A5023848715- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Helminth infection and control
- Animal Diversity and Health Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Agricultural Systems and Practices
- Transboundary Water Resource Management
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Pasture and Agricultural Systems
- Animal testing and alternatives
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond
- Dietary Effects on Health
- Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
Unité Mixte de Recherche sur les Herbivores
2014-2024
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
2020-2024
VetAgro Sup
2023-2024
Université Clermont Auvergne
2022-2024
AgroParisTech
2013-2018
Tour du Valat
2012-2018
Abstract The mammal gut microbiome, which includes host microbes and their respective genes, is now recognized as an essential second genome that provides critical functions to the host. In humans, studies have revealed lifestyle strongly influences composition diversity of gastrointestinal microbiome. We hypothesized these trends in humans may be paralleled mammals subjected anthropogenic forces such domestication captivity, diets natural life histories are often greatly modified....
Abstract Temperate seminatural grasslands harbour unique biodiversity, support livestock farming through forage production, and deliver many essential ecosystem services (ESs) to human society; they are highly multifunctional. However, temperate grassland ecosystems also among the most threatened on earth due land use climate changes. Understanding how intensification impact multifunctionality complex direct indirect pathways is critical better anticipate future of these fragile ecosystems....
Beyond providing food, livestock species are linked to a wide range of uses and ecosystem services (ESs). Based on information reported by 41 countries 3 361 national breed populations the Domestic Animal Diversity Information System Food Agriculture Organization United Nations, we investigated how factors such as species, region, adaptedness, or management system associate with recognition provision set 52 ESs. Among greater number cultural ESs were for horses (2.47 vs 0.75 average across...
Outdoor recreation provides vital interactions between humans and ecological systems with a range of mental physical benefits for people. Despite the increased number studies using crowdsourced online data to assess how people interact landscape during recreational activities, focus remains largely on mapping spatial distribution visitors or analyzing content shared images little work has been done quantify perceptions emotions assign landscape. In this study, we used textual from an outdoor...
niveau recherche, publiés ou non, émanant des établissements d'enseignement et de recherche français étrangers, laboratoires publics privés.
Agroecological practices can improve the functioning of livestock farming systems by optimizing their underlying biological processes. Sheep/cattle mixed-grazing is an example such a practice in which sheep grazing with cattle achieve higher liveweight gain (LWG), than alone. We conducted experiment to assess relative roles parasite dilution and forage niche complementarity improving LWGs. used continuous compared LWGs 5- 9-month ewe lambs, alone or heifers, at two contrasting sheep/cattle...
Abstract Climate change will increase average temperatures and the frequency intensity of summertime droughts; those shifts in turn affect forage production grassland-based livestock farms. Farmers accordingly likely have to implement adaptation strategies cope with effects climate change. We hypothesized that farmers' resilience would depend on (i) their intention adapt change, which partly results from previous risk exposure, (ii) how they perceive values disvalues multi-species permanent...
Risks of drought complicate decision-making in grass-based livestock systems. Here, we assessed the pertinence stochastic viability framework (SV) for making relevant decisions a system exposed to climate shocks. SV involves maximizing probability satisfying predefined constraints over time through adapted decision-making. We applied approach case Mongolia where hazards, combined with high animal densities, regularly cause massive die-offs. used model on which made preliminary...
Abstract We studied herder practices in a pastoral system of the Mongolian Gobi, to assess its degree integration commercial networks and reliance on monetised resources (purchased inputs, machinery salaried workers). Little infrastructure is present, few inputs are bought, herders primarily rely standing grass natural water sources, labour provided by household members. As result, items only account for five per cent production costs. Conversely, monetary value products sold (live animals...
Mixed-grazing by sheep and cattle is the simultaneous or sequential grazing of a pasture two species. It an agroecological practice known to improve lamb liveweight gains through parasite dilution (PD) and/or forage niche sharing (FNS). We assessed combined relative strengths mechanisms developing metabolic approach (French uplands context). used recently published equations model infection cost gastrointestinal nematodes in metabolizable energy (ME), crude protein (CP). By comparing levels...