Big Dutchman equips welfare barn for 36,000 organic layers with aviary system and anti-mite innovation
Mites love laying hens – a fact which poultry managers hate, because parasites in the poultry house have a negative effect on animal welfare. Additionally, affected hens lay fewer eggs. Ditte and…
A barn with a view: keeping layers at an altitude of 1,573 metres
Laying eggs where others go on holiday: at an altitude of idyllic 1,537 metres, Luca Crazzolara recently refurbished his old cow barn into a modern poultry house, including a range for the hens. All…
New animal welfare barn with Big Dutchman equipment in Bavaria
The Greppmair family from Aichach in Bavaria, Germany, recently started producing eggs and built a very impressive, new poultry house consisting of two compartments. During the day, the 6,000 hens can…
“Excellent production results and simple operation speak for Natura Step”
The customer is king! That’s why the family-owned Spanish company Avícola Tratante has been expanding its product range since 2018, offering not only eggs produced in enriched colony systems, free…
New barn for broiler production with animal-friendly (heating) technology
Much more space per bird, comfortable perches, bales of straw and a winter garden to romp about: 25,000 broilers recently tested and approved their new home, a barn in the German municipality of…
Best-selling welfare system now installed in Israel
Just like in many other countries of the world, eggs produced in alternative systems are gaining popularity in Israel. This trend has recently also been acknowledged by the Ben Shemen agricultural…
BRÖRING and Big Dutchman start “havito: the welfare barn with solid flooring”
“We have broken ground,” exclaims Frank Bergmann, project manager for Bröring Pig Partner. As planned, the BRÖRING and Big Dutchman project of constructing a joint “havito” research barn outside of…
Sow management: Ondo State governor inaugurates farm
The village of Ilutoro has a new and ultra-modern piggery. Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo State in Nigeria, wants to create new jobs and training opportunities as well as alleviate protein…
Sow management: Smart BigFarmNet technology connects the entire farm
After a renovation period of 1.5 years, Big Dutchman customer Gobarto S.A. recently started operating one of the most modern pig farms in Poland. The complex located in Zalesie, not far from Wrocław,…
Free range egg production: a good start in the new barn
Kevin Creemers is happy with his new poultry house and the Big Dutchman Natura Colony 2400 aviary: his free range chickens had a good start. “I have a great overview of the entire barn and I like the…