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Luc Delaby is a researcher affiliated with Institut Agro, France, whose work focuses primarily on Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research encompasses several subfields including Agronomy and Crop Science, Genetics, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The main topics covered in Luc Delaby's research include:

  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Agriculture and Rural Development Research

Delaby has contributed notably to the understanding of pasture-based dairy systems, production traits, and sustainable agricultural practices. Among their recent papers are:

  • "Pasture-Based Dairy Systems in Temperate Lowlands: Challenges and Opportunities for the Future", 2020, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
  • "Increasing Grazing in Dairy Cow Milk Production Systems in Europe", 2020, Sustainability
  • "Review: Why and how to regulate animal production and consumption: The case of the European Union", 2021, animal
  • "How the Green Architecture of the 2023-2027 Common Agricultural Policy could have been greener", 2023, AMBIO
  • "An assessment of the production, reproduction, and functional traits of Holstein-Friesian, Jersey × Holstein-Friesian, and Norwegian Red × (Jersey × Holstein-Friesian) cows in pasture-based systems", 2020, Journal of Dairy Science

Delaby's frequent co-authors include:

  • B. Horan
  • T. J. Gilliland
  • Z.C. McKay
  • B. McCarthy
  • M. O'Donovan

Their work is often published in scientific venues such as:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Livestock Science
  • INRAE Productions Animales
  • The Journal of Agricultural Science
  • Grass and Forage Science

Luc Delaby's research contributes to multiple dimensions of agricultural science, emphasizing ruminant nutrition, reproductive physiology, genetic traits, sustainability, and environmental impact within livestock production systems.

Best Publications

  • The linear relationship between the proportion of fresh grass in the cow diet, milk fatty acid composition, and butter properties.

    Sébastien Couvreur;Catherine Hurtaud;Christelle Lopez;Luc Delaby

  • The Interaction of Strain of Holstein-Friesian Cows and Pasture-Based Feed Systems on Milk Yield, Body Weight, and Body Condition Score

    B. Horan;B. Horan;P. Dillon;P. Faverdin;L. Delaby

  • Vertical distribution of biomass, chemical composition and pepsin––cellulase digestibility in a perennial ryegrass sward: interaction with month of year, regrowth age and time of day

    R Delagarde;J.L Peyraud;L Delaby;P Faverdin

  • Nutritive value of forage legumes used for grazing and silage

    Richard J. Dewhurst;Luc Delaby;Aidan P Moloney;T. M. Boland

  • Integrated crop and livestock systems in Western Europe and South America: A review

    Jean-Louis Peyraud;Miguel Taboada;Miguel Taboada;Luc Delaby

  • INRA feeding system for ruminants.

    Daniel Sauvant;Luc Delaby;Pierre Nozière

  • Effect of genetic merit and concentrate supplementation on grass intake and milk production with Holstein Friesian dairy cows.

    J. Kennedy;J. Kennedy;P. Dillon;L. Delaby;P. Faverdin

  • The Effect of Herbage Allowance and Concentrate Supplementation on Milk Production Performance and Dry Matter Intake of Spring-Calving Dairy Cows in Early Lactation

    M. McEvoy;M. McEvoy;E. Kennedy;J.P. Murphy;T.M. Boland

  • Effect of pregrazing herbage mass on methane production, dry matter intake, and milk production of grazing dairy cows during the mid-season period.

    C.M. Wims;M.H. Deighton;E. Lewis;B. O’Loughlin

  • Effects of grass pasture and concentrate-based feeding systems for spring-calving dairy cows in early spring on performance during lactation

    E. Kennedy;M. O'Donovan;J.-P. Murphy;L. Delaby

  • Effect of different feeding strategies on lactation performance of Holstein and Normande dairy cows.

    L. Delaby;P. Faverdin;G. Michel;C. Disenhaus

  • Review: Associations among goods, impacts and ecosystem services provided by livestock farming.

    B. Dumont;J. Ryschawy;M. Duru;M. Benoit

  • Effect of the level of concentrate supplementation, herbage allowance and milk yield at turn-out on the performance of dairy cows in mid lactation at grazing

    L. Delaby;J. L. Peyraud;R. Delagarde

  • Meta-analysis of the impact of stocking rate on the productivity of pasture-based milk production systems

    B McCarthy;L Delaby;K M Pierce;F Journot

  • Sward characteristics, grass dry matter intake and milk production performance are affected by pre-grazing herbage mass and pasture allowance

    J. Curran;J. Curran;L. Delaby;E. Kennedy;J.P. Murphy

  • Effects of the Energy Balance of Dairy Cows on Lactational Responses to Rumen-Protected Methionine

    H. Rulquin;L. Delaby

  • The effect of nitrogen fertilization level and protein supplementation on herbage intake, feeding behaviour and digestion in grazing dairy cows

    Remy Delagarde;Jean-Louis Peyraud;Luc Delaby

  • Effet d'une réduction simultanée de la fertilisation azotée et du chargement sur les performances des vaches laitières et la valorisation du pâturage

    Luc Delaby;Jean-Louis Peyraud;Alain Bouttier;Jean-Rémi Peccatte

  • Simplified rotational grazing management of dairy cows: effects of rates of stocking and concentrate

    A. Hoden;J. L. Peyraud;A. Muller;L. Delaby

  • Development of the Pasture Simulation Model for assessing livestock production under climate change

    A.-I. Graux;M. Gaurut;J. Agabriel;R. Baumont

  • Effect of pregrazing herbage mass and pasture allowance on the lactation performance of Holstein-Friesian dairy cows.

    M. McEvoy;M. O’Donovan;E. Kennedy;J.P. Murphy

  • Ideal concentrate feeds for grazing dairy cows: responses to supplementation in interaction with grazing management and grass quality

    Jean-Louis Peyraud;Luc Delaby

  • Effect of dairy production system, breed and co-product handling methods on environmental impacts at farm level.

    T.T.H. Nguyen;M. Doreau;M.S. Corson;M. Eugène

  • Hierarchy of factors affecting behavioural signs used for oestrus detection of Holstein and Normande dairy cows in a seasonal calving system.

    Erwan Cutullic;Erwan Cutullic;Luc Delaby;Luc Delaby;David Causeur;Guillaume Michel

  • A comparison of perennial ryegrass cultivars differing in heading date and grass ploidy with spring calving dairy cows grazed at two different stocking rates

    Michael O’Donovan;Luc Delaby

  • Effect of Different Forms of Methionine on Lactational Performance of Dairy Cows

    H. Rulquin;B. Graulet;L. Delaby;J.C. Robert

Frequent Co-Authors

Philippe Faverdin
Philippe Faverdin Institut Agro, France
Michael O'Donovan
Michael O'Donovan Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Emer Kennedy
Emer Kennedy Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Jean-Louis Peyraud
Jean-Louis Peyraud INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Patrick Durand
Patrick Durand Institut Agro, France
Brendan Horan
Brendan Horan Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Laurence Shalloo
Laurence Shalloo Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Bertrand Dumont
Bertrand Dumont University of Clermont Auvergne
T. M. Boland
T. M. Boland University College Dublin
K.M. Pierce
K.M. Pierce University College Dublin

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