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DairyHow to provide for a balanced rumen
A well balanced rumen is important because it provides the basis for a cow to function well. As we all know, healthy well-functioning cows have an optimal milk production with proper milk solids. Furthermore, animals that look healthy and that produce milk easily contribute to the dairy farmer's work satisfaction. One of our Dutch Dairy Specialist gives an insight on how to establish this.
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De Heus LLC sponsors Cycle4Girls of charity Plan Netherlands
De Heus LLC Vietnam, an operating company of De Heus Animal Nutrition, sponsors the challenge of Carli Aulich, who will be cycling 300 kilometers in four days for Plan Netherlands. She leaves the Netherlands on March 8, International Women’s Day, together with 25 other Dutch women. Thanks to the contribution of De Heus, Aulich has already collected € 4,000. Plan spends this on projects to make sure that children in Vietnam have access to education, proper sanitation, safe drinking water and that they can grow up in a safe environment.
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Royal De Heus strengthens position in Europe with acquisition of Spanish-Portuguese company Nuter
On November 27 th 2015, Royal De Heus signed an agreement for the complete takeover of the Spanish-Portuguese compound feed company Nuter.
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SowsExploiting the qualities of Danish sows
The influx of Danish genetics into the Netherlands has continuously increased in recent years. This is motivated by the growing demand of foreign piglet buyers. On the basis of the knowledge and experience it has acquired, De Heus is providing recommendations designed to improve the results of working with Danish breeding material.
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The Netherlands are almost the world’s largest exporter of agricultural products! How did that happen?
In 2019 The Dutch agricultural sector one again exported more than in the years before. A total of 94.5 billion euros worth of products was exported to other countries in 2019. This makes the Dutch agricultural sector the second largest exporter of agricultural products in the world, after the United States which is still the biggest exporter.
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Start-up of doctoral research into broiler breeder nutrition and chick quality
At the beginning of March, an extensive chain-transcending doctoral research project was initiated at the De Heus experimental farm in Alphen (The Netherlands) in cooperation with Wageningen University & Research. The objective is to investigate the influence of the broiler breeder nutrition on egg composition and chick quality. With this unique study, De Heus aims to gain greater insight into the relationship between the broiler breeder nutrition and broiler quality. With the results of this study, De Heus wants to contribute to the realisation of excellent chick quality and start-up of the day-old chicks.
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Royal De Heus acquires a majority stake in Ukrainian D-Mix
On 4 March 2019 Royal De Heus has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in D-Mix in Ukraine. With this partnership De Heus marks a strategic step in the attractive Ukrainian market for animal feed following over a decade exporting animal nutrition products to Ukraine. The joint venture company will carry out its business activities under the trade name ‘Koudijs Ukraine’. Closing is expected in the second quarter of 2019.
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VacanciesFormulator
At Royal De Heus we look for an energetic and ambitious Formulator for team Asia.
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Koudijs starts building a compound animal feed factory in Ghana
On February 6th Koudijs Ghana celebrated the start of the development of its first compound animal feed factory in Ghana and in West Africa. Koudijs further enhanced its ambitions to strengthen its position in Ghana with this ultra-modern new production facility. Located on a 500 acre-site in Tema, near Accra, the new factory will be one of the largest compound feed production plants in Ghana, with a production capacity reaching 90,000 tons a year.
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De Heus Nutrición Animal strengthens her position on the Spanish animal feed market through the acquisition of Acorex
After entering the Spanish market at the end of 2015, De Heus Nutrición Animal is pleased to announce that on March 13th she has signed the agreement for the acquisition of the compound feed plant of the Agrupación de Cooperativas de Regadío de Extremadura (Acorex). With this step De Heus gives substance to its goal of building a leading position on the Spanish market for animal feeds. With the acquisition of Acorex, De Heus increases its presence in the area of Extremadura.
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