Going cage-free – proven methods for managing laying hens without cages
Today, about 90 % of laying hens in Israel are managed in cages. But alternative systems have been on the rise, as evidenced by a recent decision of the legislator: Israel’s Ministry of Agriculture…
Tried-and-tested air scrubber now with DLG certification
The Big Dutchman air scrubber PURO for strawless pig housing efficiently reduces ammonia, odour and dust emissions, as demonstrated by a recent usability test performed by the German Agricultural…
International Egg Commission unleashes new 10-year initiative to double egg consumption globally
The International Egg Commission (IEC) is launching a new global initiative to develop the reputation of the egg on an international scale.
Poultry manure pellets: Big Dutchman cooperates with Ferm O Feed
Poultry equipment supplier Big Dutchman and the Dutch producer and exporter for organic fertilizer Ferm O Feed have agreed a sales cooperation. Effective immediately, customers will benefit from the…
Digitalization, turnkey and many topics more: Big Dutchman has it all!
Big Dutchman is looking forward to welcoming many guests at the VIV MEA 2021 in Abu Dhabi from 23 to 25 November 2021. The impressive booth of the German poultry equipment supplier in hall 8 provides…
Happy World Egg Day!
Of course Big Dutchman also celebrates the special day of the protein bomb – with many delicious egg dishes in our staff restaurant and half a dozen coloured eggs to go! The egg is much better than…
BRÖRING and Big Dutchman start “havito: the welfare barn with solid flooring”
“We have broken ground,” exclaims Frank Bergmann, project manager for Bröring Pig Partner. As planned, the BRÖRING and Big Dutchman project of constructing a joint “havito” research barn outside of…
Sow management: Ondo State governor inaugurates farm
The village of Ilutoro has a new and ultra-modern piggery. Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo State in Nigeria, wants to create new jobs and training opportunities as well as alleviate protein…
Egg production: How to manage need-based feeding of laying hens with amacs and split feeding control
It’s all about the egg at the Meiners poultry farm in Spahnharrenstätte in the German Emsland region near the Dutch border. The farm has been family-owned for three generations and houses 50,000…
Dr.-Ing. Thomas Dalstein new COO of Big Dutchman
The Supervisory Board of Big Dutchman AG has appointed Dr.-Ing. Thomas Dalstein as new Chief Operating Officer. As one of three members of the Board of Management, Dalstein assumed responsibility for…