Spain: Big Dutchman builds two turn-key poultry houses for broiler production
Big Dutchman recently built two new houses for broiler production for the company Spes 2016 S.L. in the Spanish province of Zaragoza. The turn-key buildings each have a size of 130 x 16 meters with an…
Nigeria: Big Dutchman equips pilot project for sow management
Steffen Martens (Big Dutchman, left) explaining project details to the governor. Big Dutchman is looking forward to the realisation of an important pilot project in Nigeria: Shortly before the…
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…
Poultry production: Big Dutchman innovation processes residues quickly and fully automatically
Composting dry poultry excrement, broiler manure or separated pig slurry fully automatically is now possible: with the CompoLiner from Big Dutchman. After developing and testing the innovation for…
Animal-friendly electronic sow feeding system CallMatic feeds sows individually and as required
Danish farmer Jeppe Bloch from Vejen, 100 kilometres north of the German border, recently expanded his sow house to add 850 places. The long building, with a seamless connection between old and new…
“Most systems work like a washing machine”
Poultry and pig production are an important component of livestock farming in Germany. The country’s poultry houses keep 147 million birds, while the count of pigs amounts to nearly 27 million. Since…
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…