
INRA. France
nathalie.lefloch@rennes.inra.fr
- 1992 Doctor in Veterinary Medicine, Nantes Veterinary school (France)
- PhD, graduates from Marseille University, Doctor in Nutrition (1995). Subject of the thesis: Regulation of threonine oxidation in pigs.
- Scientiste in INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) since 1996
- Actual position: Research scientist at INRA Saint Gilles (near Rennes).
UMR SENAH, Unité Mixte de Recherches Systèmes d'Elevage, Nutrition Animale et Humaine (Joint Research Unit on Livestock Systems, Animal and Human Nutrition)
- areas of research :
· Amino acid metabolism/Swine Nutrition.
· Splanchnic (gut/liver) amino acid metabolism.
· Specific amino acid requirements associated with the inflammatory and/or the immune response.
· Impact of genetic on amino acid metabolism.
Why tryptophan is an important amino acid for piglet nutrition[Nutrition]Nathalie Le Floc’h![]() The consequences of the inflammatory and immune responses on tryptophan metabolism could impair the availability of tryptophan for body protein accretion, growth and all other metabolic processes involving this amino acid. |