The French Livestock Institute  (short name Idele) is a non-profit, non-governmental R&D organization appointed by the French ministry of agriculture as technical center for agriculture (member of ITA network).

It is the national reference and normative body in livestock farming systems.

ur R&D activites generate technical solutions to cattle, sheep, goat and equine livestock farmers, to value chains economic actors, complying with social issues such as animal welfare, traceability, environmental footprint.

Their activities encompass:

• applied research
• studies
• technical assistance
• and technology transfer

in the following fields:

• genetics
• animal husbandry
• environment
• animal health and welfare
• products quality
• value chains and commodity chains economics
• livestock systems
• farm human resources
• information systems
• international cooperation