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Gábor Tiszaváry – Sales specialist for pigs

Gábor Tiszaváry is a sales specialist for De Heus in Hungary. His function is diverse and challenging. Visting partners, collecting orders and checking the performances of the animals are examples of weekly routines. Gábor his role is to advise the farmer about management and feed. He helps customers with things like: subsidies and farm equipment. “We are part of their lives, not just a supplier.”

Technical Application Engineer

Weaning all piglets as healthy as possible

The number of live born piglets per sow is increasing year by year. On average, there are over 14 live born piglet in a litter and for farms ranked among the top 20% in Holland this figure is as high as 15 live born piglets. Given this many liveborn piglets, it can be a challenge to rear them all up to weaning. Supplying extra milk in the farrowing room, in cups or by hand, can support the sow in weaning more piglets. In addition, motherless rearing can also aid in increasing the number of piglets weaned.

Demonstrably raising the logistic efficiency

In everything we think and do, we are demonstrating our awareness of the necessity to handle energy more efficiently. By continuing to invest in new ideas and systems, we succeed in structurally reducing our energy needs. Thereby reducing our environmental footprint even further. We do this in a number of ways, including the following (based on examples in the Netherlands).

Use of Solar Energy

Decreasing our local footprint is an issue we are continuously working on in the different countries we operate. In 2018, for example, we invested in a 516 kW rooftop-based solar energy system in Myanmar. This solar energy project is part of De Heus’ global CSR strategy of looking for renewable ways of generating energy for industrial production and decreasing the environmental impact. Myanmar being a country with high solar radiation intensity, makes it even more effective for decreasing the environmental impact. This has resulted in the realization of the largest solar rooftop in the country. The investment was done as part of the greenfield Mandalay feed mill construction project. In total 663 MWh of renewable energy per year is produced which is equivalent to saving of 1.5 MT of CO2 emission per year. On top of that, the steam consumption of this factory is generated by renewable fuel sources as well, making it the most sustainable feed mill of Myanmar, and hopefully an encouragement for other investors to invest in renewable ways of energy generation as well.

Rearing calves when the seasons get difficult

Calf rearing deserves extra attention in zones that are known for warm summers and cold, humid winters. Calves are particularly sensitive to various diseases when it gets cold, including gastrointestinal disorders, lung disorders, runny noses, coughing and the flu.

De Heus Inaugurates the First De Heus Animal Feed Factory in Ivory Coast

On January 19th, 2023, De Heus Animal Nutrition opened a new greenfield animal feed factory situated in the new industrial zone of PK 24 in Attinguié with an initial capacity of 120.000 MT pa. The factory produces complete feeds and concentrates to ensure farmers in Ivory coast and surrounding export destinations have access to a full product portfolio- tailored to their specific conditions and goals.

Group Manager Nutrition & Support Poultry

Royal De Heus is looking for an experienced and visionary Manager Nutrition & Support Poultry

How our poultry R&D facility in Vinh Long serves the needs of local markets

We have four different poultry research & development facilities worldwide, all strategically chosen. Those four research facilities aim to answer questions we receive from all the markets where we are an active player. By strategic planning of the R&D trials we aim to answer multiple questions within a short time frame. Thereby ensuring our practical impact for our sales organizations. One of the poultry R&D facilities is located in Vinh Long, Vietnam. The Asian poultry market has great potential and therefore is one of the key markets for De Heus. In this article we zoom in on the advantages of our facility in Vinh Long.

Restore biodiversity - A story of hope and action between the Black Jaguar Foundation and farmers

In the global conversation about moving towards more sustainable food production, farmers in Brazil are being pushed to the margins. Ben Valks, initiator of the Black Jaguar Foundation, wants to change the narrative. “Environment and farming can go together. In our mission to restore biodiversity, Brazilian farmers are the heroes.”