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Sandrine Mignon-Grasteau is affiliated with INRAE (Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement) in France. Their research primarily centers around agricultural and biological sciences, with a particular focus on animal science and zoology.

The main fields of study for Sandrine include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Their subfields of study comprise:

  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Small Animals
  • Genetics
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Molecular Biology

Key topics in Sandrine's body of work involve:

  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Livestock and Poultry Management
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Animal Genetics and Reproduction

Recent publications by Sandrine demonstrate a focus on broilers, chicken meat quality, and animal behavior:

  • "Broilers divergently selected for digestibility differ for their digestive microbial ecosystems" (2020), PLoS ONE
  • "A Divergent Selection on Breast Meat Ultimate pH, a Key Factor for Chicken Meat Quality, is Associated With Different Circulating Lipid Profiles" (2022), Frontiers in Physiology
  • "Foraging Behavior Shows Individual-Consistency Over Time, and Predicts Range Use in Slow-Growing Free-Range Male Broiler Chickens" (2022), Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • "Working for food is related to range use in free-range broiler chickens" (2021), Scientific Reports
  • "The kinetics of growth, feed intake, and feed efficiency reveal a good capacity of adaptation of slow and rapid growing broilers to alternative diets" (2021), Poultry Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sandrine include:

  • Élisabeth Le Bihan-Duval
  • Karine Germain
  • Ludovic Calandreau
  • Vanessa Guesdon
  • Cécile Berri

The venues frequently chosen for publication are:

  • Animal - science proceedings
  • Poultry Science
  • HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
  • PLoS ONE
  • Frontiers in Physiology

Best Publications

  • Genetics of adaptation and domestication in livestock

    Sandrine Mignon-Grasteau;Alain Boissy;Jacques Bouix;Jean-Michel Faure

  • Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strains of Avian and Human Origin: Link between Phylogenetic Relationships and Common Virulence Patterns

    Maryvonne Moulin-Schouleur;Maryline Répérant;Sylvie Laurent;Annie Brée

  • Effects of delayed feed intake on body, intestine, and muscle development in neonate broilers.

    K Bigot;S Mignon-Grasteau;M Picard;S Tesseraud

  • Genetic parameters of growth curve parameters in male and female chickens

    Mignon-Grasteau S;Beaumont C;Le Bihan-Duval E;Poivey Jp

  • Genetic analysis of a selection experiment on increased body weight and breast muscle weight as well as on limited abdominal fat weight

    E. Le Bihan-Duval;S. Mignon-Grasteau;N. Millet;C. Beaumont

  • Predictors of success of semen cryopreservation in chickens.

    E. Blesbois;I. Grasseau;F. Seigneurin;S. Mignon-Grasteau

  • Digestive tract measurements and histological adaptation in broiler lines divergently selected for digestive efficiency

    H. de Verdal;S. Mignon-Grasteau;C. Jeulin;E. Le Bihan-Duval

  • Thermal manipulation of the embryo modifies the physiology and body composition of broiler chickens reared in floor pens without affecting breast meat processing quality.

    Thomas Loyau;Cecile Berri;Larbi Bedrani;Sonia Metayer-Coustard

  • Genetic analysis for mastitis resistance and milk somatic cell score in French Lacaune dairy sheep.

    Francis Barillet;Rachel Rupp;Sandrine Mignon-Grasteau;Jean-Michel Astruc

  • Cyclic variations in incubation conditions induce adaptive responses to later heat exposure in chickens: a review.

    T. Loyau;L. Bedrani;C. Berri;S. Métayer-Coustard

  • Genetic analysis of growth curve parameters for male and female chickens resulting from selection on shape of growth curve.

    S Mignon-Grasteau;M Piles;L Varona;H de Rochambeau

  • Heritability of Digestibilities and Divergent Selection for Digestion Ability in Growing Chicks Fed a Wheat Diet

    Sandrine Mignon-Grasteau;N. Muley;Denis Bastianelli;J. Gomez

  • Genetic relationships between feed conversion ratio, growth curve and body composition in slow-growing chickens.

    A. L. N’Dri;S. Mignon-Grasteau;N. Sellier;M. Tixier-Boichard

  • Robustness to chronic heat stress in laying hens: a meta-analysis

    S. Mignon-Grasteau;U. Moreri;U. Moreri;A. Narcy;X. Rousseau

  • Thermal manipulation of the chicken embryo triggers differential gene expression in response to a later heat challenge

    Thomas Loyau;Christelle Hennequet-Antier;Vincent Coustham;Cécile Berri

  • Impact of Selection for Digestive Efficiency on Microbiota Composition in the Chicken.

    Sandrine Mignon-Grasteau;Agnès Narcy;Nicole Rideau;Céline Chantry-Darmon

  • Thermal manipulation during embryogenesis has long-term effects on muscle and liver metabolism in fast-growing chickens.

    Thomas Loyau;Sonia Métayer-Coustard;Cécile Berri;Sabine Crochet

  • Improving the efficiency of feed utilization in poultry by selection. 2. Genetic parameters of excretion traits and correlations with anatomy of the gastro-intestinal tract and digestive efficiency

    Hugues de Verdal;Agnès Narcy;Denis Bastianelli;Hervé Chapuis

  • Improving the efficiency of feed utilization in poultry by selection. 1. Genetic parameters of anatomy of the gastro-intestinal tract and digestive efficiency

    Hugues de Verdal;Agnès Narcy;Denis Bastianelli;Hervé Chapuis

  • Effects of diet particle size on digestive parameters in D+ and D− genetic chicken lines selected for divergent digestion efficiency

    N. Rougière;J. Gomez;S. Mignon-Grasteau;B. Carré

  • Effects of wheat quality on digestion differ between the D+ and D- chicken lines selected for divergent digestion capacity

    A Péron;J Gomez;S Mignon-Grasteau;N Sellier

  • Factorial correspondence analysis of fear-related behaviour traits in Japanese quail.

    S Mignon-Grasteau;O Roussot;C Delaby;J.M Faure

  • Early-age thermal conditioning reduces uncoupling protein messenger RNA expression in pectoral muscle of broiler chicks at seven days of age

    M Taouis;V De Basilio;S Mignon-Grasteau;S Crochet

  • Mapping QTL for growth and shank traits in chickens divergently selected for high or low body weight.

    G. A. Ankra-Badu;E. Le Bihan-Duval;S. Mignon-Grasteau;F. Pitel

  • Effects of xylanase and antibiotic supplementations on the nutritional utilisation of a wheat diet in growing chicks from genetic D+ and D− lines selected for divergent digestion efficiency

    V. García;J. Gomez;S. Mignon-Grasteau;N. Sellier

  • Genetic analysis of a selection experiment on the growth curve of chickens.

    S. Mignon-Grasteau;C. Beaumont;F. H. Ricard

  • Genetic selection on a behavioural fear trait is associated with changes in heart rate variability in quail.

    D. Valance;G. Desprès;A. Boissy;S. Mignon-Grasteau

  • Heritability of body surface temperature in hens estimated by infrared thermography at normal or hot temperatures and genetic correlations with egg and feather quality.

    T. Loyau;T. Zerjal;T.B. Rodenburg;J. Fablet

  • Genetic variability of metabolic characteristics in chickens selected for their ability to digest wheat.

    H. de Verdal;A. Narcy;D. Bastianelli;N. Même

  • Behavioural and physiological fear responses in ducks: genetic cross effects.

    I. Arnaud;S. Mignon-Grasteau;C. Larzul;G. Guy

  • Broiler lines divergently selected for digestive efficiency also differ in their susceptibility to colibacillosis.

    F. Calenge;S. Mignon-Grasteau;N. K. Chanteloup;A. Brée

  • Genetic analysis of the growth curve of Rous sarcoma virus-induced tumors in chickens

    N. Praharaj;C. Beaumont;G. Dambrine;D. Soubieux

  • The gastric isthmus from D+ and D− broiler lines divergently selected for digestion efficiency shows histological and morphological differences

    N. Rideau;E. Godet;C. Combémorel;M. Chaudeau

  • Robustness to chronic heat stress in laying hens: a meta-analysis

    U. Moreri;T. Zerjal;T.B. Rodenburg;A. Narcy

Frequent Co-Authors

Catherine Beaumont
Catherine Beaumont INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Bernard Carré
Bernard Carré INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Sophie Tesseraud
Sophie Tesseraud INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Anne Collin
Anne Collin INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Cécile Berri
Cécile Berri François Rabelais University
E. Le Bihan-Duval
E. Le Bihan-Duval INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Shlomo Yahav
Shlomo Yahav Agricultural Research Organization
Christine Leterrier
Christine Leterrier Centre Val de Loire
Catherine Larzul
Catherine Larzul Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Alain Vignal
Alain Vignal Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

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