The French version of this document was first presented at a conference in Paris, on 2 October 2013, followed by regional presentations and a communication at the European Association for Animal Production Congress in Nantes, on 27 August 2013.

The authors wish to thank Jean-louis Andréani, Emmanuelle Bour-Poitrinal, Jean-Louis Bourdy-Dubois, Frédéric Chauvel, Inès Ferté, Jean-Yves Gauchot, François Haussherr, Edith Heurgon, Pierre Julienne, Léa Lansade, Pierre Lekeux, Gaëtan Mahon, William Martin-Rosset and Bernard Morhain – the members of the panel – for their generous and kindly involvement, even when discussing subjects reflecting opposite point of views. All of the participants in this study are also thanked for their time and consideration, especially the 62 stakeholders interviewed by the project team and all the participants of the regional workshops. Special thanks to the staff of the Department of Scientific Expertise, Foresight and Advanced Studies whose thoughtful and supportive critiques have allowed us to refine the paper. Congratulations to the three translators who worked on the English version of this report.