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…
Eight state-of-the-art layer houses for pullet rearing and egg production with latest technology
The egg producer General Poultry Company (GPC) from Hamala in the north-west of Bahrain has been devoted to supplying the Kingdom of Bahrain with healthy food for the past 40 years. To ensure that…
The animal-friendly NATURA aviary systems are the world’s most successful egg production systems by far
The demand for animal-friendly systems for egg production is rising quickly. The reason: today’s consumers in Europe and the world over want to enjoy eggs and egg products that meet the highest…
Big Dutchman and Charoen Pokphand Group sign two three-million layer projects
Big Dutchman and Charoen Pokphand Group (CP) have recently signed a contract for two three-million layer farm projects located in the Chongming district, Shanghai, and in the Dongchuan district,…
Well-proven feed pan “Male Pan” wears down the beak naturally
The Verwaest-Mer family from Oud-Turnhout in the Belgian province of Antwerp recently completed two modern houses for broiler breeder management. The barns, each measuring 28 x 100 meters and designed…
Canada: egg producers start free range egg production
Canadian egg producers are facing a great adjustment. The shift from traditional egg production systems to other types of management is a done deal. In view of this new era for egg producers, the…
Sow management: Bongdong trumpets stellar production
The past decade has seen changes in the South Korean pig industry landscape. From more than 12,000 pig farms in 2005, the number declined to 6,000 in 2012. Despite this, total pig inventory in the…
Latest pig equipment installed at breeding enterprise
In the Bolshesoldatsky district, Kursk Oblast, Russia, a modern pig breeding farm has recently been launched, according to the renowned Pig Progress magazine. The modern operation has a production…
Brand new: Efficiently filtering PRRS viruses – already out of the incoming air
The porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) confronts pig producers throughout the world with big problems: The pandemic disease severely affects the health of their animals. To avoid…
Hung Farm inaugurates impressive broiler facility
Hung Farm, a partner of CP Vietnam, recently celebrated the opening of its latest broiler production facility. CP Vietnam is a subsidiary of the Charoen Pokphand Group (CP group), Thailand’s biggest…