Academic Press Feed Additives: Aromatic Plants and Herbs in Animal Nutrition and Health

Product Description Gases in Agro-food Processes is the ultimate reference covering all applications of gases in agro-Food processes, from farm to fork. Divided into 11 sections, the book covers chemical and physical gas properties, gas monitoring, regulation, heat and mass transfers. Sections are dedicated to agriculture and food processing, wastewater treatment, safety applications and market trends. Users will find this to be a valuable resource for industrial scientists and researchers in technical centers who are developing agro-food products. In addition, the book is ideal for graduate students in agro-food science, chemistry and the biosciences. Review Offers the latest research in alternative substances to antibiotics and their applications in animal feed to support a healthier and safer food supply About the Author Professor Panagiota Florou-Paneri, veterinarian, nutritionist, graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She has been visiting researcher in the Institut National Agronomique (INA), Paris, France. She was elected Professor of Nutrition at the Aristotle University in 2007 and Director of the Laboratory of Nutrition from 2004 until now. In 2012-2015 she served as Head of the Department of Animal Production, member of National Organization for Medicines for the sector of feed additives (1996-2008), member of the Committee for the Organic Agriculture and Livestock of the Greek Ministry of Agriculture (2002-2004) and member of the National Academic Recognition Information Center (NARIC), Greece. She also served as evaluator in the National Foundation of Scholarships for Master and PhD studies in Greece and abroad (1996-2015), exam proposer and examiner in the National center of Students to Tranfer Registration from Foreign or Greek Universities (1997-2004). She is member of several Scientific Associations, member of editorial boards in several peer-reviewed journals, reviewer in several journals, and evaluator for several national and international projects. She is scientific responsible and member of research team in more than 20 funded research projects, participated in several national and international Conferences as invited speaker, member of Organizing and Scientific Committees or chair and has been elected member of Hellenic Veterinary Academy. Her research interests include the potential use of various agricultural by-products in animal feeding, the improvement of the nutritive value of feeds by incorporating various natural feed additives, such as probiotics, prebiotics, acidifiers, aromatic plants and/or their extracts, macro- and micro-algae. She is the co-author of 7 books, 4 book chapters, 110 refereed research articles and 130 conference papers. Her work has more than 2280 citations and an h index of 22. Professor Efterpi Christaki, veterinarian, nutritionist, graduated from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She has been visiting researcher in Wye College, University of London, announced today Imperial College at Wye, UK. She was elected Professor of Nutrition at the Aristotle University in 2012. In 2015-2017 she served as Head of the Department of Animal Production. She has been member of National Organization for Medicines for the sector of feed additives (1996-2008), member of several Scientific Associations, evaluator for several national and international projects, reviewer and member of editorial boards in several peer-reviewed journals, member of Scientific and Organizing Committees as well as invited speaker or chair in many national and international Conferences. She participated in more than 20 funded research projects. Her research interests include the potential use of agricultural by-products in animal feeding, the improvement of the nutritive value of feeds by incorporating various natural feed additives, such as probiotics, prebiotics, acidifiers, arom