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704
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Overview

Thierry Gidenne is affiliated with INRAE, the Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement in France. Their research focuses primarily on topics related to animal science, with a notable emphasis on rabbits, animal nutrition, and agricultural sustainability.

The scientist's work spans several fields of study, including Agricultural and Biological Sciences as a whole, with more specific attention to Animal Science and Zoology, Ecology, Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Molecular Biology.

Key areas of investigation include:

  • Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  • Moringa oleifera research and applications
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

Their publication record includes research published in several specialized venues. Frequent publication outlets consist of:

  • World Rabbit Science
  • animal
  • INRAE productions animales
  • mSystems
  • Journal of Clinical Virology

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • Early Introduction of Solid Feeds: Ingestion Level Matters More Than Prebiotic Supplementation for Shaping Gut Microbiota, 2020, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Early Introduction of Plant Polysaccharides Drives the Establishment of Rabbit Gut Bacterial Ecosystems and the Acquisition of Microbial Functions, 2022, mSystems
  • Evaluation of the Elecsys SARS-CoV-2 antigen assay for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swabs, 2021, Journal of Clinical Virology
  • Effect of access to outdoor grazing and stocking density on space and pasture use, behaviour, reactivity, and growth traits of weaned rabbits, 2021, animal
  • Impact of feed restriction and fragmented feed distribution on performance, intake behaviour and digestion of the growing rabbit, 2021, animal

Collaborations have been established with several coauthors across their work. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Laurence Fortun-Lamothe
  • Sylvie Combes
  • Davi Savietto
  • Patrick Aymard
  • Charlotte Paës

Best Publications

  • EUROPEAN REFERENCE METHOD FOR IN VIVO DETERMINATION OF DIET DIGESTIBILITY IN RABBITS

    Pérez J.M;F Lebas;T Gidenne;L Maertens

  • Fibres in rabbit feeding for digestive troubles prevention: respective role of low-digested and digestible fibre

    T. Gidenne

  • Caeco-colic digestion in the growing rabbit: impact of nutritional factors and related disturbances

    T. Gidenne

  • Nutritive value of raw materials for rabbits: Egran tables 2002.

    L. Maertens;J. M. Perez;M. J. Villamide;C. Cervera

  • Feeding strategy for young rabbits around weaning: a review of digestive capacity and nutritional needs

    T. Gidenne;L. Fortun-Lamothe

  • Feed intake limitation strategies for the growing rabbit: effect on feeding behaviour, welfare, performance, digestive physiology and health: a review.

    T. Gidenne;S. Combes;L. Fortun-Lamothe

  • Feed restriction strategy in the growing rabbit. 2. Impact on digestive health, growth and carcass characteristics.

    T. Gidenne;T. Gidenne;S. Combes;S. Combes;A. Feugier;A. Feugier;N. Jehl

  • Effect of fibre level, particle size and adaptation period on digestibility and rate of passage as measured at the ileum and in the faeces in the adult rabbit.

    T. Gidenne

  • Identification of the main factors that influence caecal fermentation traits in growing rabbits

    Javier García;Thierry Gidenne;Luisa Falcao-e-Cunha;Carlos de Blas

  • Recommendations and guidelines for applied nutrition experiments in rabbits.

    J Fernández-Carmona;E Blas;J J Pascual;L Maertens

  • A comprehensive approach of the rabbit digestion: consequences of a reduction in dietary fibre supply

    T. Gidenne;V. Pinheiro;L. Falcão e Cunha

  • Microbial activity in the caecum of the rabbit around weaning: impact of a dietary fibre deficiency and of intake level

    T Gidenne;N Jehl;M Segura;B Michalet-Doreau

  • Relationships between microflora and caecal fermentation in rabbits before and after weaning

    M. T. S. Padilha;D. Licois;T. Gidenne;B. Carre

  • Postnatal development of the rabbit caecal microbiota composition and activity

    Sylvie Combes;Sylvie Combes;Rory Julien Michelland;Rory Julien Michelland;Valérie Monteils;Valérie Monteils;Laurent Cauquil;Laurent Cauquil

  • In vivo study of circadian variations of the cecal fermentation pattern in postweaned and adult rabbits.

    Rachel Bellier;T. Gidenne;Michele Vernay;M. Colin

  • Consequences of reduced fibre intake on digestion, rate of passage and caecal microbial activity in the young rabbit.

    R. Bellier;T. Gidenne

  • Potential core species and satellite species in the bacterial community within the rabbit caecum

    Valérie Monteils;Laurent Cauquil;Sylvie Combes;Jean-Jacques Godon

  • Impact of fibre deficiency and sanitary status on non-specific enteropathy of the growing rabbit

    Nadia Bennegadi;Thierry Gidenne;Dominique Licois

  • Dietary fibres in the nutrition of the growing rabbit and recommendations to preserve digestive health: a review

    T. Gidenne

  • Molecular analysis of the bacterial community in digestive tract of rabbit

    Rory J. Michelland;Sylvie Combes;Sylvie Combes;Valérie Monteils;Valérie Monteils;Laurent Cauquil;Laurent Cauquil

  • Improving feed efficiency in rabbit production, a review on nutritional, technico-economical, genetic and environmental aspects

    Thierry Gidenne;Herve Garreau;Laurence Drouilhet;C. Aubert

  • Nutrition and feeding strategy: interactions with pathology.

    T. Gidenne;J. García;F. Lebas;D. Licois

  • Feed restriction strategy in the growing rabbit. 1. Impact on digestion, rate of passage and microbial activity.

    T. Gidenne;A. Feugier

Frequent Co-Authors

Sylvie Combes
Sylvie Combes Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Laurence Fortun-Lamothe
Laurence Fortun-Lamothe INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Laurent Cauquil
Laurent Cauquil Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Isabelle P. Oswald
Isabelle P. Oswald Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Gerolamo Xiccato
Gerolamo Xiccato University of Padua
Angela Trocino
Angela Trocino University of Padua
Enrique Blas
Enrique Blas Universitat Politècnica de València
Hélène Gilbert
Hélène Gilbert Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Jean-Paul Lallès
Jean-Paul Lallès INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Julian Wiseman
Julian Wiseman University of Nottingham

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