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.

50,000 Homes Lit Up With Big Dutchman's Biogas Subsidary
GERMANY - The biggest order in its relatively young company history has been secured by BD Agro Renewables GmbH & Co. KG (BD Agro), the biogas segment of the Big Dutchman Group from Vechta-Calveslage, Germany - in the next two years the company is going...

Modern Technology From Big Dutchman
GERMANY - New barn with exhaust air washer for 3,300 piglets.

Home-mixing - can it help feed costs?
GERMANY - The production of mixed feed using home-grown cereals always becomes a topic for livestock owners when the grain prices and compound feed costs rise. However, this unfortunately sometimes coincides with low prices for pigs.

New 'clean air' finishing barn pulls in the crowds
NORDHORN - Well-attended Open Day

EU PCV-2 Annual Research Award launched by Boehringer Ingelheim
GERMANY - Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health announced the launch of the European PCV-2 Award, which recognizes excellent research proposals in the area of applied immunological PCV-2 research.

Big Dutchman seeks sales managers
GERMANY - The Big Dutchman group develops and sells housing equipment and computer-controlled feeding systems for modern pig and poultry management and the company is currently seeking two sales managers for positions in Asia and Western Europe.

Focus-Test confirms excellent performance DLG test certificate for Big Dutchman guide vane
GERMANY - The higher, the better: air and odour emissions from livestock buildings have to be led away from the buildings as far as possible so that they spread before they start to bother anybody.

Solid success in 2006
GERMANY - Chr. Hansen experienced growth in all business areas and regions in 2005/06. Expectations for 2006/07 are on continued growth, both organic and through acquisitions, as well as continued improvement of the profit margin.

250,000th Big Dutchman-dispenser delivered
GERMANY - Big Dutchman’s volume dispenser for individual feeding of sows has become a real bestseller, with the 250,000th model being sold recently.

Big Dutchman inaugurates new logistics centre in Malaysia
GERMANY - Two-digit growth rates, reliable partners and an ever-increasing number of satisfied customers: Big Dutchman has been reaping the benefits of its investment in the Asian market for some time now.

Further step in generation change at Boehringer Ingelheim decided
GERMANY - Dr Heribert Johann, Chairman of the Shareholders’ Committee of Boehringer Ingelheim, will retire at the end of 2006 after more than 31 years with the Corporation.

Chr. Hansen Expands Culture Production in Germany
GERMANY - On August 31, 2006, Chr. Hansen has inaugurated the expansion of the existing Pohlheim site in Germany, which produces lactic acid cultures that are used in the meat and animal health industries. The new facilities will comprise state-of-the-art...