Konstantinos Zaralis

Principal Livestock Researcher
Animal Production and Nutrition
Elm Farm Research Centre
United Kingdom

Physician Nutrition
Biography

He has done Ph.D: Interactive effects between genotype, nutrition and immune status on the parasite-induced anorexia of sheep, University of Edinburgh. M.Sc in Animal Production and Nutrition, University of Aberdeen. Thesis: “Effects of plant secondary metabolites on the ability of sheep to respond in gastrointestinal nematode infections” B.Sc in Animal Production, Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki.

Research Intrest

Interactions between genotype and nutrition on host ability to cope with disease Food intake regulation, feeding behaviour and diet selection in animal species Nutritional and environmental factors that affect animal welfare and productivity Sustainable approaches to control disease in farm animals Modelling nutrient efficiency of different breeds of livestock

List of Publications
Tolkamp, B., Wall, E., Roehe, R., Newbold, J., & Zaralis, K. (2010). Review of nutrient efficiency in different breeds of farm livestock. Report to DEFRA (IF0183).
Helander, C., Nørgaard, P., Zaralis, K., Martinsson, K., Murphy, M., & Nadeau, E. (2015). Effects of maize crop maturity at harvest and dietary inclusion rate of maize silage on feed intake and performance in lambs fed high-concentrate diets. Livestock Science, 178, 52-60.
Padel, S., Vaarst, M., & Zaralis, K. (2017). Supporting innovation in organic agriculture: A European perspective using experience from the SOLID project. Sustainable Development of Organic Agriculture: Historical Perspectives, 115.
Zaralis, K., Tolkamp, B. J., Houdijk, J. G., Wylie, A. R., & Kyriazakis, I. (2008). Consequences of protein supplementation for anorexia, expression of immunity and plasma leptin concentrations in parasitized ewes of two breeds. British journal of nutrition, 101(4), 499-509.