Efficient pig climate control systems for Philippine sow farm
The Northern Philippines experience very hot temperatures and pounding typhoons each year – not ideal conditions for raising pigs. Venvi Agro’s 2,400 sow farm in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte Province,…
New house for piglet rearing
In the course of succession of generations, Ursula and Hubert Lamping from Essen/Oldenburg in Germany recently decided to invest in a new house for pig rearing. The couple has 500 sows and in the long…
Electronic sow feeding system with 25 % price advantage
Big Dutchman electronic sow feeding systems (ESF) have an excellent reputation among sow producers. Now the German housing equipment supplier from Vechta-Calveslage has added a new ESF station to its…
Sow management of 2,600 animals in a closed system
For more than 20 years already, Big Dutchman has supported pig farmers in post-socialist Europe in reconstructing outdated production units. Recently also in Roman in the East of Romania. The company…
Reduced workload in sow management thanks to QuigTag
Sow farmers who successfully want to produce piglets always have to have an excellent overview of the production and performance data of their animals. Therefore, mobile computers or tablet PCs in…
Training farmers with Big Dutchman pig equipment
A state-of-the-art training facility for developing pig farmers was recently opened 80 km North of Durban just outside Pietermaritzburg. The Baynesfield Training Academy (BTA) is a joint venture…