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NewsZero measurement: the starting point for reducing our carbon footprint
By 2050 the global population will have grown to 9.8 billion people. Producing enough safe, healthy, and affordable food for this growing population will lead to a 56 percent increase in the global demand for food and an increase of nearly 70 percent for animal-based foods.
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PoultryHow 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.
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Koudijs Kapo Feed Inaugurates Factory for Production of Fish Feed
On February 1, Koudijs Kapo Feed proudly celebrated the opening of its first fish feed factory in Egypt. With this new ultra-modern production facility, Koudijs Kapo Feed further enhances its ambitions to strengthen its position in Egypt. The new factory, located on a 12,000 square meter area in Borg Al-Arab, Alexandria, is considered to be one of the biggest fish feed producing plants in Egypt, with a production capacity reaching 150,000 tons a year.
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DairyOmniGen for optimal resistance
De Heus is the exclusive supplier of the OmniGen. OmniGen supports the resistance in cows in a natural way and can result in a lower cell count, more milk and better fertility. Three dairy farmers that use OmniGen share their experiences. A well-functioning immune system forms the basis for a cow to perform well. OmniGen is a resistance-enhancing product exclusively available from De Heus.
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NewsDe Heus Animal Nutrition partners with Black Jaguar Foundation to help realise the Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor
On August 17 De Heus Animal Nutrition signed a long-term partnership with the Black Jaguar Foundation to support their efforts in strengthening the longest of all nature corridors on earth and one of South America’s largest reforestation projects. The Araguaia Biodiversity Corridor in Central Brazil will have a total length of 2,600 kilometres and a width of up to 40 kilometres situated alongside the riverbanks of the entire Araguaia River and part of the Tocantins River. The Corridor connects two of the world’s most vital ecosystems: the Amazon rainforest and the Cerrado savanna.
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De Heus Animal Nutrition invests in expansion of premixes
Royal De Heus expands its activities in premixes further by building two new plants in the Netherlands and Poland. With this expansion, De Heus anticipates on the growing demand for premixes. De Heus is therefore in a unique position to be able to produce all nutritional solutions, whether it concerns complete feed, compound feed, concentrates or premixes. On September 11th the new premix factory in Poland is opened on a festive way.
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Koudijs Animal Nutrition at Eurotier 2014
Our export department Koudijs Animal Nutrition will present itself at the Eurotier 2014 in Hannover, Germany next week. During Eurotier 2014 Koudijs Animal Nutrition will present its new Romelko Premium piglet feed solutions. Of course the Koudijs specialists and export managers from all other animal groups (e.g. poultry, dairy) will be there to let you in on all novelties.
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SustainabilitySharing knowledge and insights
To ensure that our specialists around the world would be able to keep themselves up-to-date regarding the latest developments, we founded the Feed Academy in 2015. It is a unique initiative that allows us to combine online learning with practical training courses on livestock farms. All knowledge and new insights thus acquired by our own professionals, they will happily share with livestock farmers in the region where they operate. In addition, we help them improve their professional skills in other ways as well. For example, we organise seminars and training courses for our customers, concerning the application of animal feed, livestock farming, and stable management.
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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.
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Applied research | De Heus Animal Nutrition
Translating knowledge into practical feed solutions that is the foundation for better nutrition on every farm. Discover what this can mean for your farm