Inauguration of Natura Rearing Aviary for 84,000 Pullets
GERMANY - An internal open day in Eggermühlen, Germany, recently caused great interest among the 300 guests invited by Christiane and Theo Gärke, who built two remarkable new houses for a total number of 84,000 pullets which could be visited.

International Broiler Specialists Meet in Bavaria
GERMANY - The latest developments in broiler and hatchery management were the focus for the 30 participants of the Cobb Germany summer get-together in Bavaria.

Big Dutchman Welcomes New Family Member
GERMANY - Together with Clovis Rayzel, President of Big Dutchman USA, a team of Poultry Management Systems, Inc (PMSI) from the US recently visited the headquarters of the Big Dutchman group in Vechta, Germany.

German Broiler Growers Visit Wimex
GERMANY - More than 20 German broiler growers and feed industry consultants visited the different departments of Wimex, Europe's largest producer and exporter of broiler hatching eggs.

Cobb Germany Celebrated Multinational Christmas
GERMANY - Fourteen nationalities in Cobb Germany celebrated Christmas.

Europe's Largest Parent Stock Hatchery Opened
GERMANY - Europe's largest parent stock (PS) hatchery is open for business. Aviagen's €12 million facility will hatch one million chicks each month.

Chicken Waste Becomes a Valuable Commodity
GERMANY - Chicken waste from Cobb grandparent farms is being used to heat local homes, with fertiliser as a by-product, in an innovative new project in Saxony-Anhalt.

Fourteen Nations Get Together in Cobb Germany
GERMANY - The third Cobb Germany 'Weihnachtsfest' team meeting took place over two days, coinciding with the Wimex/Cobb Germany Christmas party.

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.

New Broiler Feed Pan Size
GERMANY - The bestselling Fluxx product family from Big Dutchman has a new member: Fluxx360.

Gold Medal for Big Dutchman's Egg Counter
GERMANY - Big Dutchman has won a Gold Medal at the product preview competition for EuroTier for its 100% accurate egg count with innovative camera technology - EggCam.

Big Dutchman Launches Innovative Air Inlet
GERMANY - Big Dutchman has responded to the trend towards larger and wider poultry houses by introducing a new air inlet called Flex.

Improved Manure Belt for Small Groups, Aviaries
GERMANY - Big Dutchman has come up with a solution to insufficient manure drying for small group and aviary systems.

East European Potential Fuelling Future Growth
GERMANY - The potential for growing the chicken market in new nation states across central and eastern Europe provides an exciting challenge for Cobb Germany as the company celebrates 10 years since the first Cobb 500 parents were hatched in its newly...

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 forecasts in the area of Research and Development has given the company a market edge for innovating new products.

Seventh Broiler House for Lower Saxony Farm
GERMANY - Praise from the Lower Saxon town of Cappeln in northern Germany: the Ottenweß family recently inaugurated their seventh broiler house from Big Dutchman.

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 this motto and gave generous donations. In...

International Course on Incubation
GERMANY - The International Course in Incubation Biology and Management will be held in Hanover on 9-12 November 2008 to coincide with the EuroTier 2008 trade show.

Cobb Germany Celebrates 10 Years of Growth
GERMANY - More than 40 Cobb Germany colleagues, technicians, sales managers and veterinarians from 20 countries took part in a grand courtyard festival at Baasdorf, near Leipzig, Eastern Germany, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their company.

Aviagen Begins Construction of Europe's Largest PS Hatchery
GERMANY - As part of its ongoing investment programme, the Aviagen Group have announced the building of a new PS hatchery in Hilbersdorf, near Dresden, in Eastern Germany.

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 increasing as are wind power plants and solar...

New Website for Cobb Germany In Seven Languages
GERMANY - A new website providing technical information for Cobb customers in central and eastern Europe in their own language has been launched by Cobb Germany — www.cobbgermany.de

Transparency with Internet-Based Technology
GERMANY - The Jungsthöfel family recently introduced their newly built broiler farm to the public on the occasion of an open day. The farm is located in Gehlenberg (rural district of Cloppenburg, Germany) and is furnished with Big Dutchman equipment....

Well visited Infoday in Germany
GERMANY - At February 21st VENCOMATIC and SCHULZ Systemtechniek organised an Infoday with the theme ‘Future of laying hens’ at the headoffice of SCHULZ in Visbek.