Geoffrey Mesbahi
@geoffreymesbahi.bsky.social
PhD - Agroecology and animal husbandry.
Grasslands, agroforestry, ruminant nutrition and animal behaviour. FiBL, Switzerland 🇨🇭
He/Him
Grasslands, agroforestry, ruminant nutrition and animal behaviour. FiBL, Switzerland 🇨🇭
He/Him
Ce webinaire fait partie d'une série de webinaires organisée par le FiBL et l'IG Agroforst, et s'articule autour d'une parcelle agroforestière de démonstration en cours d'implantation à Frick (Suisse) 🌿🌳☘️🍎🐄🫘
November 3, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Ce webinaire fait partie d'une série de webinaires organisée par le FiBL et l'IG Agroforst, et s'articule autour d'une parcelle agroforestière de démonstration en cours d'implantation à Frick (Suisse) 🌿🌳☘️🍎🐄🫘
🌲🌳The European Agroforestry conference EURAF will take place in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, in June 2026 🌳🌲
It's time to submit your ideas of sessions, workshops and side-events, until 06.10.2025: www.euraf2026.ch/index.php/en...
It's time to submit your ideas of sessions, workshops and side-events, until 06.10.2025: www.euraf2026.ch/index.php/en...
September 16, 2025 at 9:03 AM
🌲🌳The European Agroforestry conference EURAF will take place in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, in June 2026 🌳🌲
It's time to submit your ideas of sessions, workshops and side-events, until 06.10.2025: www.euraf2026.ch/index.php/en...
It's time to submit your ideas of sessions, workshops and side-events, until 06.10.2025: www.euraf2026.ch/index.php/en...
Excited for my first EAAP @eaap-animalscience.bsky.social in Innsbruck! 🇦🇹
Thu 28th (11:45, Forum 2): results from #ReLivestock on pasture type 🌼☘️ & calf genotype 🐄🐂 shaping methane potential.
Do alpine systems beat lowland? Are beef × dairy calves more sustainable? See you there!
Full paper in prep!
Thu 28th (11:45, Forum 2): results from #ReLivestock on pasture type 🌼☘️ & calf genotype 🐄🐂 shaping methane potential.
Do alpine systems beat lowland? Are beef × dairy calves more sustainable? See you there!
Full paper in prep!
August 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Excited for my first EAAP @eaap-animalscience.bsky.social in Innsbruck! 🇦🇹
Thu 28th (11:45, Forum 2): results from #ReLivestock on pasture type 🌼☘️ & calf genotype 🐄🐂 shaping methane potential.
Do alpine systems beat lowland? Are beef × dairy calves more sustainable? See you there!
Full paper in prep!
Thu 28th (11:45, Forum 2): results from #ReLivestock on pasture type 🌼☘️ & calf genotype 🐄🐂 shaping methane potential.
Do alpine systems beat lowland? Are beef × dairy calves more sustainable? See you there!
Full paper in prep!
Trees are more than fodder for livestock:
🌳 Shade
🪞 Grooming posts
🍽️ Diet diversity
💨 Wind protection
🦟 Potential insect repellent
#Agroforestry supports both animal welfare & nutrition 🐮❤️🌳
... and biodiversity
... and healthy soils
... and water quality
... and landscape
... etc😅
🌳 Shade
🪞 Grooming posts
🍽️ Diet diversity
💨 Wind protection
🦟 Potential insect repellent
#Agroforestry supports both animal welfare & nutrition 🐮❤️🌳
... and biodiversity
... and healthy soils
... and water quality
... and landscape
... etc😅
August 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Trees are more than fodder for livestock:
🌳 Shade
🪞 Grooming posts
🍽️ Diet diversity
💨 Wind protection
🦟 Potential insect repellent
#Agroforestry supports both animal welfare & nutrition 🐮❤️🌳
... and biodiversity
... and healthy soils
... and water quality
... and landscape
... etc😅
🌳 Shade
🪞 Grooming posts
🍽️ Diet diversity
💨 Wind protection
🦟 Potential insect repellent
#Agroforestry supports both animal welfare & nutrition 🐮❤️🌳
... and biodiversity
... and healthy soils
... and water quality
... and landscape
... etc😅
But the nutritive value is not sufficient to assess the quality of a fodder.
Next step: study yield and palatability to find the best species for farmers and their livestock
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Next step: study yield and palatability to find the best species for farmers and their livestock
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August 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
But the nutritive value is not sufficient to assess the quality of a fodder.
Next step: study yield and palatability to find the best species for farmers and their livestock
4/5
Next step: study yield and palatability to find the best species for farmers and their livestock
4/5
Among the studied species, mulberry (Morus alba) is a star performer: high protein, high minerals, high digestibility💪
Hazelnut surprised us — similar protein in both spring & autumn!
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Hazelnut surprised us — similar protein in both spring & autumn!
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August 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Among the studied species, mulberry (Morus alba) is a star performer: high protein, high minerals, high digestibility💪
Hazelnut surprised us — similar protein in both spring & autumn!
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Hazelnut surprised us — similar protein in both spring & autumn!
3/n
Like herbaceous fodders, tree leaf nutritive value drops from spring to autumn 📉… but much slower
Trees can bridge summer feed gaps & boost resilience ☀️🌳🐄
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Trees can bridge summer feed gaps & boost resilience ☀️🌳🐄
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August 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Like herbaceous fodders, tree leaf nutritive value drops from spring to autumn 📉… but much slower
Trees can bridge summer feed gaps & boost resilience ☀️🌳🐄
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Trees can bridge summer feed gaps & boost resilience ☀️🌳🐄
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🚨 New #agroforestry paper out @inrae-france.bsky.social & FiBL🚨
I am thrilled to share my latest paper "Seasonal dynamics of the nutritive value of temperate forage trees differ among species" 🌳🐄
10 years from field to print!
Free access 👉 doi.org/10.1007/s104...
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I am thrilled to share my latest paper "Seasonal dynamics of the nutritive value of temperate forage trees differ among species" 🌳🐄
10 years from field to print!
Free access 👉 doi.org/10.1007/s104...
🧵 1/n
August 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🚨 New #agroforestry paper out @inrae-france.bsky.social & FiBL🚨
I am thrilled to share my latest paper "Seasonal dynamics of the nutritive value of temperate forage trees differ among species" 🌳🐄
10 years from field to print!
Free access 👉 doi.org/10.1007/s104...
🧵 1/n
I am thrilled to share my latest paper "Seasonal dynamics of the nutritive value of temperate forage trees differ among species" 🌳🐄
10 years from field to print!
Free access 👉 doi.org/10.1007/s104...
🧵 1/n
We now need more scientific data about the seasonality of the nutritive value 🍂, the palatability of the different species 🐄🐑, as well as an easy way to estimate tree yields at a large scale 🛰️
More paper incoming soon!
More paper incoming soon!
April 28, 2025 at 9:33 AM
We now need more scientific data about the seasonality of the nutritive value 🍂, the palatability of the different species 🐄🐑, as well as an easy way to estimate tree yields at a large scale 🛰️
More paper incoming soon!
More paper incoming soon!
The best species could be the white willow, goat willow, common ash and sycamore, since their leaves have the highest yields per branch and a high nitrogen content 🌿
We also confirmed the very good correlation between leaf biomass and branch diameter, already observed in previous studies 📈
We also confirmed the very good correlation between leaf biomass and branch diameter, already observed in previous studies 📈
April 28, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The best species could be the white willow, goat willow, common ash and sycamore, since their leaves have the highest yields per branch and a high nitrogen content 🌿
We also confirmed the very good correlation between leaf biomass and branch diameter, already observed in previous studies 📈
We also confirmed the very good correlation between leaf biomass and branch diameter, already observed in previous studies 📈
Il y en aura pour tout le monde: économie, productions animales (bovins lait, porcs et volailles), services environnementaux et agroforesterie !
January 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Il y en aura pour tout le monde: économie, productions animales (bovins lait, porcs et volailles), services environnementaux et agroforesterie !
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Demain, jeudi 30/01, l'Association Française de Zootechnie AFZ organise un webinaire "L'élevage biologique : conditions et potentiel de développement ".
www.zootechnie.fr/annonces/233...
J'y parlerai élevage et agroforesterie avec Martin Trouillard (FiBL France) 🌳🐄🐑
Pensez à vous inscrire!
Demain, jeudi 30/01, l'Association Française de Zootechnie AFZ organise un webinaire "L'élevage biologique : conditions et potentiel de développement ".
www.zootechnie.fr/annonces/233...
J'y parlerai élevage et agroforesterie avec Martin Trouillard (FiBL France) 🌳🐄🐑
Pensez à vous inscrire!
January 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Demain, jeudi 30/01, l'Association Française de Zootechnie AFZ organise un webinaire "L'élevage biologique : conditions et potentiel de développement ".
www.zootechnie.fr/annonces/233...
J'y parlerai élevage et agroforesterie avec Martin Trouillard (FiBL France) 🌳🐄🐑
Pensez à vous inscrire!
Demain, jeudi 30/01, l'Association Française de Zootechnie AFZ organise un webinaire "L'élevage biologique : conditions et potentiel de développement ".
www.zootechnie.fr/annonces/233...
J'y parlerai élevage et agroforesterie avec Martin Trouillard (FiBL France) 🌳🐄🐑
Pensez à vous inscrire!
Agroforst-Webinarreihe: Tierhaltung und Futterlaub
16.01.2025, 18:00 bis 19:30 Uhr
www.bioaktuell.ch/aktuell/agen...
16.01.2025, 18:00 bis 19:30 Uhr
www.bioaktuell.ch/aktuell/agen...
January 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Agroforst-Webinarreihe: Tierhaltung und Futterlaub
16.01.2025, 18:00 bis 19:30 Uhr
www.bioaktuell.ch/aktuell/agen...
16.01.2025, 18:00 bis 19:30 Uhr
www.bioaktuell.ch/aktuell/agen...
More trees at Fibl! 🌳
Last week, we planted about 20 more fruit trees in the new agroforestry plot. I can't wait to see the cows grazing under quinces and plums 🌳🍎🐮
We already planted 60 timber trees in February, and we are now thinking about fodder trees
Last week, we planted about 20 more fruit trees in the new agroforestry plot. I can't wait to see the cows grazing under quinces and plums 🌳🍎🐮
We already planted 60 timber trees in February, and we are now thinking about fodder trees
December 17, 2024 at 8:02 AM
More trees at Fibl! 🌳
Last week, we planted about 20 more fruit trees in the new agroforestry plot. I can't wait to see the cows grazing under quinces and plums 🌳🍎🐮
We already planted 60 timber trees in February, and we are now thinking about fodder trees
Last week, we planted about 20 more fruit trees in the new agroforestry plot. I can't wait to see the cows grazing under quinces and plums 🌳🍎🐮
We already planted 60 timber trees in February, and we are now thinking about fodder trees
I will soon present my current research on calf microbiota during the digital FiBL Open Day, on 27 November 2024 at 9 am 🐮🦠☘️🥩
Don't worry, the FiBL Group invites you! The event is online, free of charge and open to everyone! You just have to register: www.fibl.org/en/info-cent... 🧪
Don't worry, the FiBL Group invites you! The event is online, free of charge and open to everyone! You just have to register: www.fibl.org/en/info-cent... 🧪
November 18, 2024 at 12:20 PM
I will soon present my current research on calf microbiota during the digital FiBL Open Day, on 27 November 2024 at 9 am 🐮🦠☘️🥩
Don't worry, the FiBL Group invites you! The event is online, free of charge and open to everyone! You just have to register: www.fibl.org/en/info-cent... 🧪
Don't worry, the FiBL Group invites you! The event is online, free of charge and open to everyone! You just have to register: www.fibl.org/en/info-cent... 🧪
New paper out from the ReLivestock H2020 project!
"In vitro ruminant fermentation, degradation, and methane production of four agro-industrial protein-rich co-products, compared with soyabean meal"
doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
"In vitro ruminant fermentation, degradation, and methane production of four agro-industrial protein-rich co-products, compared with soyabean meal"
doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
November 14, 2024 at 8:20 AM
New paper out from the ReLivestock H2020 project!
"In vitro ruminant fermentation, degradation, and methane production of four agro-industrial protein-rich co-products, compared with soyabean meal"
doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
"In vitro ruminant fermentation, degradation, and methane production of four agro-industrial protein-rich co-products, compared with soyabean meal"
doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
So many new people have joined Bluesky recently, and I've gained lots of new followers!
Here's a picture of some grazing calves - with love on the forehead
🐮❤️☘️
Here's a picture of some grazing calves - with love on the forehead
🐮❤️☘️
November 13, 2024 at 10:23 AM
So many new people have joined Bluesky recently, and I've gained lots of new followers!
Here's a picture of some grazing calves - with love on the forehead
🐮❤️☘️
Here's a picture of some grazing calves - with love on the forehead
🐮❤️☘️
Just completed a survey on the cOAlition S' "Towards Responsible Publishing" proposal. Feel free to participate and share your thoughts to help shape the future of scholarly communication. Together, let's advance innovative publishing practices! bit.ly/43ezEzK
April 22, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Just completed a survey on the cOAlition S' "Towards Responsible Publishing" proposal. Feel free to participate and share your thoughts to help shape the future of scholarly communication. Together, let's advance innovative publishing practices! bit.ly/43ezEzK
Crazy beginning of the fieldwork season is Switzerland 🇨🇭 It was almost summer 3 days ago ☀️🌡️, and today we were under the snow ❄️!
April 17, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Crazy beginning of the fieldwork season is Switzerland 🇨🇭 It was almost summer 3 days ago ☀️🌡️, and today we were under the snow ❄️!
My PhD supervisor always insisted we start grazing when the Cardamine pratensis are blooming. Well, guess what? It's blooming season! 🌸🐮 #GrazingSeason #PhDLife"
April 10, 2024 at 5:40 AM
My PhD supervisor always insisted we start grazing when the Cardamine pratensis are blooming. Well, guess what? It's blooming season! 🌸🐮 #GrazingSeason #PhDLife"
The European Agroforestry Federation - EURAF is hiring!
The Project Officer will be part of the EURAF team working on EU-funded projects that deal with #agroforestry (the funding for this vacancy comes from the Intrerreg Carbon Farming Med project).
More information: bit.ly/CFMedEURAF
The Project Officer will be part of the EURAF team working on EU-funded projects that deal with #agroforestry (the funding for this vacancy comes from the Intrerreg Carbon Farming Med project).
More information: bit.ly/CFMedEURAF
March 4, 2024 at 12:30 PM
The European Agroforestry Federation - EURAF is hiring!
The Project Officer will be part of the EURAF team working on EU-funded projects that deal with #agroforestry (the funding for this vacancy comes from the Intrerreg Carbon Farming Med project).
More information: bit.ly/CFMedEURAF
The Project Officer will be part of the EURAF team working on EU-funded projects that deal with #agroforestry (the funding for this vacancy comes from the Intrerreg Carbon Farming Med project).
More information: bit.ly/CFMedEURAF
Le bio, impensé de la politique agricole française ?
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theconversation.com/une-vraie-so...
January 17, 2024 at 8:32 AM
Le bio, impensé de la politique agricole française ?
theconversation.com/une-vraie-so...
theconversation.com/une-vraie-so...
The abstract submission for the 3rd Mountain Livestock Farming Conference in Clermont-Ferrand from 5-7 June 2024 is now open: mlf2024.eaap.org
Abstract submission deadline: February 15
🐮☘️🌼🏔️
Abstract submission deadline: February 15
🐮☘️🌼🏔️
January 16, 2024 at 9:14 AM
The abstract submission for the 3rd Mountain Livestock Farming Conference in Clermont-Ferrand from 5-7 June 2024 is now open: mlf2024.eaap.org
Abstract submission deadline: February 15
🐮☘️🌼🏔️
Abstract submission deadline: February 15
🐮☘️🌼🏔️
The FiBL bad girls!
Here we try to let the calves grazing during the sunny days, and to drink milk from their mother or from a nurce cow at barn. This should improve the welfare of animals, the daily growth of calves, and is a way to use milk with high cell count 🐮❤️🐮
Here we try to let the calves grazing during the sunny days, and to drink milk from their mother or from a nurce cow at barn. This should improve the welfare of animals, the daily growth of calves, and is a way to use milk with high cell count 🐮❤️🐮
December 2, 2023 at 6:24 AM
The FiBL bad girls!
Here we try to let the calves grazing during the sunny days, and to drink milk from their mother or from a nurce cow at barn. This should improve the welfare of animals, the daily growth of calves, and is a way to use milk with high cell count 🐮❤️🐮
Here we try to let the calves grazing during the sunny days, and to drink milk from their mother or from a nurce cow at barn. This should improve the welfare of animals, the daily growth of calves, and is a way to use milk with high cell count 🐮❤️🐮
It strongly depends on the animal, the original plant community, the grazing intensity... Too extensive grazing can lead to grassland encroachment, while too intensive grazing will lead to bare ground, both of them reducing diversity.
Lots of papers incoming: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
Lots of papers incoming: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
November 27, 2023 at 4:22 PM
It strongly depends on the animal, the original plant community, the grazing intensity... Too extensive grazing can lead to grassland encroachment, while too intensive grazing will lead to bare ground, both of them reducing diversity.
Lots of papers incoming: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
Lots of papers incoming: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...