Farmer Groups in Animal Health and Knowledge Sharing Between Organic and Conventional Farmers

This paper presents a comparative analysis of two established veterinarian–farmer convention groups (GVCs) and two development groups (ADAGE and a long‐standing Diois homeopathy group) that include both organic and conventional livestock producers. It examines how group structures and interactions shape the sharing and production of knowledge in animal health. The study shows that in GVCs, joint reflection between farmers and veterinarians on disease causes and health factors strengthens preventive practices and farmer decision‐making autonomy, while development groups foster collective learning in aromatherapy and homeopathy. Sustainable integration of these practices into herd management depends on ongoing dialogue dynamics among participants and individual farmer roles within these exchanges.