Sow management: Preparing for the arrival of 36 electronic feeding stations
More and more large US hog farms are planning to switch from conventional (single animal) gestation crates to group housing of sows. The evidence of good productivity and better sow management…
Big Dutchman CO₂ sensor helps to save heating costs
Big Dutchman recently announced a successful launch of their new DOL 17 CO2 sensor. „This probe is affordable, extremely reliable in the field and brings about astonishing savings in heating costs,”…
USA: Enriched colony system for housing of 150,000 hens
Big Dutchman’s AVECH system, which is an Enriched Colony Housing System, was installed and is in operation at J.S. West, Livingston, California. “It meets the animal welfare needs in a variety of ways…
Pig production: Constant weight checks, labour-saving selection
In view of increasing prices for raw materials, pig production is being put under increasing pressure: electricity, gas and oil as well as feedstuffs – everything is becoming more expensive. The…
25 million bird places in Natura aviaries
On time for VIV Europe 2010, Big Dutchman can announce an impressive sales success: The equipment supplier from Vechta in North-West Germany has already equipped 25 million places for laying hens with…
Chicken manure to energy
Environmentally friendly, climate neutral and reliable: For the first time ever on display world wide at VIV Europe will be a gasification system which transforms biomass for example from poultry…
Manage your poultry house by iPhone
Amacs 2.0 is the newest version of Big Dutchman’s “Agro Management and Control System” for poultry management, based on state-of-the-art technology and highly successful all over the world. Amacs 2.0…
Easy cleaning of dust filters
Poultry managers have something to look forward to! Big Dutchman, recognised leader of this market sector, is presenting a semi-automatic vacuum cleaner unit specially developed for StuffNix dust…
Poultry equipment: valuable tips and tricks for successful broiler production
Broiler production in Iran has developed very fast in the last two decades to become the most important sector in animal production. To provide poultry managers with a comprehensive overview of…
Large mill project with liquid feeding equipment launched
Jonas Hulden of Nedervetil in Finland has decided to produce his own feed mixes at his farm. He farms an area of approximately 300 hectares, located 500 km north-west of Helsinki, and fattens 700…