of dairy goats with the human flea, Pulex irritans, in Central Greece. Veterinary Record 152(12): 371-372.
Christodoulopoulos G, Warnick LD, Papaioannou N, Fthenakis GC (2002). Tilmicosin administration to young lambs with respiratory infection: safety and efficacy considerations. Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 25: 393-397.

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