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Making optimum use of side streams

Side streams from the food industry can often be fed straight to livestock. Particularly pig farmers are able to benefit from these. Especially where high-energy foods are concerned. These include potato peals from chip production or wheat starch resulting from the production of soft drinks. Other sources include protein-rich yeast from the beer industry and the whey that is drained off after cheese production. These represent excellent feed ingredients with high-quality nutrients. Our pig farming department in the Netherlands is manned by a team of specialists who are happy to support pig farmers regarding the optimum utilisation of side streams.

Optimal Resistance – OmniGen Experiences

OmniGen supports the resistance of a cow in a natural way. A cow's immune system is regularly under fire by a host of organisms, including bacteria and viruses. In addition, stress has a negative effect on the operation of the immune system. Changes in the daily rhythm of a cow cause the cow to be under stress, which produces the stress hormone cortisol. This hormone suppresses the immune system.

Preventing lameness in sows

Since more and more sows are kept in group accommodations, hoof lesions in sows  are more common than before. Reason for us to devote extra attention to this problem.

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Dutch consortium targets Ethiopian poultry sector

The Ethiopian poultry sector is, just like Ethiopia itself, ready for take-off. Although on each and every shackle of the poultry chain fast improvement is needed, the potential is enormous. But these quality challenges also provide opportunities, as a group of Dutch poultry companies have rightly realized.

De Heus Vietnam ‘Best Company of the Year’

De Heus LLC (Vietnam) has been recognized as the ‘Company of the Year’ at the Benelux Business Awards 2014. The Belgium-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam ( BeluxCham ) in coordination with the Dutch Business Association Vietnam (DBAV) made the announcement at the awards ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on March 14. Gabor Fluit, the General Director of De Heus Vietnam, won the award for ‘Best Manager of the Year’.

De Heus reaches the finals of the Dutch Family Company Award 2015

As you may know De Heus has been selected for the Family Company Award. A prestigious price for outstanding performing family companies. This award will be handed out by the Family Company Foundation, established in 2012 by John Fentener van Vlissingen. The ambition of this foundation is to support and strengthen the position of Dutch family companies, the cornerstone of the Dutch economy.

R&D updates: Innovating across the globe

Research forms the basis for every innovation that De Heus brings to farmers. To stay ahead of the curve, we are continuously expanding our global knowledge for improving animal health and feed efficiency. At our research farms, by working together with customers and chain partners, and through collaboration with national and international research partners. Four of our R&D professionals share the latest insights into the research projects they are responsible for.

Travis Chu Huynh Nhut Thien - Swine Genetics & Farms Manager

Travis joined De Heus at the end of 2021 when the company acquired Masan MeatLife’s (MML) animal feed business. At that time, he was serving as Purchasing Manager at MML, responsible for sourcing raw materials across the Feed, Farm, and Food divisions. By mid-2023, he took on a new and pivotal role as Swine Genetics & Farms Manager, overseeing one of De Heus’s critical livestock production areas. Since then, Travis has found great fulfillment in this function — a role where his strategic thinking, practical mindset, and people leadership come together.

Tim van der Vegt – Trainee Finance and Strategy/M&A

Having spent most of his childhood in Indiana (US) growing up on a large dairy farm, it may not come as a surprise to those close to Tim that he chose the traineeship at De Heus. When he and his family moved back to the Netherlands in 2014, Tim finished high school in Assen and decided to study Econometrics with a specialization in Quantitative Finance at Erasmus University in Rotterdam. Among the many traineeships available for prospective starters, the traineeship at De Heus especially excited him.