Interview with Bernd Meerpohl, CEO of Big Dutchman
Zootecnica International had the chance to ask Bernd Meerpohl, CEO of Big Dutchman about the current poultry market situation at a global level. Could you outline an overview of the current poultry…
Thank you Dr. Chuck Strong – for your hard work, dedication, commitment
After serving six years with Big Dutchman China and over 38 years in the layer industry, Dr. Chuck Strong, Technical Director for Big Dutchman China Layer Business unit, is stepping down from his…
25 years of service and lots of travelling for Big Dutchman
On 1 June, it will have been 25 years since Horst Elfreich and Helmut Lüers started working for Big Dutchman. Horst Elfreich was a sales executive from his first day at the pig and poultry…
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…
Bernd Kuhlencord celebrates 35 years with Big Dutchman
Bernd Kuhlencord from the town of Bassum in Northern Germany has now been with Big Dutchman for 35 years. After completing his business studies and working a job in plant engineering, he started his…
Big Dutchman takes over Dutch company Inno+
The Big Dutchman group, based in Vechta-Calveslage, Germany, acquired the Dutch company Inno+ last week. With 25 employees and a turnover of approx. EUR 7 million, Inno+ is one of Europe's leading…
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…
The importance of biosecurity in egg production
The "Spreenhagener Vermehrungsbetrieb für Legehennen GmbH" (SVB) is one of Germany's largest egg producers. Biosecurity plays an important role in this company 30 kilometres south-east of Germany's…
Andy Böske celebrates 25 years of service
Andreas "Andy" Böske, trained photographer and journalist, had planned just a short stint – and stayed for 25 years: The Vechta native started his job with the Big Dutchman publicity department on 4…
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…