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Daniel Sauvant

Daniel Sauvant

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
46
Citations
7850
World Ranking
780
National Ranking
24

Daniel Sauvant publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Daniel Sauvant sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 305 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Daniel Sauvant D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Daniel Sauvant sits on this spectrum.

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20 D-Index 77+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Distinguished Service Award, European Federation for Animal Science (EAAP)
  • 1996 - Leroy Fellowship Award, European Federation for Animal Science (EAAP)

Overview

Daniel Sauvant was a researcher affiliated with AgroParisTech in France, specializing in agricultural and biological sciences with a particular focus on ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology. Their research portfolio covered various subfields including agronomy and crop science, genetics, animal science and zoology, plant science, and process chemistry and technology.

Their work addressed several main topics such as ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, reproductive physiology in livestock, phytase and its applications, effects of environmental stressors on livestock, odor and emission control technologies, and the impact of toxic organic pollutants.

Among their recent research publications were:

  • Review: Use and misuse of meta-analysis in Animal Science, 2020, animal
  • Ingestive behaviour of grazing ruminants: Meta-analysis of the components linking bite mass to daily intake, 2021, Animal Feed Science and Technology
  • Net hepatic release of glucose from precursor supply in ruminants: a meta-analysis, 2020, animal
  • Granulométrie des rations et nutrition du ruminant, 2020, INRAE Productions Animales
  • Actualisation des besoins protéiques des ruminants et détermination des réponses des femelles laitières aux apports de protéines digestibles dans l'intestin, 2020, INRAE Productions Animales

Frequent co-authors included Christelle Loncke, P. Schmidely, Jean-Baptiste Daniel, Isabelle Ortigues Marty, and Maryline Boval. This collaborative network contributed to multiple publications across specialized journals and proceedings.

Daniel Sauvant's publications appeared regularly in venues such as INRAE Productions Animales, animal, Animal - science proceedings, Animal Feed Science and Technology, and Animal - Open Space, reflecting a broad dissemination of research within the animal science community.

Over the course of their career, Daniel Sauvant received recognition including the Distinguished Service Award from the European Federation for Animal Science (EAAP) in 2013 and the Leroy Fellowship Award from the same federation in 1996.

Best Publications

  • Meta-analyses of experimental data in animal nutrition

    Daniel Sauvant;Philippe Schmidely;Jean-Jacques Daudin;Normand R. St-Pierre

  • Meta-analysis of the influence of Saccharomyces cerevisiae supplementation on ruminal parameters and milk production of ruminants

    Marion Desnoyers;Sylvie Giger-Reverdin;Gérard Bertin;Christine Duvaux-Ponter

  • Quantitative review of in situ starch degradation in the rumen

    Anne Offner;Alex Bach;Daniel Sauvant

  • Quantitative meta-analysis on the effects of defaunation of the rumen on growth, intake and digestion in ruminants

    M Eugène;H Archimède;D Sauvant

  • Digestion of fatty acids in ruminants: a meta-analysis of flows and variation factors. 1. Total fatty acids.

    Philippe Schmidely;Frederic Glasser;Michel Doreau;Daniel Sauvant

  • Long-chain fatty acid metabolism in dairy cows: a meta-analysis of milk fatty acid yield in relation to duodenal flows and de novo synthesis

    Frederic Glasser;Anne Ferlay;Michel Doreau;Philippe Schmidely

  • INRA feeding system for ruminants.

    Daniel Sauvant;Luc Delaby;Pierre Nozière

  • A mechanistic model of intake and grazing behaviour in sheep integrating sward architecture and animal decisions

    R Baumont;D Cohen-Salmon;S Prache;D Sauvant

  • Mathematical modeling of digestion and nutrient absorption in pigs.

    Denis Bastianelli;Daniel Sauvant;Alain Rérat

  • Nutritional requirements of sheep, goats and cattle in warm climates: a meta-analysis

    Nizar Salah;Daniel Sauvant;Harry Archimède

  • LES COMPOSANTES DE L'ACIDOSE RUMINALE ET LES EFFETS ACIDOGENES DES RATIONS

    D. Sauvant;F. Meschy;D. Mertens

  • Occurrence of trans-C18:1 fatty acid isomers in goat milk: effect of two dietary regimens.

    M. LeDoux;A. Rouzeau;P. Bas;D. Sauvant

  • Fatty acid composition of mixed-rumen bacteria: effect of concentration and type of forage.

    P. Bas;H. Archimède;A. Rouzeau;D. Sauvant

  • Carbohydrate quantitative digestion and absorption in ruminants: from feed starch and fibre to nutrients available for tissues.

    P. Nozière;I. Ortigues-Marty;C. Loncke;D. Sauvant

  • Intrinsic buffering capacity of feedstuffs

    Sylvie Giger-Reverdin;Christine Duvaux-Ponter;Daniel Sauvant;Olivier Martin

  • Prediction of in vivo starch digestion in cattle from in situ data

    Anne Offner;Daniel Sauvant

  • III. Quantitative aspects of phosphorus excretionin ruminants

    David Bravo;Daniel Sauvant;Catherine Bogaert;François Meschy

  • Development of a mechanistic model of intake and chewing activities of sheep.

    D Sauvant;R Baumont;P Faverdin

  • Bioavailability of zinc sources and their interaction with phytates in broilers and piglets

    Patrick Schlegel;Daniel Sauvant;Catherine Jondreville

  • Influence of postpartum energy restriction on energy status, plasma LH and oestradiol secretion and follicular development in suckled beef cows

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  • Diet effect on the daily feeding behaviour, frequency and characteristics of meals in dairy goats

    J.A Abijaoudé;P Morand-Fehr;J Tessier;Ph Schmidely

  • In vivo production and molar percentages of volatile fatty acids in the rumen: a quantitative review by an empirical approach

    Pierre Noziere;Frederic Glasser;Daniel Sauvant

  • Meta-analysis of phosphorus utilization by growing pigs: effect of dietary phosphorus, calcium and exogenous phytase.

    M.P. Létourneau-Montminy;Catherine Jondreville;Daniel Sauvant;Agnès Narcy

  • Comparative evaluation of the Molly, CNCPS, and LES rumen models

    Anne Offner;Daniel Sauvant

  • Effects of feed restriction and subsequent refeeding on energy utilization in growing pigs

    P. A. Lovatto;D. Sauvant;J. Noblet;S. Dubois

  • Empirical prediction of net portal appearance of volatile fatty acids, glucose, and their secondary metabolites (β-hydroxybutyrate, lactate) from dietary characteristics in ruminants: A meta-analysis approach

    C Loncke;I Ortigues-Marty;J Vernet;H Lapierre

  • Milk yield and milk composition responses to change in predicted net energy and metabolizable protein: a meta-analysis.

    J. B. Daniel;Nicolas Friggens;Patrick Chapoutot;H. van Laar

  • Comparison of the in vitro gas production technique and the nylon bag degradability technique to measure short- and long-term processes of degradation of maize silage in dairy cows

    S.F Valentin;S.F Valentin;P.E.V Williams;J.M Forbes;D Sauvant

  • Mixed grazing systems of sheep and cattle to improve liveweight gain: a quantitative review

    Séverine d'Alexis;Daniel Sauvant;Maryline Boval

Frequent Co-Authors

Harry Archimède
Harry Archimède INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Hélène Lapierre
Hélène Lapierre Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Pierre Noziere
Pierre Noziere INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
David Bravo
David Bravo Pancosma
Maguy Eugène
Maguy Eugène INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Michel Doreau
Michel Doreau INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Philippe Faverdin
Philippe Faverdin Institut Agro, France
Yves Chilliard
Yves Chilliard INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Jean Noblet
Jean Noblet INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Peter R. Ferket
Peter R. Ferket North Carolina State University

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