Agroforestry for dairy cattle

Last updated on Dec 2, 2024

This project aims to identify fodder trees and lianas for dairy cattle browsing. We study yield, nutritive value and appetence of 60 species in the OasYs experimental farm (Lusignan, France). Summer droughts and heatwaves affect more and more grassland production in western Europe. In concequence, farmers have to offer hay or silage to dairy cattle, at the expense of winter stocks. Ligneous species could be an interesting alternative for fodder production. Ligneous species were planted between 2014 and 2016, and trees were pollarded to be directly browsed by cattle.

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Publications

Integrating forage trees into organic arable crop–grassland rotations: Design of a multifunctional agroforestry system

In organic farming, temporary grasslands are key rotation elements because they suppress weeds and pests while enhancing soil carbon …

Geoffrey Mesbahi, Johanna Rüegg, Nathaniel Schmid, Matthias Klaiss

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UAV-derived canopy volume predicts leaf biomass in pollarded forage trees

European livestock systems are increasingly affected by climate change, particularly summer droughts and heatwaves. Integrating trees …

Geoffrey Mesbahi, Eric Roy, Yasmin Kadiri, Sandra Novak

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Seasonal dynamics of the nutritive value of temperate forage trees differ among species

There is growing interest in using temperate forage trees to alleviate the effects of summer drought and heatwaves on herbaceous …

Geoffrey Mesbahi, Philippe Barre, Remy Delagarde, Cecile Ginane, Sandra Novak

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Rendement et valeur nutritive de sept espèces d’arbres fourragers

L’agroforesterie pour la production fourragère désigne l’usage des arbres en tant que ressource de fourrage pour le bétail. Les animaux …

Sébastien Galland, Alice Dind, Nathaniel Schmid, Geoffrey Mesbahi, Sébastien Dubois, Massimiliano Probo, Pierre Mariotte

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Composition chimique et digestibilité enzymatique des tiges et des feuilles de 4 espèces

Against a backdrop of climate change, one of the major challenges facing ruminant breeders is to ensure the forage autonomy of their …

Yamine Kadiri, Geoffrey Mesbahi, Remy Delagarde, Charlène Barotin, Sandra Novak

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Agroforestry: benefits and considerations to meet the challenges of organic livestock production

Agroforestry is an age-old agroecological practice with a promising future, and it has the potential to be a major ally in the …

Martin Trouillard, Sara Bosshardt, Floriane Derbez, Brieuc Desaint, Arnaud Dufils, Geoffrey Mesbahi

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L’agroforesterie : atouts et points de vigilance pour répondre aux défis de l’élevage bio

Pratique agroécologique à la fois ancestrale et d’avenir, l’agroforesterie a le potentiel pour être une alliée de poids dans le …

Martin Trouillard, Sara Bosshardt, Floriane Derbez, Brieuc Desaint, Arnaud Dufils, Geoffrey Mesbahi

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Potential health value of alternative plant resources explored as feed for ruminants

To face current challenges, ruminant feeding systems have to adapt the use of common resources or develop the use of alternative ones. …

Gaelle Maxin, Benoit Graulet, Sandra Novak, Geoffrey Mesbahi, Fred Signoret, Jean-François Glinec, Elise Laurent, Stéphanie Drusch, Anne Farruggia, Daphne Durant

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