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Address: Department of AnimalProduction,

Alexander TEI of Thessaloniki,

                       57 400 Thessaloniki,  Greece  

Function 

Assistant Professor of Special Zootechny 

Research Interests 

-   Physiology of Lactation of Small Ruminants

-   Machine milking of Small Ruminants

-   Milk and meat quality of Small Ruminants

-  Farming systems in Small Ruminants

Education

1981  Degree in Agriculture (Agriculture University of Tirana)

1990  Ph.D. (Agriculture University of Tirana)

1992 Postgraduate qualification in Sheep&Goat Farming (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

      1993 Postgraduate qualification in Goat Production (CIHEAM, Zaragoza, Spain)

1999  Ph.D. (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

Relevant Publications

D. Nanaj and Β. Skapetas, 1996. The indigenous sheep breeds of Albania and their production systems. Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Optimal exploitation of marginal Mediterranean areas by extensive ruminant production systems. Thessaloniki-Greece, June 18-20, 1994. EAAP Publication No. 83, p. 166-168 .

B. Skapetas, J. Hatziminaoglou, A. Karalazos & A. Georgoudis, 1999. Evolution of milk production of the Greek mountain sheep breed by using different methods of hand and mechanical milking and stripping. Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on the milking of Small Ruminants. Athens-Greece, September 26- October 1, 1998. EAAP Publication No. 95, p. 281-285.

Skapetas, Β., Hatziminaoglou, Ι., Κaralazos, Α., Sinapis, E., 2001. A study on the adaptation of the mountainous sheep breeds on machine milking. Animal Science Review, Νο 28, 15-31.

Sinapis, Ε., Abas, Ζ., Skapetas, Β., Hatziminaoglou, Ι., Karalazos, Α., 2002. Growth and allometric relations in the lamb carcasses of the mountainous sheep breed. Animal Sci. Rev. Special Issue 26, 37-38.

Skapetas, B., Nitas, D., Karalazos, A., Hatziminaoglou, I., 2004. A study on the herbage mass production and quality for organic grazing sheep in a mountain pasture of Northern Greece. Livestock Production Science 87: 277-281.

Skapetas, Β., Κatanos, Ι., Laga, V., Mazaraki, K., 2004. Effect of goat udder desinfectation on the milk quality. Animal Sci. Rev. Special Issue 27, 35-36.

Skapetas, B., Nitas, D., Karalazos, A., Hatziminaoglou, J., 2005. Grazing capacity and herbage mass quality for organic grazing sheep in a mountain pasture of Northern Greece. In Animal Production and Natural Resources Utilisation in the Mediterranean Mountain Areas, EAAP publication (2005) 115, 212-215.

V., Laga, I., Katanos, B., Skapetas & S., Chliounakis, 2003.Transhumant sheep and goat breeding in Serres district of Central Macedonia, Greece. In Animal Production and Natural Resources Utilisation in the Mediterranean Mountain Areas, EAAP publication (2005) 115.

Katanos, I., V., Laga & B., Skapetas, 2005. Goat breeding in Drama district of East Macedonia, Greece. In Animal Production and Natural Resources Utilisation in the Mediterranean Mountain Areas, EAAP publication (2005) 115.

Katanos, J., Skapetas, B., Laga, V., 2005. Μachine milking ability and milk composition of some imported dairy goat breeds and some crosses in Greece. Czech J. Anim. Sci., 50, 2005 (9):394-401.

Κaralazos, A., Skapetas, B., Nitas, D. & I. Hatziminaoglou, 2006. Herbage mass production and utilization in mountain pastures of northern Greece. Invited paper στο Proceedings of the International Symposium on Animal Products from the Mediterranean area. 25-27 September , 2005. EAAP Publication No. 119, p. 91-98

Sinapis, E., Marnet, P. G., Skapetas, B. and I., Hatziminaoglou, 2007. Vacuum level for opening the teat sphincter and the change of the teat end wall thickness during the machine milking of mountainmous Greek breed (Boutsiko) ewes. Small Ruminant Research.

Skapetas, B., Sinapis, E., Hatziminaoglou, I., Κaralazos, A. & J., Katanos, 2006. Effect of age at slaughter on carcass characteristics and carcass composition in lambs of mountain Greek breeds. Czech J. Anim. Sci., 51, 2006 (7):311-317.

LAGA V., SKAPETAS B., KATANOS J., SINAPIS E., HATZIMINAOGLOU J., 2007. Efficiency of milking machines for dairy ewes in central Macedonia, Greece. Animal science Review 36:23-40.

B. Skapetas, J. Katanos, V. Laga, Ε. Sinapis, I. Hatziminaoglou, 2007. Vacuum level for opening the teat sphincter and the change of the teat end wall thickness in response to the machine milking of indigenous Greek goats. Czech J. Anim. Sci., 51, 2008 (7):311-317.

Skapetas, B., V., Laga, I., Katanos, E., Sinapis, I., Hatziminaoglou, 2007. Efficiency of milking machines for dairy ewes in central Macedonia, Greece. 5th International Symposium on the Challenge to Sheep and Goats Milk Sectors, Alghero, 18-20 April, 2007.

 Aggelopoulos, A. Pavludi, Β. Skapetas, A. Garsen, 2008. A study on the effect of zoootechnical parameters on the achievement of an optimum financial result : A typological approach of Greek pig farming. Research journal of Agriculture and Biological Sciences. INSInet Publications.

B. Skapetas, V. Laga, I. Katanos, V. Bampidis, Eleonora Nistor, D. Nitas, S. Aggelopoulos, Gh. Nistor, 2009. Milking parlors’ throughput for dairy sheep and factors that influence it.  Scientific papers animal sciences and biotechnologies, Vol. 2: 505-510. Agroprint Timisoara 2009.

V. A. Bampidis, V. Christodoulou, Eleonora Nistor, B. Skapetas, Gh. Nistor, 2009. The use of chickpeas (Cicer arietinum) in poultry diets: a review. Timisoara 21-22 May 2009, Scientific papers animal sciences and biotechnologies, Vol. 1: 323-330. Agroprint Timisoara 2009.

SKAPETAS B., SINAPIS E., KATANOS J., LAGA V., ELEFTHERIADOU A., 2009. Factors influencing fatty acid composition of lamp and possibilities for its improvement. Anim. Sci. Rev. 39: 41-58.

Skapetas, B., J. Katanos, V. Laga, C. Poupoulis, K. Mazaraki, S. Aggelopoulos, 2009.  Milk somatic cell counts, milk bacterial counts and milk composition of local Greek goats. Επιθεώρηση Ζωοτεχνικής Επιστήμης, Νο 39:59-68. 

Skapetas, B., Bampidis, V.A., Christodoulou, V., Katanos, I., Laga, V., Nitas, D., 2009. Evaluation of Florina (Pelagonia) sheep breed for milk yield, partitioning and composition. In: Proceedings of the 60th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (24-27 August 2009, Barcelona, Spain).

Bampidis, V.A., Christodoulou, V., Hučko, B., Nistor, E., Skapetas, B., Nitas, D., 2009. Nutritional value of barley malt rootlets in growing lamb rations. In: Proceedings of the 60th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (24-27 August 2009, Barcelona, Spain).

 

CITACIONS

- African Jounal of Ecology

- Agricultural systems

- Animal Science Review

- Chinese Journal of Ecology

- Czech Journal of Animal Science

- Directorate - General for Agriculture and Rural Development

  European Commission.

- Livestock Science

- Livestock Research for Rural Development

- Pakistan Journal of Botany

- Small Ruminant Research

- Transactions of the ASABE

- Tropical and subtropical Agrosystems

 

TEACHING SUBJECTS

 

- PHYSIOLOGY OF FARM ANIMALS

     - GENERAL & SPECIAL ZOOTECHNY

- SHEEP & GOAT PRODUCTION (LAB)