The Kloke Family Starts A New Business
GERMANY - New building: Broiler house for 40,000 birds

New House For Ring Less Rearing Of 8,500 Turkeys
According to the saying „Nothing ventured, nothing gained“, Andrea and Rüdiger Lämmle from Baden-Württemberg in Germany looked for planning and construction off the beaten track for their new turkey rearing house.

Vencomatic Appoints New Market Development Manager For Germany And Scandinavia
GERMANY - Poultry equipment manufacturer Vencomatic is pleased to announce the appointment of Harry Luimes (43) as market development manager for Germany and Scandinavia.

New Technical Manager For Central / Eastern Europe
GERMANY - Patrick van Trijp has joined Cobb as technical manager responsible for supporting Cobb Germany, franchise distributor for central and eastern Europe and Broiler Budoshego, franchise distributor in Russia....

Sales Manager Roles in Western Europe and Asia
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.

FOR SALE - Complete "Staalkat" Selecta egg grading and packing line
GERMANY - Troostwijk Auktionen GmbH & Co KG, are selling a complete "Staalkat" Selecta egg grading line belonging to the company Juchem Eiprodukte GmbH & Co. KG.

EU poultry production declines due to AI
GERMANY - A German market analyst says EU poultrymeat production was down about two percent last year because of bird flu.

German Broilers frequently infected with salmonella
GERMANY - One in six broiler flocks in German broiler holdings is infected with Salmonella. This is the result of a joint pilot study conducted by the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR).

"Big Brother" Surveillance Stops Salmonella Getting Stressed Out
GERMANY - Scientists from Germany and the UK have discovered how pathogens such as Salmonella respond quickly to stress in its bacterial membrane or "skin", giving insight into how the bacterium is able to adapt so rapidly to a multitude of harsh environments....

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.

Euro Tier 2006: BioEnergy Europe heralds in new era for world’s farmers - sustainable energy production.
HANNOVER - The premier of BioEnergy Europe at Euro Tier creates an impressive backdrop to a new world opening up for all farmers, and makes a persuasive case for the immediate practical potential offered by the technology.

Cobb Germany strengthens technical services team
GERMANY - Wim Dekkers, widely known and respected in the broiler world, has joined Cobb Germany as international technical services manager.

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.

Big Dutchman Anounce Natura 60: A Spectacular New Generation Of Aviaries
GERMANY - The unparalleled concept is based on the idea to decisively reduce management requirements in laying hen aviary housing and, at the same time, increase the product reliability.

Cobb Germany strengthens central European technical team
GERMANY - Two new technical appointments have been made by Cobb Germany to strengthen support for customers in central Europe.

Big Dutchman AG appoints new board member increasing support for production coordination and logistics
GERMANY - Sven Guericke from Oldenburg has been appointed Member of the Board of Management of Big Dutchman AG. As of October 1, 2005, the 48-year-old graduate of agricultural engineering will be responsible for the areas of production coordination and...