Based on the motto “Where talks thrive”, Big Dutchman focused once more on personal conversations with customers, partners and the public, and on networking – and celebrated a great success. The stand, which was more than 2,000 square metres in size, became a hotspot for ideas, exchange and visions for modern livestock production.

Digitalisation was at the centre of many conversations. Big Dutchman’s digital solutions, designed to make daily work in livestock housing more efficient, were much sought-after.

Visitors showed great interest in the different expert talks presented at the orange forum. They also enjoyed live product demonstrations and guided tours around the stand.

The German pig and poultry equipment supplier returned from the show with three Innovation Awards for new products in tow. “These awards reflect our drive towards creating innovative and future-ready solutions for the challenges of modern agriculture,” said Bernd Meerpohl, appreciating this honour.

The silver medals went to:

• Sharky cleaning robot ➡️ fully automatic cleaning of aviaries in rearing and laying houses;
• MultiVacc vaccinator ➡️ simultaneous administration of four precise breast injections and one wing-web injection in one step;
• BioTag+ sensor ear tag ➡️ extensive, sensor-controlled recording of pig condition data.

Interest in new products such as the Sharky cleaning robot was particularly great. Visitors focused on animal welfare topics in general. Most requests from poultry farmers concerned aviary systems, both for rearing and for egg production.

With regard to pig production, the transformation in sow management became obvious at the booth. Many farmers wanted to learn more about Agilo, a group housing system for lactating sows.

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