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New review on water intake and quality in livestock and poultry nutrition<\/h1>\n

Associate Professor Konstantinos V. Arsenopoulos<\/strong>\u00a0and Assistant Professor Manos C. Vlasiou <\/strong>from the School of Veterinary Medicine, together with first-year DVM student Dionie Smith Diakidi<\/strong>, have co-authored a review article published in the peer-reviewed journal\u00a0Water<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The publication <\/a>was produced in collaboration with researchers from Greece, Ireland and Switzerland, and examines the role of water in livestock and poultry nutrition, with particular attention to both water intake and water quality.<\/p>\n

Titled\u00a0Water in Livestock and Poultry Nutrition: A Review on Consumption and Quality<\/em>, the article brings together evidence from a wide range of published studies on the physiological importance of water, the factors that influence intake, and the standards needed to protect animal health, productivity and food safety.<\/p>\n

The review shows that water intake in farm animals is shaped by a range of factors, including species, stage of production, environmental temperature, humidity and feed composition. It also outlines the physicochemical and microbiological characteristics required for water to be considered suitable for livestock and poultry.<\/p>\n

Among its main points, the paper notes that water makes up a substantial proportion of body weight in farm animals and plays an essential part in nutrient transport, thermoregulation and waste elimination. It also underlines that poor water quality can affect feed intake, animal performance and welfare.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the publication, first author Dr Arsenopoulos said: ‘This review demonstrates that ensuring continuous access to adequate quantities of safe, high-quality water is essential for optimising animal health, productivity, and welfare. Such practices should be integrated into routine farm management and regulatory frameworks’.<\/p>\n

He added that the publication also marks the start of a new international collaboration with Professor John O\u2019Doherty from the School of Agriculture and Food Science at University College Dublin, and noted that Dionie Smith Diakidi contributed to the review through the Student Internship Research Programme.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":29540,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,56,57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-school-of-veterinary-medicine","category-unic-health"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29539"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29541,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29539\/revisions\/29541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":29519,"date":"2026-05-05T14:40:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T11:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/2026\/05\/05\/vet-school-joins-research-project-on-regenerative-agriculture-in-norway\/?lang=en"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:08:08","slug":"vet-school-joins-research-project-on-regenerative-agriculture-in-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/2026\/05\/05\/vet-school-joins-research-project-on-regenerative-agriculture-in-norway\/","title":{"rendered":"Vet School joins research project on regenerative agriculture in Norway\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vet School joins research project on regenerative agriculture in Norway<\/h1>\n

The School of Veterinary Medicine is participating in a newly funded research project in collaboration with veterinary partners in Norway.<\/p>\n

The project is being carried out with Norwegian Private Veterinary Services, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. It will examine regenerative agriculture and microbiome science, with a focus on farm animals and soil health.<\/p>\n

Titled Mapping the microbiota in regenerative farm animals: strategies for optimal soil transplantation in S\u00f8r\u00f8ya\/Finnmark, the project is supported by the FORREGION-Finnmark programme. It brings together researchers from Cyprus and Norway to study microbiota in a regenerative farming setting.<\/p>\n

The research is led by Dr Leon Cantas of Norwegian Private Veterinary Services. At the University of Nicosia School of Veterinary Medicine, the project is led by Drs Eleni Gentekaki and Daphne Mavrides. The study will take place at Gammelg\u00e5rden, a regenerative farm on S\u00f8r\u00f8ya in northern Norway.<\/p>\n

Using metagenomic analysis alongside traditional farming knowledge, the research will examine the role of the microbiome in soil regeneration and animal health. It will also compare findings from Norway with data from farms in Cyprus, allowing researchers to explore how different environmental conditions may affect microbiome composition and farming outcomes.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the project, Drs Gentekaki and Mavrides said: ‘This initiative will strengthen collaboration while examining links between soil, animal, and public health within the One Health framework. It will also be of interest to compare our previous results from Cyprus with findings from this Norwegian farm’.<\/p>\n

In parallel, fourth year DVM student Rebecca Panayi will undertake an extramural studies placement in Norway under the supervision of Dr Leon Cantas, where she will gain clinical experience at his private veterinary clinic. While there she will also be trained on hands on field work activities related to the project.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":29520,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,38,56,57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-research","category-school-of-veterinary-medicine","category-unic-health"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29519"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29522,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29519\/revisions\/29522"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":29514,"date":"2026-05-05T09:36:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T06:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/?p=29514"},"modified":"2026-05-05T09:36:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T06:36:22","slug":"senior-human-resources-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unic.ac.cy\/vet\/2026\/05\/05\/senior-human-resources-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Human Resources Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Professional Staff | UNIC Health | Position will remain open until filled.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0University of Nicosia (UNIC)<\/strong>\u00a0is\u00a0a leading research university ranked in<\/strong>\u00a0the Top 501-600 in the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.<\/p>\n

UNIC Health,<\/strong>\u00a0supporting the strategic growth of its Medical and Veterinary Schools, seeks a full-time\u00a0Senior Human Resources Officer\u00a0<\/strong>based in Nicosia to join its Team.<\/p>\n

Main Responsibilities:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n