Ongoing intensification and specialisation of livestock production lead to increasing volumes
of manure to be managed, which are a source of the greenhouse gases (GHGs) methane …

Mixed farming systems are of interest in the search for sustainability because of their species
diversity and the potential for synergy from integrating crops with livestock. However, their …

Environmental impacts of 15 European pig farming systems were evaluated in the European
Union Q-PorkChains project using life cycle assessment. One conventional and two non …

In the current context of the end of dairy quotas, the increasing size of dairy farms and the
expected growth in food demand, European dairy production systems are facing major …

L’eutrophisation Page 1 G. Pinay, C. Gascuel, A. Ménesguen, Y. Souchon, M. Le Moal, A.
Levain, C. Étrillard, F. Moatar, A. Pannard, P. Souchu L’eutrophisation Manifestations, causes …

Prendre en compte conjointement les enjeux d'alimentation durable des Européens, de
préservation de la biodiversité et des ressources naturelles et de lutte contre le changement …

New models of collective agriculture have been developing in France over the past 10 years
that could encourage the emergence of more diversified and sustainable systems. However …

High levels of nitrogen (N) contamination of ground and surface water are still detected at
European and national scales, despite the implementation of Directives, highlighting the …

Nitrogen stable isotope ratios (δ 15 N) of organic material have successfully been used to
track food-web dynamics, nitrogen baselines, pollution, and nitrogen cycling. Extending the …

Agricultural systems will have to produce more and better in a changing world. Mixed crop
livestock systems (MCLS) are sound alternative ways to progressively achieve these goals …