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Fernando Fonseca - Poultry Specialist

With a degree in zootechnical engineering and a creative and innovative nature, Fernando Fonseca applies his IT knowledge to his work, developing creative solutions to the challenges he encounters on the farms he visits. "I enjoy creating tools and apps that make everyday tasks easier for farmers. Sharing these innovations with my colleagues at De Heus and applying them for the benefit of our clients is incredibly rewarding," he adds.

Proper sow milk supplementation is crucial

Due to improved sow genetics the number of piglets per litter has been going up for years. For pig farmers it is quite a challenge to raise all of these piglets in good health. A larger number of piglets per litter often means a decline in birth weights. This makes feed supplementation all the more important.

On the farm approach | De Heus Animal Nutrition

The power of our approach is that we can offer products tailored to the specific local situation of every individual customer.

"The key to switching to De Heus was having someone I could trust technically"

Discover the story of the González García family and their intensive dairy goat farm.

Paweł Maturski - senior cattle specialist

Paweł graduated from zootechnical studies. He specialised in animal nutrition and dietetics at the University of Agriculture in Krakow. “I joined the De Heus team in 2014 and I am currently a senior cattle specialist. I advise on nutrition but I am also a member of the Polish robotic group. Their main task is to acquire and transfer knowledge about milking robots to the working group dealing with customised premixes for individual farms.”

Reduced clostridium diarrhoea through change in feeding approach

The first day after farrowing all looks good. But on the second or third day however, suddenly there are piglets in the farrowing room that have a drop in growth. The first thing that comes to mind is that the sow has too little milk. But a more careful look shows small spots of diarrhoea lying about here and there. By means of a quick test it is easy to isolate the pathogens that are playing a role here.

Responsible Use of Antibiotics | Feed for Food by De Heus

Explore how De Heus promotes the responsible use of antibiotics in animal nutrition to safeguard animal health, reduce resistance, and protect public health.

Services and advice | De Heus Animal Nutrition

We are more than a supplier of Animal Feed, we offer on the farm advice for housing, climate, farm management, health issues and animal husbandry.

Bringing high-quality premixes to Asia

With a growing agricultural sector, Asia is a region ripe with opportunities for a company like De Heus which aims to be a global premix animal feed supplier. It already has a rapidly expanding feed and specialities business in many countries in Asia like Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia and India. Now the company plans to establish its own premix animal feed production in Vietnam. We talk to Gabor Fluit, CEO Asia, about how De Heus is bringing its deep knowledge and expertise to the Asian markets and what customers can expect.