For a balanced indoor environment: how to effectively extract exhaust air from livestock housing
Anyone who keeps livestock knows the challenge: moisture, heat and gases must be reliably removed from the house. At the same time, the exhaust air system should be optimally tailored to the animals’…
Big Dutchman South Africa turns 60!
Six decades of Big Dutchman South Africa: It all started in 1966 with a small team of 12. Today, more than 50 BD colleagues based in Johannesburg support a total of twelve countries in Sub-Saharan…
Lucretia Löscher to become new COO of Big Dutchman AG
Vechta-Calveslage, 3 August 2026 – Strengthening the Big Dutchman team: Lucretia Löscher assumed the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) on 1 August 2026. The 43-year-old has a deep…
Agilo concept: group housing system for lactating sows makes its debut in Romania
With Serbia across the border, the Danube on the doorstep, Bulgaria further downstream, and the Carpathian foothills behind it, the Romanian commune of Burila Mare is situated in a geographical area…
1,000 drones light up the Big Dutchman logo in the Istanbul sky
What a spectacular finale: after three productive days, Big Dutchman's 7th International Agents’ Meeting came to an end last night with a big celebration right on the shores of the Bosporus.
Big Dutchman hosts 7th International Agents' Meeting in Istanbul
What a start! Over 760 sales colleagues from 80 nations gathered yesterday in Istanbul to spend the next three days discussing the opportunities and challenges the industry is facing.
Big Dutchman receives a research seal of approval from the German government
In less than ten minutes, the scanner makes its way along the feed trough. Then a “0” flashes on the screen: no abnormalities. This is the first field test of the laser-based bird scanner “Vitality…
Roughage in pig houses: small lever, big effect
Eating. Drinking. Sleeping. And in-between? Pigs are curious. Persistently so. Farmers who plan for this behaviour can create a calm atmosphere in the pen – and make the daily routine more reliable.…
Modular floor systems: because no pig house is like the other
Sow and piglets share the same space for quite a while. Their needs, however, could hardly be more different. While the sow wants a cool lying area, the newborn piglets easily get cold. But there is…
It’s all about the air: wall inlets for pig and poultry production
Climate control is not just a side note in pig and poultry production. Too little fresh air, too much of it or at the wrong time – farmers know the consequences: the animals are uncomfortable and more…