Chain feeding in breeder houses: detail improvements and new concepts
83 years ago, the Big Dutchman founders invented the automatic feed chain, which automated poultry houses the world over. The concept is still the basis for standard components in poultry feeding…
Pig finishing: Danish farmer hosts Open Day with social distancing
Bidding farewell to sow management, Lars Jensen from Aars in Northern Denmark has started finishing pigs on his farmstead “Kællingtandgaard” (“Lotus farm”). For this operational restructuring, the…
How to keep trouble from brewing in the broiler house
Climate computers are no different to any other computer: we only make use of a fraction of their features. In many cases, this fraction is enough. Concentrating on three phases for the house climate…
Inhibiting the growth of biofilm
Hygienically clean water is essential in poultry growing. Farmers report that cleaner drinking water increase their birds’ performance, with measurably better results, and that the effect on the…
MaleChain completes the wide range of Big Dutchman products for broiler breeder management
The management of broiler breeders is very challenging. Breeders are very sensitive birds, especially regarding feeding. Even small errors can have a negative effect on hatching egg production. The be…
Abu Dhabi: VIV MEA 2020 postponed due to the coronavirus epidemic
Please note that the VIV MEA management team has decided to postpone VIV MEA 2020 in Abu Dhabi to 31 August to 2 September 2020. This decision was taken based on situation report #39 of the WHO in…
“Dieter Hempelmann made the life of others better.”
Deeply saddened, we say goodbye to our former managing director and advisory board chairman of many years, Dieter Hempelmann. We have lost an exceptional person who had a lasting influence on our…
Valued consultative partner, expert and advisor
We mourn our former managing director and long-time companion Bernd Kuhlencord. We have lost a fine man and a great colleague. His passing affects all of us very deeply. For decades, Bernd…
Joint Call for Europe ahead of the European elections in May 2019
The Big Dutchman Board of Management has asked the group’s employees to vote in the 2019 European Parliament elections. All staff received the following message: "Dear colleagues, European elections…
The fully automatic feeding system for suckling pigs CulinaFlexpro is very popular
Successfully managing large litters can be quite a challenge for sow managers. The farmers make use of various methods to foster underweight and surplus piglets. They move their “little patients” to…