China: 30 layer and 12 rearing houses equipped by Big Dutchman
In 1938, the Big Dutchman founders invented the world’s first automatic chain feeder for poultry in the USA. Today, the headquarters of the company are located in Vechta, Germany. In regard to housing…
Iceland: New poultry house for broiler production
There is a good reason why Iceland’s agriculture is dominated by animal husbandry: the island country in Northern Europe has a very unique nature, which is, however, also characterised by lava fields…
Swaziland: Becoming self-supporting with the use of egg production
Two poultry houses, 5,000 laying hens and 1,5 million eggs annually make a difference in Swaziland, a country plagued by drought and Aids. With the support of the international egg industry, a poultry…
Pullet rearing with Natura Filia: A British farm manager takes stock
With the EU-wide ban on poultry cages imminent, the Heal family took a major decision in 2006: They opted to purchase an aviary for laying hens – the very first multi-tier free range unit on English…
Energy-efficient heat exchanger creates comfortable temperatures – dust separation rate of 31 %
Hendrik Huisman from Molkwerum in the Dutch province of Friesland can finally call three fully functional poultry houses his own again. Unwillingly, the farmer had to take a break from broiler…
The Netherlands: Barn for poultry growing attracts many visitors
Douwe and Hinke Huisman recently presented their modern new poultry house, equipped with a feed pan innovation and a heat exchanger, to the public. The Open House event attracted many visitors: About…
Aiming high with two remodeled rearing houses
Extending farms is nothing out of the common. In the case of egg production this is usually achieved by adding new houses. Yona Glicksman and his sons Benny and Moshe, however, decided to go a…
France: New house for free range egg production with 20,840 layers
Most French consumers eat eggs that were produced in enriched colony systems. However, their second favourite egg is the one laid by free-range chickens. Cyril Galles from Lescout in south-western…
Good poultry climate control pays off
Saving energy is an important topic for livestock farmers today, especially in broiler production. Apart from good insulation, the correct heating system and an individual ventilation concept,…
Nigeria: Anambra State to become a centre for poultry production
The vision of Governor Willie Obiano to make Anambra State one of the top 3 states in agriculture in Nigeria is beginning to come to reality with the recent launch of a modern integrated poultry farm…