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Bernd Meerpohl (left) will be succeeded as CEO of the Big Dutchman group by Dr. Frank Hiller with effect from 1 April 2023.
Change in top management:

Dr. Frank Hiller to become Chairman of the Big Dutchman Board of Management

With effect from 1 April 2023, Bernd Meerpohl, long-term Chairman of the Board of Management of Big Dutchman AG, will be succeeded by Dr. Frank Hiller. Bernd Meerpohl takes over the position of Chairman of…
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President of Big Dutchman China shares BD’s experience at 2022 World Conference on Farm Animal Welfare and Food Health

Market insights and technologies in the field of welfare farming of laying hens, broilers and pigs

The 2022 World Conference on Farm Animal Welfare and Food Health, co-hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the China Association for the Promotion of International…
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Innovative weighing solutions for pigs

Big Dutchman now global distribution partner for OptiMarker and OptiScan by Hölscher + Leuschner

Effective immediately, Big Dutchman is the global distribution partner for the OptiMarker and OptiScan weighing solutions by Hölscher + Leuschner. The two companies have signed a corresponding agreement. “The…
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Havito Birth-to-Finish ist DLG-Agrifuture Concept Winner 2022

EuroTier 2022: Big Dutchman and Bröring receive award for pig housing concept

The Havito birth-to-finish pig housing concept has been named DLG Agrifuture Concept Winner 2022 during the EuroTier show. In the Havito system, a joint development of Big Dutchman and Bröring Pig Partner, the…
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Computer and feeding system
EuroTier 2022: Insect farming as an additional money-making enterprise for farmers

Better Insect Solutions cooperates with FarmInsect

Just in time for EuroTier in Hanover, Better Insect Solutions and FarmInsect have signed a cooperation agreement (hall 21, stand F21). The goal: establishing insect farming as an additional money-making…
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PigCounter
EuroTier 2022: Sales cooperation between corvitac and Big Dutchman

PigCounter Portable: a revolution in pig counting

PigCounter Portable puts an end to the time-consuming task of counting pigs manually when they are moved. The innovative camera system records the number of pigs automatically during sale or relocation…
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OlliGES receives silver innovation medal
EuroTier 2022: vision-guided straw robot “OlliGES” awarded an innovation medal

Intelligent, automatic and accurate: OllliGES distributes straw in pig houses with bedding

Straw bedding in pig houses is gaining in importance, not least for animal welfare reasons. With OlliGES, Big Dutchman has developed a straw robot for the time- and labour-intensive job of dispersing bedding in…
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CaveControl
EuroTier 2022: More welfare for piglets and finishing pigs, less energy input

CaveControl: two-zone control is now intelligent

For EuroTier 2022, Big Dutchman presents CaveControl, the first smart two-zone climate control system. Pig managers can save valuable heating energy while offering their stock a better air quality and therefore…
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Free-access mechanism for the AGILO group farrowing system
EuroTier 2022 – Big Dutchman innovation for increased sow welfare

First free-access function for the group farrowing system „AGILO“

Big Dutchman has enhanced the new, animal-friendly AGILO group housing system for lactating sows and presents the first farrowing frame with free-access function for AGILO at EuroTier 2022. With the new…
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Airflows in pig houses with open fronts or outdoor runs can now be controlled automatically.
EuroTier 2022: No draughts, improved temperatures

With open fronts or outdoor run: Big Dutchman makes balanced pressure ventilation possible in pig houses

Big Dutchman has developed a new feature for its 310pro climate computer to be used in pig houses that meet the requirements of the German management types 3 (“Outside climate”) and 4 (“Premium”). Airflows in…
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