Publications and communications of Françoise Lessire

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

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

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.

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. (2020). Contribution à la mise en évidence des facteurs influençant le succès de l’introduction du robot de traite au pâturage [Doctoral thesis, ULiège - Université de Liège]. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/249175

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

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.

Lessire, F., Jacquet, S., Didier, V., Emile, P., & Isabelle, D. (24 July 2019). Evolution of Grazing Practices in Belgian Dairy Farms: Results of two Surveys. Sustainability, 11. doi:10.3390/su11153997

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

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.

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.

Lessire, F., & Rollin, F. (December 2013). L'acidose subaigüe du rumen, une pathologie encore méconnue. Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire, 157, 82-98.

Lessire, F. (2013). Effets de l'incorporation du ProtiWanze dans les rations des bovins [Paper presentation]. Journée d'Etude "Pistes pour réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre et améliorer l'utilisation de l'azote par les bovins, Huy, Belgium.

Lessire, F., Knapp, E., Theron, L., & Rollin, F. (24 June 2013). Field investigation of subacute rumen acidosis prevalence in walloon dairy herds [Poster presentation]. 15th International Conference on Production Diseases in Farm Animals, Uppsala, Sweden.

Lessire, F. (2012). Le ProtiWanze, une alternative économique aux tourteaux de soja et de colza dans l'alimentation des bovins [Paper presentation]. Soirée d'étude, Ouffet, Belgium.

Lessire, F., Delaunois, A., Gustin, P., & Ansay, M. (1997). Biomarqueurs et bioindicateurs chez les vertébrés : importance pour l’évaluation de la santé d’un écosystème. Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire, 141, 281-290.