TOPIGS and SNW Collaborate on Piétrain Breeding
GERMANY - Breeding organisations TOPIGS and SNW will now collaborate in the breeding of Piétrain terminal boars. The merging of the two breeding programmes will result in more rapid genetic progress.

Big Dutchman Feeding Technology Worth the Trip
GERMANY - Big Dutchman-pig production technology enjoys an excellent reputation in Canada.

Open Day Attracts Many Visitors
GERMANY - The new barn for finishing pigs of the Driever family who live in Freren, northern Germany, was recently inaugurated with an Open Day.

Boehringer Sees Sales Rise
GERMANY - Pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim saw the corporation's net sales rise to €11.6 billion last year compared to €10.9 billion in 2007.

European Scientists Honoured for PCV Research
GERMANY - Dr Lars Erik Larsen from the Danish National Veterinary Institute in Copenhagen, Dr Nicolas Rose from the French Agency for Food Safety in Ploufragan and Dr Gerard Wellenberg from the Dutch Animal...

'What We Know about Feeding Liquid By-products'
GERMANY - Dr Jerry Shurson of the University of Minnesota, USA, gave a lecture on the advantages and challenges of liquid feeding at Big Dutchman's 5th International Agents' Meeting in Bremen, Germany,...

Bavarian Farm Provides Feeding for 750 Sows
GERMANY - A new farm in German Bavaria for 750 breeding sows was opened in early November. The complete project was delivered turn-key by Graakjaer.

MixPump 'Innovation of the Year 2009'
GERMANY - At the international leading trade show for livestock management EuroTier 2008 industry leader Big Dutchman once again gave impressive prove of their innovative abilities.

EUROTIER REPORT: CID LINES Launches Bioprotexion
GERMANY: Hygiene solutions company CID LINES launched a new programme for food safety on farm in the Bioprotexion Box at EuroTier.

EUROTIER REPORT: Hypor and BHZP Merge
GERMANY - Dutch pig and poultry breeding company Hendrix Genetics has merged with the German company Bundeshybridzuchprogramm (BHZP) it was announced at EuroTier in Hanover this week.

EUROTIER REPORT: Gearing Up for Group Housing
GERMANY - With stalls and tethers due to be banned in 2013, German pig farmers, along with others in mainland Europe, are now having to think about investing in replacement systems.

Spiral Filter Press an Innovation
GERMANY - Big Dutchman says its spiral filter press, OptiSep, is a milestone in the development of separators for liquid manure.

Reception for Chinese Delegation
GERMANY - A top level Chinese delegation will be attending a reception, sponsored by BPEX, at the world's biggest specialised livestock event, Eurotier in Hanover, Germany.

New Controller for Electronic Sow Feeding System
GERMANY - Big Dutchman introduces yet another must-see for sow producers at this year's EuroTier: a new controller for Callmatic 2.

Liquid Feeding Made Simpler
GERMANY - Slim, compact and economic: with MixPump, Big Dutchman brings an innovation on the market that is well suited for feeding piglets and the final finishing period.

Big Dutchman Takes the Lead Again
GERMANY - With the newly developed DynamicAir method for pig management, industry leader Big Dutchman is once again a step ahead.

CID LINES Celebrates Its 20th Year at EuroTier
HANOVER, GERMANY - This year, CID Lines is celebrating its 20th anniversary at EuroTier. The company says that successful budget forecast in the area of Research and Development has given it a market edge...

Big Dutchman Guests Donate Generously
GERMANY - Sharing generously with others: many guests that were invited to the anniversary celebrations of the double anniversary of the housing and feeding equipment supplier Big Dutchman in Vechta followed...

New High Tech Barn Meets High Expectations
GERMANY - The feed testing farm of Agravis Raiffeisen AG near Cloppenburg, Germany, expanded their barn capacity for piglet rearing with a new barn by 3,300 places to achieve an overall stocking density...

Big Dutchman Anniversaries: Company Hosted 450 Guests from Around the World
GERMANY - The company's recent 5th International Agents’ Meeting celebrated the double anniversary of 70 years of Big Dutchman worldwide and 50 years of Big Dutchman in Germany and Europe.

Manure Drying Tunnel Doing a Good Job
GERMANY - Generating power from renewable energies is becoming increasingly important in Germany as well as on the international level. Thus, it is not surprising that the number of biogas plants is steadily...

PIC: A New Era for Camborough Gilts
GERMANY - PIC Germany taking advantage of increased emphasis on numbers born enhanced by robustness traits introduces new Camborough25 and Camborough29 gilts.

First ever European PCV2-Research Award Winners Honoured
GERMANY - Prof. Hans Nauwynck, Prof. Joaquim Segalés, Danja Wiederkehr together and Dr. Xaver Sidler are the first ever winners of the European PCV2 Research Award

Liquid Feed System Offers Production Advantages
GERMANY - Big Dutchman has broadened its product range by introducing HydroAir, a new liquid feeding system designed to supply 1,000 to 4,500 piglets in the rearing phase.

New SPF Nucleus in Germany
GERMANY - The opening of the new breeding farm at in Western Germany, gives TOPIGS SNW has a new nucleus source in the region.