In 1938, Big Dutchman founders invented the world's first automatic chain feeder for poultry in the USA. Today, headquarters of the company are located in Vechta, Germany. In regar...
In 1938, Big Dutchman founders invented the world's first automatic chain feeder for poultry in the USA. Today, headquarters of the company are located in Vechta, Germany. In regard to housing and feeding systems, the poultry equipment supplier is considered to be the international market leader: On five continents and in more than 100 countries around the world, Big Dutchman is a trademark for lasting quality, reliable service and unsurpassed know-how. A prime example is Asia's largest and most advanced, fully integrated layer project in the Chinese district of Pinggu (Beijing Province): An impressive number of altogether 30 closed poultry houses accommodating four million birds have been fully equipped by Big Dutchman. The state-of-the-art facility belongs to the Thai Charoen Pokphand Group (CP) and was put into operation in 2012. The birds are kept in 18 layer and 12 rearing houses. The Univent poultry cage, which CP decided to install, is a classic Big Dutchman management system and being used in poultry houses worldwide: More than 164 million bird places throughout the world have been equipped with Univent cages. Centerpiece of the layer houses is the AMACS control system that makes it easy to control egg production and climate. AMACS is based on the most modern internet technology. To provide a healthy environment in the rearing houses the ViperTouch climate and production computer is used. The state-of-the-art user interface makes the handling intuitive, simple and fast. The easy-to-operate touch screen is another innovative feature.