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…
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…
High dust and ammonia separation rates in broiler production houses
Any farmer who plans to build a new barn knows that there is one question the authorities will certainly ask during the permit procedure: Will emissions affect humans and the environment – and to what…
Electronic sow feeding system "Call-Inn pro" for healthy and happy sows
In 2013, the company Börde Porc GmbH & Co. KG set up a modern sow management farm in one of the most fertile plains of Germany, the so-called "Magdeburg Börde". The new houses provide space for around…
Modern sow management with Big Dutchman pig equipment and pig feeding systems
Luis Junivel travelled approximately 13,300 kilometers – literally halfway around the world – to reach his destination: his own sow farm. The adventurous pig farmer was born in Paraguay, South…
Sow management: Bongdong trumpets stellar production
The past decade has seen changes in the South Korean pig industry landscape. From more than 12,000 pig farms in 2005, the number declined to 6,000 in 2012. Despite this, total pig inventory in the…
Latest pig equipment installed at breeding enterprise
In the Bolshesoldatsky district, Kursk Oblast, Russia, a modern pig breeding farm has recently been launched, according to the renowned Pig Progress magazine. The modern operation has a production…
Massive investment in Scottish barn egg production
A desire to add value to grain and get out of pigs has led to a major move into egg production, including barn eggs, at one Scottish farming business. The company initially invested in colony…
Brand new: Efficiently filtering PRRS viruses – already out of the incoming air
The porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) confronts pig producers throughout the world with big problems: The pandemic disease severely affects the health of their animals. To avoid…
Indiana, USA: Adding barn egg production to meet customers’ needs
Until approximately five years ago, all of Midwest Poultry Services’ hens were housed in conventional cages. Today, this has changed fundamentally: For instance at their layer farm in Northeastern…