Search Results - "Bocquier, F"

High body condition score combined with a reduced lambing to ram introduction interval improves the short-term ovarian response of milking Lacaune ewes to the male effect by Debus, N., Laclef, E., Lurette, A., Alhamada, M., Tesniere, A., González-García, E., Menassol, J-B., Bocquier, F.

“…•What are the main factors that limit the on-farm performances of the male effect?•We set up a longitudinal experiment in a commercial organic dairy sheep…”
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A mobile and automated walk-over-weighing system for a close and remote monitoring of liveweight in sheep by González-García, E., Alhamada, M., Pradel, J., Douls, S., Parisot, S., Bocquier, F., Menassol, J.B., Llach, I., González, L.A.

“…•A substantial agreement was found between the gold standard and the WoW method.•Animal adaptation is advisable, required, before using in routine the WoW…”
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An automated method for the evaluation of ram libido in real mating conditions by Alhamada, M., Debus, N., Bocquier, F.

“…We investigated if sexual behaviour of rams can be assessed with an electronic Alpha-Detector (AD) which automatically records mounts of mating rams. To…”
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An assessment of Walk-over-Weighing to estimate short-term individual forage intake in sheep by González-García, E., Golini, P. de Oliveira, Hassoun, P., Bocquier, F., Hazard, D., González, L. A., Ingham, A. B., Bishop-Hurley, G. J., Greenwood, P. L.

“…The main limitation for determining feed efficiency of freely grazing ruminants is measurement of daily individual feed intake. This paper describes an…”
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Surveillance of Baladi Goat Feeding Behavior in Response to a Mediterranean Natural Rangeland Evolution by Kharrat, M., Hassoun, P., Aad, P.Y., Hajj, E., Bocquier, F.

“…The Lebanese Baladi goat dairy production sector suffers from food availability problems due to the dependence on natural rangelands and the scarcity of crop…”
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Whole-farm nitrogen cycling and intensification of crop-livestock systems in the highlands of Madagascar: An application of network analysis by Alvarez, S., Rufino, M.C., Vayssières, J., Salgado, P., Tittonell, P., Tillard, E., Bocquier, F.

“…•A conceptualization of four smallholder farms as N flow network was proposed.•Nitrogen balances at farm scale and network analysis indicators were…”
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Sustainability of ruminant agriculture in the new context: feeding strategies and features of animal adaptability into the necessary holistic approach by Bocquier, F., González-García, E.

“…There are numerous recent studies highlighting sustainability problems for the development of ruminant production systems (RPS) while facing increasing human…”
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Plasma leptin concentration in adult cattle: effects of breed, adiposity, feeding level, and meal intake by Delavaud, C, Ferlay, A, Faulconnier, Y, Bocquier, F, Kann, G, Chilliard, Y

“…An ovine-specific RIA, shown to be reliable for bovine leptin determination, was used to study the effects of breed, body fatness, feeding level, and meal…”
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The effects of parity, litter size, physiological state, and milking frequency on the metabolic profile of Lacaune dairy ewes by González-García, E., Tesniere, A., Camous, S., Bocquier, F., Barillet, F., Hassoun, P.

“…Effects of parity (primiparous, PRIM vs multiparous, MULT) and litter size (singletons, SING vs twins, TWIN) on metabolic profiles from 1 wk before lambing to…”
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Plasma leptin determination in ruminants: effect of nutritional status and body fatness on plasma leptin concentration assessed by a specific RIA in sheep by Delavaud, C, Bocquier, F, Chilliard, Y, Keisler, DH, Gertler, A, Kann, G

“…A specific leptin RIA was developed to assess concentrations of leptin in ovine plasma, and was shown to be efficient with bovine and caprine plasma. A…”
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Rangeland utilization in Mediterranean farming systems by Jouven, M., Lapeyronie, P., Moulin, C-H., Bocquier, F.

“…In the countries surrounding the Mediterranean basin, most of the semi-natural grazing lands are covered by rangelands. Rangelands can be defined as highly…”
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Polyethylene glycol marker measured with NIRS gives a reliable estimate of the rangeland intake of grazing sheep by Hassoun, P., Bastianelli, D., Foulquié, D., Bonnal, L., Bocquier, F.

“…Polyethylene glycol (PEG) measured with NIRS is known to be a valuable faecal marker when used in indoor experiments. In order to verify whether it can be used…”
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Circannual body reserve dynamics and metabolic profile changes in Romane ewes grazing on rangelands by González-García, E., Gozzo de Figuereido, V., Foulquie, D., Jousserand, E., Autran, P., Camous, S., Tesniere, A., Bocquier, F., Jouven, M.

“…Throughout an entire year, 41 Romane ewes reared in an extensive rangeland were used to investigate temporal changes in body reserves (BRs) and profiles of…”
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Impact of indoor feeding at late lactation stage on body reserves recovery and reproductive performances of Baladi dairy goats fed on pastoral system by Kharrat, M., Bocquier, F.

“…Adaptive capacities of Baladi goats facing situations of food restrictions and re-feeding during lactation have been studied. Three diets were tested: mountain…”
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Polyethylene glycol compared with ytterbium oxide as a total faecal output marker to predict organic matter intake of dairy ewes fed indoors or at pasture by Hassoun, P., Bastianelli, D., Autran, P., Bocquier, F.

“…Several external markers can be used for estimating total faecal output in view of assessing ruminant intake at pasture. Among them, ytterbium (Yb) has been…”
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A method for estimating dry forage intake by sheep using polyethylene glycol as a faecal marker measured with NIRS by Hassoun, P., Viudes, G., Autran, P., Bastianelli, D., Bocquier, F.

“…In experiments based on ruminants’ individual dry matter intake (DMI) assessment, several external markers can be used to estimate faecal output when total…”
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Leptin in ruminants. Gene expression in adipose tissue and mammary gland, and regulation of plasma concentration by Chilliard, Y., Bonnet, M., Delavaud, C., Faulconnier, Y., Leroux, C., Djiane, J., Bocquier, F.

“…This paper reviews data on leptin gene expression in adipose tissue (AT) and mammary gland of adult ruminants, as well as on plasma leptin variations,…”
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Sustainability of ruminant agriculture in the new context: feeding strategies and features of animal adaptability into the necessary holistic approach – ADDENDUM by Bocquier, F., González-García, E.

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Adaptive responses at the whole lactation scale of Baladi dairy goats according to feed supply and level of body reserves in agro-pastoral feeding system by Kharrat, M., Bocquier, F.

“…Two diets were tested on Baladi lactating goats during mid-lactation in order to determine their adaptive capacities facing feed restrictions: a low nutritive…”
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Postcalving factors affecting conception risk in Holstein dairy cows in tropical and sub-tropical conditions by Tillard, E., Humblot, P., Faye, B., Lecomte, P., Dohoo, I., Bocquier, F.

“…The objective was to identify postpartum risk factors between nutritional imbalance and health disorders affecting first-service conception risk (FSCR) in 21…”
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