Publications and communications of Isabelle Dufrasne

Dichou, K.* , Nickmilder, C.* , Tedde, A., Franceschini, S., Brostaux, Y., Dufrasne, I., Lessire, F., Glesner, N., & Soyeurt, H. (26 February 2024). Harvesting Insights from the Sky: Satellite-Powered Automation for Detecting Mowing Based on Predicted Compressed Sward Heights. Applied Sciences, 14 (5), 1923. doi:10.3390/app14051923
* These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Nickmilder, C., Tedde, A., Dufrasne, I., Lessire, F., Glesner, N., Tychon, B., Bindelle, J., & Soyeurt, H. (2023). Creation of a Walloon Pasture Monitoring Platform Based on Machine Learning Models and Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing, 15 (7). doi:10.3390/rs15071890

Nickmilder, C., Soyeurt, H., Tedde, A. (Other coll.), Dufrasne, I. (Other coll.), Lessire, F. (Other coll.), Tychon, B. (Other coll.), Curnel; Yannick (Other coll.), Glesner Noémie (Other coll.), & Bindelle, J. (Other coll.). (07 September 2022). Deployment of models predicting compressed sward height on Wallonia: confrontation to ground truth [Paper presentation]. 73rd Annual Meeting of EAAP in Porto, Porto, Portugal.

Bougouin, A., Hristov, A., Dijkstra, J., Aguerre, M. J., Ahvenjärvi, S., Arndt, C., Bannink, A., Bayat, A. R., Benchaar, C., Boland, T., Brown, W. E., Crompton, L. A., Dehareng, F., Dufrasne, I., Eugène, M., Froidmont, E., van Gastelen, S., Garnsworthy, P. C., Halmemies-Beauchet-Filleau, A., ... Kebreab, E. (September 2022). Prediction of nitrogen excretion from data on dairy cows fed a wide range of diets compiled in an intercontinental database: A meta-analysis. Journal of Dairy Science, 105 (9), 7462 - 7481. doi:10.3168/jds.2021-20885

Nickmilder, C., Soyeurt, H., Tedde, A. (Other coll.), Dufrasne, I. (Other coll.), Lessire, F. (Other coll.), Tychon, B. (Other coll.), Curnel, Y. (Other coll.), & Bindelle, J. (Other coll.). (2022). Deployment of models predicting compressed sward height on Wallonia: results and feedback. In Grassland at the heart of circular and sustainable food systems. Caen, France: INRAE.

Bizeul, N., Dufrasne, I., & Lessire, F. (2022). Test of a sensor to estimate grazing and rumination time in dairy cow behaviour at pasture. In L. Delaby, R. Baumont, V. Brocard, S. Lemauviel, S. Plantureux, F. Vertès, ... J.-L. Peyraud, Grassland at the heart of circular and sustainable food systems (The Organising Committee of the 29th General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation, INRAE Paris France, pp. 530-532). Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers.

Lessire, F., Hornick, J.-L.* , & Dufrasne, I.*. (17 May 2022). Effect of Minimum Milking Interval on Traffic and Milk Production of Cows Milked by a Pasture Based Automatic Milking System. Animals, 12 (10), 1281. doi:10.3390/ani12101281
* These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Nickmilder, C., Soyeurt, H., Tedde, A. (Other coll.), Dufrasne, I. (Other coll.), Lessire, F. (Other coll.), Tychon, B. (Other coll.), Curnel, Y. (Other coll.), & Bindelle, J. (Other coll.). (27 April 2022). Deployment of models predicting compressed sward height on Wallonia: quality and validity of the predictions [Paper presentation]. DAIR'INNOV 2022, Namur, Belgium.

Lessire, F., Point, S., Laza-Knoerr, A.-L., & Dufrasne, I. (04 October 2021). In vitro and in vivo evaluation of the effects of a compound based on plants, yeast and trace elements on the ruminal function of dairy cows. Dairy, 2. doi:10.3390/dairy2040043

Nickmilder, C., Soyeurt, H., Tedde, A. (Other coll.), Dufrasne, I. (Other coll.), Lessire, F. (Other coll.), Tychon, B. (Other coll.), Curnel, Y. (Other coll.), & Bindelle, J. (Other coll.). (17 May 2021). Validation of a workflow based on Sentinel-2, Sentinel-1 and meteorological data predicting biomass on pastures [Poster presentation]. 21st Sym­po­si­um of the Eu­ropean Grass­land Fe­de­ra­ti­on, Kassel, Germany.

Tedde, A., Grelet, C., Ho, P. N., Pryce, J. E., Hailemariam, D., Wang, Z., Plastow, G., Gengler, N., Brostaux, Y., Froidmont, E., Dehareng, F., Bertozzi, C., Crowe, M. A., Dufrasne, I., Soyeurt, H., & GplusE Consortium Group. (30 April 2021). Validation of Dairy Cow Bodyweight Prediction Using Traits Easily Recorded by Dairy Herd Improvement Organizations and Its Potential Improvement Using Feature Selection Algorithms. Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 11 (5), 1288. doi:10.3390/ani11051288

Nickmilder, C., Tedde, A., Dufrasne, I., Lessire, F., Tychon, B., Curnel, Y., Bindelle, J., & Soyeurt, H. (01 February 2021). Development of Machine Learning Models to Predict Compressed Sward Height in Walloon Pastures Based on Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2 and Meteorological Data Using Multiple Data Transformations. Remote Sensing, 13 (3). doi:10.3390/rs13030408

Lessire, F., Moula, N., Hornick, J.-L., & Dufrasne, I. (25 May 2020). Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Identification of Factors Influencing Milking Frequency of Cows in Automatic Milking Systems Combined with Grazing. Animals, 10 (5), 913. doi:10.3390/ani10050913

Nickmilder, C., Soyeurt, H., Dufrasne, I. (Other coll.), Tedde, A. (Other coll.), Lejeune, P. (Other coll.), Tychon, B. (Other coll.), & Lebeau, F. (Other coll.). (31 January 2020). Managing the high variability of compressed sward heights to model grass growth on pastures using satellite images [Poster presentation]. 25th National Symposium for Applied Biological Sciences (NSABS), Gembloux, Belgium.

Hurdebise, J., Dufrasne, I., & Lessire, F. (2020). Relationship between nourishing performance, carbon footprint and nitrogen balance in Walloon dairy. In Book of Abstracts of the 71stAnnual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers.

Lessire, F., & Dufrasne, I. (10 December 2019). Global AMS R&D Online Showcase: Belgium [Paper presentation]. Global AMS R&D Online Showcase, Sydney, Australia.

Soyeurt, H., Froidmont, E., Dufrasne, I., Wang, Z., Bertozzi, C., Gengler, N., & Dehareng, F. (August 2018). Prediction of test-day indicator of body weight from dairy cow characteristics and milk mid-infrared spectral data [Paper presentation]. 69th Annual Meeting of the EAAP (European Federation of Animal Science), Dubrovnick, Croatia.

Saegerman, C., Leinartz, L., Amory, H., Bolen, G., Busoni, V., Cassart, D., Claeys, S., Dufrasne, I., Duprez, J.-N., Gabriel, A., Gommeren, K., Grulke, S., Guyot, H., Korsak Koulagenko, N., Laitat, M., Losson, B., Mainil, J., Marlier, D., Rollin, F., ... Humblet, M.-F. (01 June 2018). Teaching biosecurity standard operating procedures in the Veterinary Faculty, University of Liege, using eCampus learning platform [Poster presentation]. EAEVE General Assembly, Hannover, Germany.

Lessire, F., Froidmont, E., Shortall, J., Hornick, J.-L., & Dufrasne, I. (05 April 2017). The effect of concentrate allocation on traffic and milk production of pasture based cows milked by an automatic milking system. Animal, 11 (4), 1-9. doi:10.1017/S1751731117000659

Lessire, F., & Dufrasne, I. (2017). Enquête sur les pratiques de pâturage en Wallonie: Résultats et conclusions [Paper presentation]. Du Neuf au Pâturage, La Reid, Belgium.

Lessire, F., Knapp, E., Theron, L., Hornick, J.-L., Dufrasne, I., & Rollin, F. (February 2017). Evaluation of the ruminal function of Belgian dairy cows suspected of subacute ruminal acidosis. Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift, 86 (1), 16-23. doi:10.21825/VDT.V86I1.16299

Andriamandroso, A., Lebeau, F., Beckers, Y., Froidmont, E., Dufrasne, I., Heinesch, B., Dumortier, P., Blanchy, G., Blaise, Y., & Bindelle, J. (2017). Development of an open-source algorithm based on inertial measurement units (IMU) of a smartphone to detect cattle grass intake and ruminating behaviors. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 139, 126-137. doi:10.1016/j.compag.2017.05.020

Lessire, F., & Dufrasne, I. (2016). Enquête sur l’évolution des surfaces agricoles dédiées aux prairies et sur la proportion des prairies pâturées en Belgique, au Luxembourg et au Danemark.

Lessire, F., Bernard, M., Reding, R., Lioy, R., Kristensen, T., Reuter, W., Elias, E., & Dufrasne, I. (2016). Life-Dairyclim, European project aiming to mitigate methane emissions and carbon footprint of dairy cows. In M. Höglind, A. K. Bakken, K. A. Hovstad, E. Kallionemi, H. Riley, H. Steinshamm, ... L. Ostrem, The multiple roles of grassland in the European bioeconomy (pp. 805-807). Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers.

Mehdi, Y., & Dufrasne, I. (April 2016). Selenium in Cattle: A Review. Molecules, 21 (4), 545. doi:10.3390/molecules21040545

Lessire, F., Dufrasne, I., & Decruyenaere, V. (2015). Estimation de la quantité de matière sèche ingérée par les vaches laitières au pâturage en traite robotisée, utilisation de l’analyse des fèces en spectrométrie dans le proche infrarouge. In J. Agabriel, D. Boichard, J.-P. Choisis, D. Stilmant, E. Jullien, K. Duhem, A. Le Gall, S. Freret, N. Bareille, ... J. Huguenin (Eds.), 22èmes Rencontres autour des recherches sur les ruminants (pp. 228-232). Paris, France: Institut de l'élevage.

Brocard, V., Dufrasne, I., Lessire, F., & François, J. (2015). Challenging land fragmentation thanks a mobile milking robot: Statement of 2 cases of implementation: Liège and Trevarez experimental farms. In J. Conington, M. Klopcic, C. Lauridsen, G. Pollot, A. Santos, H. Sauerwein, H. Simianer, H. Spoolder, M. Tichit, G. van Duinkerken, ... O. Vongon, Book of abstracts of the 66th annual meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (pp. 330). Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers.

Lessire, F., Hornick, J.-L., & Dufrasne, I. (2015). Is it possible for large herds to graze while keeping a high milk yield level? The experience of two Belgian dairy farms. In A. van den Pol-van Dasselaer, H. F. M. Aarts, A. De Vliegher, A. Elgersma, D. Reheul, A. Reijneveld, ... J. K. Verloop, Grassland and forages in high output dairy farming systems (pp. 452-454). Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers.

Lessire, F., Knapp, E., Dotreppe, O., Hornick, J.-L., & Dufrasne, I. (16 April 2015). Correlation between levels of β-hydroxybutyrate and fatty acids in blood and milk and its impact on ketosis diagnosis in dairy cows [Poster presentation]. IDF/Iso Analytical week and Final Optimir Expert and Scientific Meeting, Namur, Belgium.

Lessire, F., Hornick, J.-L., Minet, J., & Dufrasne, I. (08 April 2015). Effects of heat stress periods on milk production, milking frequency and rumination time of grazing dairy cows milked by a mobile automatic system in 2013 [Paper presentation]. MACSUR Science conference, Reading, United Kingdom.

Lessire, F., Minet, J., Hornick, J.-L., & Dufrasne, I. (15 October 2014). Milk production, milking frequency and rumination time of grazing dairy cows milked by a mobile automatic system during mild heat stress periods [Paper presentation]. LiveM Bilbao Conference, Bilbao, Spain.

Lessire, F., & Dufrasne, I. (07 September 2014). Economical evaluation of feeding costs in pilot farms at grazing [Paper presentation]. EGF 2014, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom.

Abdou, H., Marichatou, H., Beckers, J.-F., Dufrasne, I., & Hornick, J.-L. (2014). Chemical composition of colostrum from Azawak cow in Niger compared with meta-analytical data. Animal Genetic Resources Information, 55, 1-7.

Harouna, A., Marichatou, H., Beckers, J.-F., Dufrasne, I., Issa, M., & Hornick, J.-L. (2014). Effect of bovine colostrum intake on growth, reproductive parameters and survival in red kids. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, 98 (5), 845-852. doi:10.1111/jpn.12143

Mehdi, Y., Cabaraux, J.-F., Hornick, J.-L., Istasse, L., & Dufrasne, I. (2014). Selenium status in cattle herds in Wallonia (Belgium): overview and health management. Veterinary World, 7 (12), 1144-1149. doi:10.14202/vetworld.2014.1144-1149

Abdou, H., Marichatou, H., Beckers, J.-F., Dufrasne, I., & Hornick, J.-L. (05 December 2013). Effect of bovine colostrum administration on plasma protein profile, growth, and survival in Red kid. Small Ruminant Research, 117, 158-164. doi:10.1016/j.smallrumres.2013.12.005

Dufrasne, I., Knapp, E., Istasse, L., Robaye, V., & Hornick, J.-L. (2013). Influence de facteurs environnementaux influençant la teneur en urée dans le lait de vache en Wallonie et estimation des rejets azotés. Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 17, 251-258.

Knapp, E., Istasse, L., Hornick, J.-L., & Dufrasne, I. (2013). Improvements after precision dietary management of nitrogen rejection in two commercial dairy farms in Wallonia. Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 17 (Supplement 1), 259-270.

Knapp, E., Istasse, L., Hornick, J.-L., & Dufrasne, I. (2013). Amélioration des bilans d'excrétion d'azote dans deux exploitations laitières de la région wallonne par un suivi raisonné des rations. Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 17, 259 - 270.

Mehdi, Y., Hornick, J.-L., Istasse, L., & Dufrasne, I. (2013). Selenium in the environment, metabolism and involvement in the body functions. Molecules, 13 (3), 3292-3311. doi:10.3390/molecules18033292

Vandenberghe, C., Destain, J.-P., Beckers, Y., Bodson, B., Deneufbourg, M., De Toffoli, M., Dufrasne, I., Goffart, J.-P., Heens, B., Henriet, F., Lambert, R., Abras, M., Stilmant, D., & Marcoen, J. M. (2013). Evaluation of the third Action Programme. Recommendations for regulatory and scientific research. Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 17 (SPL1), 301-306.

Abdou, H., Marichatou, H., Beckers, J.-F., Dufrasne, I., & Hornick, J.-L. (11 October 2012). Effect of bovine Azawak colostrum administration on plasma protein profile in red kid [Poster presentation]. Proceedings of the 2nd Scientific Meeting of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, ULg (Liege–Belgium), Liège, Belgium.

Abdou, H., Marichatou, H., Beckers, J.-F., Dufrasne, I., & Hornick, J.-L. (2012). Physiologie de la production et composition chimique du colostrum des grands mammifères domestiques: généralités. Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire, 156, 87-98.

Dufrasne, I., Robaye, V., Knapp, E., Istasse, L., & Hornick, J.-L. (2012). Effects of environmental factors on yield and milking number in dairy cows milked by an automatic system located in pasture. Grassland Science, 17, 231-233.

Dufrasne, I. (2011). Alimentation du veau à la vache : du veau à la vache [Paper presentation]. Journée d'Etude du Service Public de Wallonie, Henrichapelle, Belgium.

Dufrasne, I., Robaye, V., Istasse, L., & Hornick, J.-L. (2010). Nitrogen excretions in dairy cows on a rotational grazing system: effects of fertilization type, days in the paddock and time period. In H. Schnyder, J. Isselstein, F. Taube, K. Auerwald, M. Wachendorf, A. Hermann, M. Gierus, N. Wrage, ... A. Hopkins (Eds.), Grassland in a changing world (pp. 1034-1036).

Dufrasne, I., Robaye, V., Istasse, L., & Hornick, J.-L. (2010). Grazing with a mobile milking robot. In H. Schnyder, J. Isselstein, F. Taube, K. Auerswald, J. Schellberg, M. Wachendorf, A. Hermann, M. Gierus, N. Wrage, ... A. Hopkins (Eds.), Grassland in a changing world (pp. 219-219).

Dufrasne, I., Istasse, L., LAMBERT, R., Robaye, V., & Hornick, J.-L. (2010). Study on environmental factors influencing the urea content of cow milk in Wallonia (Belgium). Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 14, 59-66.

Dufrasne, I., Istasse, L., Lambert, R., Robaye, V., & Hornick, J.-L. (2010). Etude de facteurs environnementaux influençant la teneur en urée dans le lait de vaches en Wallonie (Belgique). In J. M. Marcoen & C. Vandenberghe (Eds.), Actes de l'Atelier "Nitrate - Eau" (pp. 59-66). Gembloux, Belgium: Presses agronomiques.

Dufrasne, I., Istasse, L., Robaye, V., & Hornick, J.-L. (2010). Influence of the fertilization type, the day in the paddock and the month on nitrogen rejections in dairy cows. Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 14, 47-57.

Dufrasne, I., Istasse, L., Robaye, V., & Hornick, J.-L. (2010). Influence du type de fertilisation, du jour de pâturage et du mois de l’année sur les rejets azotés des vaches laitières. In J. M. Marcoen & C. Vandenberghe (Eds.), Acte de l'atelier "Nitrate - Eau" (pp. 47-57). Gembloux, Belgium: Presses agronomiques.

Lambert, R., De Toffoli, M., Dufrasne, I., Hornick, J.-L., Stilmant, D., & Seutin, Y. (2010). Vers une révision de la norme de production d'azote de la vache laitière : justification et conséquences sur le taux de liaison. In J. M. Marcoen & C. Vandenberghe (Eds.), Acte de l'atelier "Nitrate - Eau" (pp. 67-71). Gembloux, Belgium: Presses agronomiques.

Vandenberghe, C., Benoit, J., Deneufbourg, M., Destain, J.-P., Detoffoli, M., Dufrasne, I., Fonder, N., Heens, B., Hennart, S., Lambert, R., & Marcoen, J. M. (2010). Evaluation et proposition de révision du deuxième Programme de Gestion Durable de l'Azote en agriculture en Région wallonne (Belgique). In J. M. Marcoen & C. Vandenberghe (Eds.), Actes de l'Atelier "Nitrate - Eau" 2 au 5 juin 2009. Peyresq, France (pp. 121-125). Gembloux, Belgium: Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux.

Hambuckers, A., Dotreppe, O., Hornick, J.-L., Istasse, L., & Dufrasne, I. (2008). Soil-applied selenium effects on tissue selenium concentrations in cultivated and adventitious grassland and pasture plant species. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 39 (5-6), 800-811. doi:10.1080/00103620701880859

Cuvelier, C., Cabaraux, J.-F., Dufrasne, I., Istasse, L., & Hornick, J.-L. (2005). Transport sanguin et métabolisme hépatique des acides gras chez le ruminant. Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire, 149, 117-131.

Cuvelier, C., Cabaraux, J.-F., Dufrasne, I., Istasse, L., & Hornick, J.-L. (2005). Production,digestion et absorption des acides gras chez le ruminant. Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire, 149 (1), 49-59.

Cuvelier, C., Cabaraux, J.-F., Dufrasne, I., Istasse, L., & Hornick, J.-L. (2005). Acides gras et métabolisme énergétique des muscles squelettiques chez le bovin. Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire, 149 (4), 188-201.

Cabaraux, J.-F., Dufrasne, I., Istasse, L., & Hornick, J.-L. (2004). Vaches de réforme. Ce qu’il faut savoir pour mieux maîtriser sa technique d’engraissement. Wallonie Elevages, 11, p. 37-41.

Cuvelier, C., Cabaraux, J.-F., Dufrasne, I., Hornick, J.-L., & Istasse, L. (2004). Acides gras : nomenclature et sources alimentaires. Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire, 148 (3), 133-140.

Cabaraux, J.-F., Hornick, J.-L., Dufrasne, I., Clinquart, A., & Istasse, L. (2003). Fattening of Belgian Blue double-muscled culled females: animal performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality. Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire, 147 (6, DEC-JAN), 423-431.

Cabaraux, J.-F., Hornick, J.-L., de Behr, V., Dufrasne, I., & Istasse, L. (2002). Effet de la parité sur les paramètres métaboliques et hormonaux de la femelle de réforme Blanc-Bleu Belge cularde. Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 6 (1), 5-16.

Dieguez, F., Hornick, J.-L., De Behr, V., Istasse, L., & Dufrasne, I. (2001). Incidences phytotechniques et zootechniques d'une réduction ou d'une suppression de la fertilisation azotée sur des prairies pâturées par des vaches laitières. Animal Research, 50, 299-314. doi:10.1051/animres:2001104

Mayombo, A. P., Dufrasne, I., Hornick, J.-L., Glibert, S., & Istasse, L. (1997). Influence du stade de maturité de la plante de maïs récoltée pour ensilage sur la composition, la digestibilité apparente, les caractéristiques de fermentation dans le rumen et les performances zootechniques chez le taurillon. Animal Research, 46 (1), 43-55.

Istasse, L., Clinquart, A., Dufrasne, I., Hornick, J.-L., & Van Eenaeme, C. (1996). Effects of supplementation in Belgian Blue bulls finished at grass: animal performance, carcass and meat characteristic. Animal Science, 62 (3), 653.

Istasse, L., Clinquart, A., Dufrasne, I., Hornick, J.-L., & Van Eenaeme, C. (1995). Beef production in Belgium: to which extent manage extensification. In Extensification of beef and sheep production on grassland (pp. 163-172). Paris, France: Concerted Action Air 3-CT93-0947.

Clinquart, A., Dufrasne, I., Gabriel, A., Batjoens, P., Buts, B., Van Eenaeme, C., Istasse, L., & Bienfait, J.-M. (1989). Effets du clenbuterol dans l'engraissement de deux jumeaux monozygotes Pie-Noir. Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire, 133, 391-402.

Gielen, M., Dufrasne, I., Limbourg, P., Istasse, L., Van Eenaeme, C., & Bienfait, J.-M. (1989). Effet du système de pâturage, des niveaux de complémentation et de fumure azotée sur la concentration en urée dans le lait et le sang de vaches laitières. Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire, 133, 589-598.

Istasse, L., Clinquart, A., Dufrasne, I., & Bienfait, J.-M. (1989). Considérations sur l'utilisation du maïs dans l'engraissement du taurillon. In Guide du Maïs (pp. 301-307). C.I.P.F.