Agricultural University of Athens (AUA) - Γεωπονικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών (ΓΠΑ)

GEORGE ZERVAS

Professor

Head of the Department of Nutritional Physiology & Feeding, Rector of the Agricultural University of Athens

Affiliation

Dept. of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding, Faculty of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos street, 188 55, Athens, Greece. Tel.: +302105294411, Fax: +302105294413, e-mail: gzervas@aua.gr

Education and Qualifications

· August 1990: Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen of Scotland, U.K.

· June 1986 - July 1986: University of Leipzing, Germany

· September 1980 - July 1983: Dept of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Leeds University, U.K. Ph.D. Thesis: The prevention of copper deficiency in ruminants by means of soluble glass rumen bullets.

· October 1969 - September 1974: Agricultural University of Athens

Professional Career

1969 - 1974 Agricultural University of Athens, Specialization on Animal Production

1974 -1977 National service (officer at the Quarters Head of the Greek National Air Force)

1978 - 1980 Research Fellow at the Department of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding at the Agricultural University of Athens

1980 - 1983 Post graduate studies in the U.K., Ph.D. in Ruminant Nutrition at the Department of Animal Physiology and Nutrition of Leeds University, U.K.

1983 - 1989 Lecturer in the Department of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding at the Agricultural University of Athens

1989 - 1996 Senior Lecturer in the above Dept.

1996 2001 Assoc. Professor in the above Dept.

2000 Professor in the above Dept., Head of the Department of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding

2003 - 2004 Head of the Faculty of Animal Sciences and Aquaculture

2004 - 2010 Rector of the Agricultural University of Athens

Scientific Society Membership

· Nutrition Society (U.K)

· British Society of Animal Science

· Hellenic Society of Animal Production (Secretary General from 1992 and President from 2008)

· Hellenic Geotechnical Society

Teaching activities

Lectures and runs practical classes to 3^rd and 4^th year students. Runs final year research projects. Lectures to MSc Students of the Animal science Faculty. Subjects taught are principally related to farm animal physiology of nutrition with special emphasis on growth, lactation, mineral and ruminant (cattle, sheep and goats) nutrition. Supervisor of Ph.D. students.

Research interests

Trace element supply to ruminant animals. Mineral bioavailability studies. Dietary evaluation of different agro industrial by-products (like cottonseed, olive tree leaves, citrus pulp etc). Nutritive value determination of different feedstuffs fed to ruminant and monogastric animals. Feedstuffs technology.

Energy and protein requirements of small ruminants kept on pasture. Study of different feeding systems of ruminant animals in Greece. Digestibility and degradability studies on sheep. Effect of different diets to milk yield and milk quality. Effect of water restriction on digestion and passage rate in sheep fed dry forages. Effect of plane of nutrition on reproductive performance of sheep. Organic farming of ruminants. Production systems of ruminants. Effect of different diets to milk fatty acid profile of sheep and goats.

Patents

TELFER, S.B., ZERVAS, G. and KNOTT, P. (1982)

Water soluble glass articles, their manufacture and their use in the treatment of ruminant animals. Patent GB2 116 424 1986, and also filed in Australia, Greece, Mexico, The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Venezuela, N. Zealand, Italy, S. Korea, U.S.A, Japan, S. Africa, India, Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, Canada, Taiwan, Chech Republic and Slovakia.

Other activities

· Participation in a number of international meetings and symposia as invited speaker and presentation of own research work results

· Evaluator of research proposals funded by the Greek Research Council, the Greek Ministry of Agriculture etc.

· Participation in educational programmes such as Erasmus, Tempus (EU, funded), the Greek Ministry of Education and the British Council

· Participation in EU funded research programs (shared cost and concerted action projects), programs of the Greek Ministry of Agriculture, the Greek National Research Council and the private sector.

· Member of the Editorial Board of Livestock Science and Animal Science Review (in Greek).

· Scientific reviewer at papers in international and national journals e.g. Animal Science, Small Ruminant Research, Anim. Feed Sci. & Technology, Livestock Science, Animal Science Review (in Greek), Geotechnica (in Greek) etc.

· Member of the Standing Group for the sheep and goat meat in EU.

· Participation in many National and International Symposia and Meetings.

· President of the Committee on Animal Nutrition and Feedstuffs of the Greek Ministry of Agriculture.

· Secretary of the Hellenic Society of Animal Production (1992-2008).

· Actively involved these past 25 years with the activities of the European Association of Animal Production:

Greek member of the Animal Nutrition Commission (attended most of the Annual Meetings since 1984).

Vice-President of the Livestock Farming Systems Commission of EAAP (2005- 2006).

Member of the Working Group on Higher Education

Secretary of the Nutrition Commission of EAAP (2002 - 2004).

President of the Livestock Farming Systems Commission of EAAP (2006 - 2008) and Vice President of the EAAP Council (2008 - ).

Member of the Scientific Committee of the Mediterranean Working Group.

President of the Hellenic Society of Animal Production (since 2008)

Research Programs: coordinator and participant in a number of research projects

1. Magnesium bioavailability determination from different types of calcined magnesites of Greek origin

2. Dietary evaluation of olive tree leaves fed to ruminants

3. Effect of dietary added fat on, the energy metabolism of ewes, during the periparturient period

4. Diversification et Reorganisation des Activities Productives Liees a l Elevage Dans les Zones Defavorisees (Chared cost, FAIR3 - CT96 - 1893)

5. Animal production systems for rural development in disadvantaged areas (Concerted Action of the IV Frame work Program)

6. Effects of soil infiltration on welfare of sheep (National Agricultural Research Foundation).

7. Rural development of mountainous Messinia prefecture of Greece

8. Stocking rates determination of a mountainous grazing land in Arta prefecture of Greece.

9. Development of a Competitive Exclusion Product for Poultry Meeting the Regulatory Requirements in the European Union (EU CRAFT Project QLKS 2002 -71662).

10. Effectiveness of Hy-D product in pigs.

11. The use of plant extracts in feeding of dairy ruminants in order to produce biofunctional products.

12. Determination of grazing capacity of Greek grasslands at different regions of the country.

Selected International and National Meetings

Participation in 83 National and International Symposia and Scientific Meetings with theatre and posters presentations (see full curriculum vitae).

Publications

106 peer reviewed papers in National and International Journals (see full curriculum vitae).


	GEORGE ZERVAS Detailed CV *Professor* Head of the Department of Nutritional Physiology & Feeding, Rector of the Agricultural University of Athens Affiliation Dept. of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding, Faculty of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos street, 188 55, Athens, Greece. Tel.: +302105294411, Fax: +302105294413, e-mail: gzervas@aua.gr Education and Qualifications · August 1990: Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen of Scotland, U.K. · June 1986 - July 1986: University of Leipzing, Germany · September 1980 - July 1983: Dept of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Leeds University, U.K. Ph.D. Thesis: The prevention of copper deficiency in ruminants by means of soluble glass rumen bullets. · October 1969 - September 1974: Agricultural University of Athens Professional Career 1969 - 1974 Agricultural University of Athens, Specialization on Animal Production 1974 -1977 National service (officer at the Quarters Head of the Greek National Air Force) 1978 - 1980 Research Fellow at the Department of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding at the Agricultural University of Athens 1980 - 1983 Post graduate studies in the U.K., Ph.D. in Ruminant Nutrition at the Department of Animal Physiology and Nutrition of Leeds University, U.K. 1983 - 1989 Lecturer in the Department of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding at the Agricultural University of Athens 1989 - 1996 Senior Lecturer in the above Dept. 1996 2001 Assoc. Professor in the above Dept. 2000 Professor in the above Dept., Head of the Department of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding 2003 - 2004 Head of the Faculty of Animal Sciences and Aquaculture 2004 - 2010 Rector of the Agricultural University of Athens Scientific Society Membership · Nutrition Society (U.K) · British Society of Animal Science · Hellenic Society of Animal Production (Secretary General from 1992 and President from 2008) · Hellenic Geotechnical Society Teaching activities Lectures and runs practical classes to 3^rd and 4^th year students. Runs final year research projects. Lectures to MSc Students of the Animal science Faculty. Subjects taught are principally related to farm animal physiology of nutrition with special emphasis on growth, lactation, mineral and ruminant (cattle, sheep and goats) nutrition. Supervisor of Ph.D. students. Research interests Trace element supply to ruminant animals. Mineral bioavailability studies. Dietary evaluation of different agro industrial by-products (like cottonseed, olive tree leaves, citrus pulp etc). Nutritive value determination of different feedstuffs fed to ruminant and monogastric animals. Feedstuffs technology. Energy and protein requirements of small ruminants kept on pasture. Study of different feeding systems of ruminant animals in Greece. Digestibility and degradability studies on sheep. Effect of different diets to milk yield and milk quality. Effect of water restriction on digestion and passage rate in sheep fed dry forages. Effect of plane of nutrition on reproductive performance of sheep. Organic farming of ruminants. Production systems of ruminants. Effect of different diets to milk fatty acid profile of sheep and goats. Patents TELFER, S.B., ZERVAS, G. and KNOTT, P. (1982) Water soluble glass articles, their manufacture and their use in the treatment of ruminant animals. Patent GB2 116 424 1986, and also filed in Australia, Greece, Mexico, The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Venezuela, N. Zealand, Italy, S. Korea, U.S.A, Japan, S. Africa, India, Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, Canada, Taiwan, Chech Republic and Slovakia. Other activities · Participation in a number of international meetings and symposia as invited speaker and presentation of own research work results · Evaluator of research proposals funded by the Greek Research Council, the Greek Ministry of Agriculture etc. · Participation in educational programmes such as Erasmus, Tempus (EU, funded), the Greek Ministry of Education and the British Council · Participation in EU funded research programs (shared cost and concerted action projects), programs of the Greek Ministry of Agriculture, the Greek National Research Council and the private sector. · Member of the Editorial Board of Livestock Science and Animal Science Review (in Greek). · Scientific reviewer at papers in international and national journals e.g. Animal Science, Small Ruminant Research, Anim. Feed Sci. & Technology, Livestock Science, Animal Science Review (in Greek), Geotechnica (in Greek) etc. · Member of the Standing Group for the sheep and goat meat in EU. · Participation in many National and International Symposia and Meetings. · President of the Committee on Animal Nutrition and Feedstuffs of the Greek Ministry of Agriculture. · Secretary of the Hellenic Society of Animal Production (1992-2008). · Actively involved these past 25 years with the activities of the European Association of Animal Production: Greek member of the Animal Nutrition Commission (attended most of the Annual Meetings since 1984). Vice-President of the Livestock Farming Systems Commission of EAAP (2005- 2006). Member of the Working Group on Higher Education Secretary of the Nutrition Commission of EAAP (2002 - 2004). President of the Livestock Farming Systems Commission of EAAP (2006 - 2008) and Vice President of the EAAP Council (2008 - ). Member of the Scientific Committee of the Mediterranean Working Group. President of the Hellenic Society of Animal Production (since 2008) Research Programs: coordinator and participant in a number of research projects 1. Magnesium bioavailability determination from different types of calcined magnesites of Greek origin 2. Dietary evaluation of olive tree leaves fed to ruminants 3. Effect of dietary added fat on, the energy metabolism of ewes, during the periparturient period 4. Diversification et Reorganisation des Activities Productives Liees a l Elevage Dans les Zones Defavorisees (Chared cost, FAIR3 - CT96 - 1893) 5. Animal production systems for rural development in disadvantaged areas (Concerted Action of the IV Frame work Program) 6. Effects of soil infiltration on welfare of sheep (National Agricultural Research Foundation). 7. Rural development of mountainous Messinia prefecture of Greece 8. Stocking rates determination of a mountainous grazing land in Arta prefecture of Greece. 9. Development of a Competitive Exclusion Product for Poultry Meeting the Regulatory Requirements in the European Union (EU CRAFT Project QLKS 2002 -71662). 10. Effectiveness of Hy-D product in pigs. 11. The use of plant extracts in feeding of dairy ruminants in order to produce biofunctional products. 12. Determination of grazing capacity of Greek grasslands at different regions of the country. Selected International and National Meetings Participation in 83 National and International Symposia and Scientific Meetings with theatre and posters presentations (see full curriculum vitae). Publications 106 peer reviewed papers in National and International Journals (see full curriculum vitae).