Experimental tools

Experimental tools

The Herbipôle has specific and adapted devices to the research topics developed:

  • Stalls to measure feed digestibility
  • Phenotyping tools
    • Feed intake and eating behaviour
    • Activities of dairy and beef cows
    • Beef cow’s milk production
    • Greenhouse gas emission by ruminants
  • Slaughterhouse
  • Automatic stations for climate parameters recording are installed in Laqueuille, Marcenat and Theix. The data management is ensured by the INRAE AgroClim service unit (www6.paca.inrae.fr/agroclim).