YOUR INNOVATION PARTNER IN
Nutrition Health Performance
Nutrition Health Performance
Understanding their physiology: for their health, for their welfare
WHO WE ARE
AN ANIMAL NUTRITION AND HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Our institute, Lab To Field, was created in 2012 by an academic research team specializing in animal digestion and digestive microbiota. It was founded to provide access to key expertise in animal nutrition and health, and to make it easier for industry professionals to access the latest international scientific advances.
With internationally renowned expertise in equine digestive physiology, our team initially conducted research on the links between diet, gastrointestinal microbiota, digestion, performance, and health in the horse.
With the addition to our company of small animal and livestock nutritionists and digestive physiologists, we now research these links in livestock species and pets, as well as horses. We are passionate about understanding the physiology of these animals so that we can optimize their health and welfare.
OUR AREAS OF EXPERTISE
ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
Lab To Field has the skills to design, manage and strengthen research and development programs to address the scientific or regulatory needs of our clients.
Our extensive expertise in animal digestive physiology allows us to study, in a holistic and comprehensive manner, the relationships between diet, digestion, health, behavior, and performance.
“A thorough understanding of physiology is crucial to optimizing animal health, welfare, and performance.”
THE HORSE, A MAJOR FOCUS FOR LAB TO FIELD
Research in Dijon on equine nutrition and digestion dates back to the 1960s in public institutions. Research in these areas continues to be a major focus, now specifically in Lab To Field’s research center.
Over the past twenty years, a dozen doctoral students have been supervised by these academic teams and by Lab To Field, greatly advancing knowledge on the relationships between diet, health, and performance in horses. Innovation in these fields makes Dijon an internationally-recognized leader in equine nutrition research.
SINCE 2000 IN DIJON…
OUR PARTNERS’ SPECIALTIES
Lab To Field meets the needs of
many business sectors
OUR SERVICES
We offer a wide range of services to support our partners at all stages of their
development:
OUR VALUES
INDEPENDENCE
To maintain complete neutrality in the services we offer, we do not promote specific products
FLEXIBILITY
We tailor our work to our clients and act quickly in response to our clients’ changing needs
ETHICS
We work for the improvement of animal health and well-being with scientific integrity
COMMITMENT
We are committed to working to the best of our abilities and using best practices to maximize project success
THE CONGRESS LTF
The ‘Equine Nutrition & Science’ conference, organised by Lab To Field, aligns with the team’s values of sharing scientific knowledge to promote animal health and welfare, and reduce the environmental impact of animal feed. This unmissable event for equine sector professionals will take place in December 2027 and will be organized around three complementary days:
- 1 day of clinical workshops
- 1 day of conferences
- 1 day of technical workshops
Following on from the themes of fibre in concentrates (2018), additives and functional ingredients (2021), and starch and sugars (2024), the organising committee has chosen the theme of ‘nitrogen in all its forms’ for the 2027 edition. Although nitrogen is vital for horses, users are often wary of its sources (proteins, amino acids and non-protein nitrogen), in terms of animal health, performance and environmental impact. Is this concern justified?
See you in 2027 for a comprehensive overview of this topic!
Édition 2027
TOPIC
NITROGEN IN EQUINE NUTRITION: What Sources, Uses and Challenges?
Dates
1-3 December 2027
Location
Dijon (21000)
FULL PROGRAM
Examples
FIBER DIGESTION, ENERGY METABOLISM, AND EXERCISE PERFORMANCE
Management of research programme including a PhD thesis to study the relationship between the fibrolytic function of the gut microbiota, energy metabolism and exercise performance in top-level equine athletes.
Trotter; Gut microbiota; Dietary intervention; Exercise tests; Energy metabolism; VO2
FEEDING BEHAVIOR, SALIVA COMPOSITION, AND DIGESTION IN BULLS
Research project to evaluate the effect of three doses of spice feed additive on feeding behavior, saliva composition, ruminal ecosystem, and total digestion in fattening bulls.
Controlled test; Steers; Ingestion behavior; Ruminal metabolites and acidity
RATIONAL DIETARY MANAGEMENT TO CONTROL INTESTINAL PARASITISM
Research programme, including PhD thesis, to study the impact of nutrition on the “microbiota – immunity – intestinal parasitism” relationships, in order to develop dietary solutions (with a focus on legume Sainfoin) for sustainable control of parasitism in horses. Programme REMPAR supported by FEDER.
Horse; Helminths; Intestinal ecosystem; Sainfoin; Green Deal
BITTERNESS AND TASTE IN HORSES
PROJECT PULSE: NUTRITION AND EXERCISE PERFORMANCE IN THE HORSE
A research project to evaluate dietary strategies on the performance of trotters during training and detraining period
Controlled conditions; Trotters; VO2; Power; Maximum speed
PROJECT PULSE: NUTRITION AND GASTRIC ULCERS IN THE HORSE
Field trial that measured the effect of alfalfa on the prevention and healing of gastric ulcers in trotters at work
Field test; Horse athletes; ESGD; EGGD