Dr.-Ing. Thomas Dalstein new COO of Big Dutchman
The Supervisory Board of Big Dutchman AG has appointed Dr.-Ing. Thomas Dalstein as new Chief Operating Officer. As one of three members of the Board of Management, Dalstein assumed responsibility for…
Welsh egg producer turns to Big Dutchman air scrubber to allow for free range expansion
In many regions of the world, permits for poultry houses are only granted on the condition that the exhaust air is cleaned from ammonia, odours and dust. This was also the case when Duncan Davies from…
Poultry house climate: Dynamic MultiStep – the energy-saving exhaust air principle
Invisible, but extremely energy-efficient – and on display for the digital EuroTier: the new Dynamic MultiStep principle, a combination of low-energy EC fans of different diameters and a clever…
Egg production: Compact Layer C-L639 V20 – the new house concept for long-term manure storage
The Compact Layer C-L639 V20 manure scraper system by Big Dutchman is an interesting concept developed specifically for deep-pit layer houses. It combines the advantages of a vertical manure belt…
House lighting: professional lighting solutions for pig and poultry production
ZeusLED - Professional LED ceiling lamp Great light efficiency, low power consumption and very robust: it is no surprise that farmers like to use the cost-efficient and flicker-free LED lighting…
Natura Step XL: barn and free range egg production system with a large usable area
All levels are easy to reach, nest acceptance is very high, there is a matching lighting concept: these and more advantages make sure that layers feel happy in the Natura Step XL aviary system. In…
Egg production: FC-V – the trendsetting feed cart with V-trough
For the digital EuroTier 2021, Big Dutchman presented FC-V, a new feed cart which is ideally suited for all cage systems consisting of up to six tiers without catwalk, and up to ten tiers with…
Pullet rearing in a “broiler house”
German consumers demand more and more organic eggs. While 6.2 % of bird places were for organic egg production in 2010, this figure had nearly doubled by the end of November 2018, at 11.1 %. Since…
Welfare boot camp for pullets
“The first batch was great!” The Glicksman family – father Yona and his sons Benny and Moshe – from Gedera, 50 kilometres south of Tel Aviv, are perfectly happy with their new rearing aviary. The…
Eight state-of-the-art layer houses for pullet rearing and egg production with latest technology
The egg producer General Poultry Company (GPC) from Hamala in the north-west of Bahrain has been devoted to supplying the Kingdom of Bahrain with healthy food for the past 40 years. To ensure that…