Companies that will be exhibiting at VIV Europe 2014 have been
describing the products and systems that they will unveil at the animal
protein agribusiness show taking place in Utrecht, The Netherlands,
20th-22nd May.
Collaboration between Dutch and Belgian
companies has resulted in a smart-farming system for the management of
hatcheries, due to be presented at the exhibition by Pas Reform. Also in
the area of hatchery developments, HatchTech will put the spotlight on
encouraging the operator to be relaxed about the length of time allowed
as the hatch window so that newly hatched chicks have chance to eat and
drink before their transfer. Viscon Hatchery Automation is to
demonstrate a method of live embryo detection in hatcheries to improve
the hygiene associated with on-ovo vaccination.
Vostermans Ventilation is set to promote its Energy Line range of
fans against the background of intensified European standards on fan
efficiency. Safety and controllability are key points alongside
efficiency, price and low maintenance requirement when choosing a
heating system, says Ermaf gas heaters manufacturer Elster Kromschroeder
as it prepares to introduce a safety-first whole-house heater that
could pay for itself in just two years through savings on gas usage.
Hotraco calls its next-generation poultry computer a first for using
with the broiler cages that are appearing outside Europe as an option
for housing chickens. In response to the challenge of maintaining a
constant inside environment despite changing external conditions,
Stienen BE will be displaying an aerodynamic air inlet and also the
novel concept of wind-compensating side cabinets for poultry houses.
Demonstrations of deboning will feature on the exhibits of at least
two companies at VIV Europe that offer poultry processing systems.
Meyn’s showtime focus on chicken deboning will emphasise designs that
are flexible for product type as well as being compact. Foodmate plans
that its display will address the differences in demand found on other
continents compared with Europe, plants in the United States handling
bigger birds while those in Asia producing more portions according to
the strict specifications of fast food outlets.
The focus for Moba will be to demonstrate egg grading machinery that is easily cleaned in addition to being highly automated.
On the farm, could a better feed conversion rate be won by split
feeding of different diets in the morning and afternoon? That intriguing
possibility will be among applications to be suggested by Trouw
Nutrition when presenting new precision feeding software linked to its
premix programme. An approach to reducing the use of antibiotics that
will be presented by Intracare involves an aerosol for tissue protection
and wound care, in which chelated minerals and given an organic coating
and micronized to nano-particles.
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An upgrade to be described by Van Aarsen for its pellet mill
emphasises higher hygiene and energy efficiency besides ease of
operation. Easy cleaning is also being highlighted by Ridder as a
feature of its latest drive unit used with air inlets and feeding and
watering lines --- the unit’s cast-iron casing can even be cleaned by a
pressure washer. Dorset Green Machines already provides a sanitising
process for pelleted organic fertiliser from its plants drying poultry
manure, but at VIV Europe it will add the alternative for large-scale
installations that involves creating more co-products by exposing the
pellets to a high temperature in the absence of oxygen.
De Heus Animal Nutrition will talk about the feeding of baby pigs,
introducing a new piglet feed programme allowing a smooth and early
transition from a premium starter diet to a less costly second-stage
formulation. Sonac is bringing first details of a plasma protein powder
for pet foods, manufactured from the blood of sheep in order to avoid a
possible allergic reaction by the pet to plasma or porcine or bovine
origin.
Vereijken Hooijer intends to discuss the protection of baby pigs in
farrowing houses by its new flooring and the animal welfare benefit
possible from a free-farrowing system without crates.
Out of the 200 or more companies based in The Netherlands that work
with the poultry sector, almost 100 now belong to the national
industry’s Dutch Poultry Centre. Its members are also working together
on projects, such as the 10-company consortium now in Mexico. The centre
has invited high-level delegations from six target countries to attend VIV for discussions of poultry industry development.
How to control the emission of ammonia and odour from a poultry house
without wasting energy will be the theme of the product launch of a
biological air scrubber by Jansen Poultry Equipment. The VIV Europe
stand of Vencomatic is being dedicated to what the company calls the Egg
Way, meaning the journey for the egg from the next to the hatchery or
retailer, with innovations including the integration of the Vencomatuc
nest into a new aviary system and the development of a bird-friendly
perch that protects hens from red mites.
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