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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 part, now...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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...