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New: BFN Fusion
Meeting the challenges of modern livestock farming

Just as we once navigated the oceans using the stars, data can now help you optimize the performance of your livestock operations. By digitalizing your entire value chain, we give you the power to make data-driven decisions and to achieve predictable success reliably. Big Data à la Big Dutchman, for a profitable future. 

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Chicks eating from the new pan for broiler production
New Big Dutchman feed pan with innovative feed sensor and integrated LED pan illumination

Viva 330: the new feed pan without grille for successful broiler production

Big Dutchman feed pans for poultry growing have an excellent reputation among broiler producers worldwide. The German poultry equipment supplier has now added a new model to its extensive product range: Viva…
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Inside of a poultry house with feeding system and birds
MaleChain/FeMaleChain saves lots of space in the barn

Breeder management: the world’s first chain feeding system with the entire chain loop in just one trough

Presented by Big Dutchman, MaleChain is the world’s first chain feeding system for separate feeding of male and female broiler breeders where the entire chain loop requires just one trough. The male grille can…
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New chain tensioner, reinforced 90° corner and more

Chain feeding in breeder houses: detail improvements and new concepts

83 years ago, the Big Dutchman founders invented the automatic feed chain, which automated poultry houses the world over. The concept is still the basis for standard components in poultry feeding systems today.…
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Photo of new houses for breeder management, taken at a distance
“We really loved the Relax 2.0 nest”

Hungarian Minister of Agriculture inaugurates nine new houses for breeder management

Gabor Kiszel, Minister István Nagy and Tibor Pogacsas MP (left to right) during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new poultry houses The Hungarian company Bro-Bio-Tojás Kft., a part of the Bro-Ker-Bét…
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Heat exchanger between two broiler production houses
Optimising broiler houses with Earny 2

Broiler production: Big Dutchman presents new model of successful heat exchanger

Earny 2: view into the new heat exchanger Improving bird health, decreasing dust and odour emissions for the neighbours’ benefit and reducing the impact on both the wallet and the ecological footprint by…
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Broiler house with chicks and poultry equipment
Three phases for ideal climate conditions

How to keep trouble from brewing in the broiler house

Climate computers are no different to any other computer: we only make use of a fraction of their features. In many cases, this fraction is enough. Concentrating on three phases for the house climate allows…
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Building for broiler production
Modern and sustainable

Spain: Big Dutchman builds two turn-key poultry houses for broiler production

Big Dutchman recently built two new houses for broiler production for the company Spes 2016 S.L. in the Spanish province of Zaragoza. The turn-key buildings each have a size of 130 x 16 meters with an…
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Pile of pellets
Layers produce more than eggs

Residue treatment: fertiliser turned into pellets!

Farmers and farm managers operate at the heart of a conflict: as modern farming continues to grow and become more intensive, the amount of produced fertiliser and the available agricultural areas on which this…
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Inside of the barn with suspended spiral hoses
The hose and drinking water hygiene

Inhibiting the growth of biofilm

Hygienically clean water is essential in poultry growing. Farmers report that cleaner drinking water increase their birds’ performance, with measurably better results, and that the effect on the birds’ health…
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Inside of a poultry house with feeding system and birds
Innovative chain feeding system for separate male feeding – and more

MaleChain completes the wide range of Big Dutchman products for broiler breeder management

The management of broiler breeders is very challenging. Breeders are very sensitive birds, especially regarding feeding. Even small errors can have a negative effect on hatching egg production. The be all and…
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