The overall aim of the unit is to contribute to the development of more sustainable and efficient farming systems by improving their resilience in the face of chemical contamination (micropollutants) and by making the most of animal biodiversity (domestication of new species, development of mixed farming). We give priority to certain farming systems (fish, poultry, pigs and ruminants) and certain regions (e.g. the French West Indies for chlordecone contamination). Our unit is structured into two teams: DAC (Domestication in Continental Aquaculture) and MRCA (Micropollutants and Residues in the Food Chain).
Our research aim to promote a species diversification in aquaculture and a sustainable fish farming through the study of domestication processes. We develop ecological (i.e. functional ecology), phylogeographic, molecular (e.g. transcriptomic and lipid analyses), physiological, and zootechnical studies on all levels of biological organization (i.e. from the cell to the interspecific interactions).
Our research aims to develop the security of rearing systems for Food producing animals in front of the risk of contamination by compounds from the environment. As the figure here below indicates, this approach is carried out in 3 steps : comprehension, predictions and actions.
This research is realized using complementary models (in silico, in vitro, cell culture or animal models) which are developed or acquired in our laboratory but can also be involved via collaborations. These activities are completed by an intensive activity of expertise in the frame of Agencies or in field conditions.
