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30
Citations
4469
World Ranking
2392
National Ranking
106

Overview

Didier Micol is affiliated with INRAE (Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement) in France. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with specific contributions in animal science and zoology, public health, environmental and occupational health, as well as ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Agriculture and Rural Development Research

Micol has published in several venues, including the journal Methods and INRAE Productions Animales. Two recent papers illustrate the scope of their research:

  • "An open-access computer image analysis (CIA) method to predict meat and fat content from an android smartphone-derived picture of the bovine 5th-6th rib," 2020, Methods
  • "La viande bovine: les principales qualités recherchées," 2020, INRAE Productions Animales

Their frequent coauthors include Bruno Meunier, Jérôme Normand, Benjamin Albouy-Kissi, Mohammed El Jabri, and Muriel Bonnet, indicating collaborative efforts across multiple studies.

Micol's work bridges method development and applied research, particularly emphasizing quality assessment in meat production and the influence of environmental factors on livestock. Their expertise contributes to advancing agricultural practices and understanding nutritional and ecological interactions within rural development contexts.

Best Publications

  • Effects of grass feeding systems on ruminant meat colour and flavour. A review

    Alessandro Priolo;Didier Micol;Jacques Agabriel

  • Effect of grass or concentrate feeding systems on lamb carcass and meat quality.

    A. Priolo;D. Micol;J. Agabriel;S. Prache

  • Effect of grass or concentrate feeding systems and rate of growth on triglyceride and phospholipid and their fatty acids in the M. longissimus thoracis of lambs.

    B Aurousseau;D Bauchart;E Calichon;D Micol

  • Muscle proteome and meat eating qualities of Longissimus thoracis of “Blonde d'Aquitaine” young bulls: A central role of HSP27 isoforms

    Martine Morzel;Claudia Terlouw;Christophe Chambon;Didier Micol

  • Inverse Relationships between Biomarkers and Beef Tenderness According to Contractile and Metabolic Properties of the Muscle

    Brigitte Picard;Mohammed Gagaoua;Didier Micol;Isabelle Cassar-Malek

  • The INRA “Fill Unit” System for Predicting the Voluntary Intake of Forage-Based Diets in Ruminants: A Review

    R. Jarrige;C. Demarquilly;J. P. Dulphy;A. Hoden

  • Fat volatiles tracers of grass feeding in sheep

    A. Priolo;A. Cornu;S. Prache;M. Krogmann

  • Understanding Early Post-Mortem Biochemical Processes Underlying Meat Color and pH Decline in the Longissimus thoracis Muscle of Young Blond d’Aquitaine Bulls Using Protein Biomarkers

    Mohammed Gagaoua;E. M. Claudia Terlouw;Didier Micol;Abdelghani Boudjellal

  • Meta-analysis of the relationships between beef tenderness and muscle characteristics

    S. Chriki;G. Renand;G. Renand;B. Picard;D. Micol

  • Factors influencing proportion and composition of CLA in beef.

    A. De La Torre;D. Gruffat;D. Durand;D. Micol

  • The separate effects of the nature of diet and grazing mobility on metabolic potential of muscles from Charolais steers

    C. Jurie;I. Ortigues-Marty;B. Picard;D. Micol

  • Muscle and meat quality characteristics of Holstein and Salers cull cows

    C. Jurie;B. Picard;J.-F. Hocquette;E. Dransfield

  • Enteric methane production and greenhouse gases balance of diets differing in concentrate in the fattening phase of a beef production system.

    M. Doreau;H. M. G. van der Werf;D. Micol;H. Dubroeucq

  • Meta-analysis of the effect of animal maturity on muscle characteristics in different muscles, breeds, and sexes of cattle.

    N M Schreurs;F Garcia;C Jurie;J Agabriel

  • Indoor fattening of lambs raised on pasture. Part 1: Influence of stall finishing duration on lipid classes and fatty acids in the longissimus thoracis muscle

    B. Aurousseau;D. Bauchart;X. Faure;A.L. Galot

  • Reflectance spectrum of adipose tissue to trace grass feeding in sheep: influence of measurement site and shrinkage time after slaughter.

    A. Priolo;S. Prache;D. Micol;J. Agabriel

  • Sensory quality of meat from eight different types of cattle in relation with their biochemical characteristics

    M. Gagaoua;E. M.C. Terlouw;D. Micol;J. F. Hocquette

  • Cluster analysis application identifies muscle characteristics of importance for beef tenderness

    Sghaier Chriki;Graham E Gardner;Catherine Jurie;Brigitte Picard

  • Structural and biochemical characteristics of bovine intramuscular connective tissue and beef quality.

    Annabelle Dubost;Didier Micol;Brigitte Picard;Claire Lethias

  • Traceability of grass-feeding in young beef using carotenoid pigments in plasma and adipose tissue

    E. Serrano;S. Prache;B. Chauveau-Duriot;J. Agabriel

Frequent Co-Authors

Brigitte Picard
Brigitte Picard University of Clermont Auvergne
Jean-François Hocquette
Jean-François Hocquette INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Gilles Renand
Gilles Renand University of Paris-Saclay
Dominique Bauchart
Dominique Bauchart INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Alessandro Priolo
Alessandro Priolo University of Catania
Michel Doreau
Michel Doreau INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Mohammed Gagaoua
Mohammed Gagaoua Institut Agro Rennes-Angers
Emmanuel Serrano
Emmanuel Serrano Autonomous University of Barcelona
Bruno Martin
Bruno Martin INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Cécile Martin
Cécile Martin INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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