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Front end of a barn filled with brushwood

Low emissions in pig and poultry production: how exhaust air washers decimate ammonia, odours and dust

“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 stock...

Bernd Kuhlencord passes away

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 Kuhlencord...

How to use nutrients in a sustainable and cost-efficient manner

Slurry to water!

Slurry is an important part of agriculture and considered the best nutrient for the crop on the fields. The problem is: reconciling a sound nutrient balance with the farm’s requirements is often a big challenge...

A democratic, united Europe needs our votes and our voices.

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 are held...

History, functionality, perspective: in an interview, “fathers” talk about their “baby”

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 sows with...

No odours, no slurry – and tested in practical life with 6,000 animal places

The Xaletto straw bedding concept is the innovation of the year 2019

Xaletto, the straw bedding concept for closed houses developed by feed producer Bröring (Dinklage) and equipment supplier Big Dutchman (Vechta) is innovative and fit for practical application: this was...

Sow in the open farrowing frame with piglets

ActiWel: for more animal welfare in sow management

New variable-restraint pen is very easy to handle

“Our staff like using them”, “stable and robust” or “great freedom of movement for the sow”: there has been much praise from sow managers for Big Dutchman’s new variable-restraint pen ActiWel. “Feedback from...

No odours, no slurry – tested in practical life with 6,000 animal places

Xaletto: the economic management system for closed houses with straw bedding

Pig equipment supplier Big Dutchman from Vechta and feed producer Bröring (Dinklage) jointly present the new Xaletto management system for closed houses with straw bedding at EuroTier 2018. Xaletto is an...

EuroTier 2018: Big Dutchman innovation PigT awarded a silver medal

Less ammonia, more welfare: a toilet helps

At EuroTier 2018, Big Dutchman presents PigT, a new type of toilet for pigs that significantly reduces ammonia emissions in barns. PigT is part of a finishing pen with continuous solid floor. Urine and manure...

EuroTier 2018: Big Dutchman innovation for larger pig houses awarded a silver medal

Drive wheel made of cast plastic runs quietly and allows for longer dry feeding systems

In many regions of the world, the trend towards larger pig houses continues. Dry feeding systems for feed supply must cover ever longer distances in the barn. This increases mechanical stress on conveyor chains...