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Our peopleTarik Keij - Service Desk Engineer
Tarik Keij (26) is a De Heus employee who customers won't often come across. Nevertheless, he and his department are indispensable for the functioning of the organisation. Tarik is Service Desk Engineer, working for the IT department in the Netherlands.
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PigletsReduced 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.
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Royal De Heus goes for sustainable soy in Europe
In the Netherlands, De Heus has been using sustainable soy for the production of compound feed since 2015. With the signing of the FEFAC Covenant 'sustainable soy', De Heus is taking an important step towards the use of responsibly grown soy for compound feed within its factories located in Poland, Spain, Portugal Czech Republic and Slovakia as well. The covenant stipulates that the use of responsible soy in compound feed in all feed mills situated in the European Union will be a reality by 2025 at the latest.
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SustainabilityHow the global HR listening survey will help De Heus develop as a learning organisation and drive our success
Earlier this year, De Heus conducted its second global HR listening survey. About 10,000 colleagues were asked questions, covering a number of areas, about their experience of working at De Heus and how engaged they feel with the company. Wichard Bieze, Group Director Human Resources, tells us about the results and how they will help us build a future-oriented, learning organisation as we grow and develop.
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KaliberThe crucial period in calf rearing
If you want to achieve a younger calving age of your heifers, the most important rearing period is between five and eight months of age. Practical experience and research show that young calves can grow very quickly in this period: more than 1,000g a day in some cases! While increased growth is an extremely valuable part of reaching the insemination weight quickly, it’s also worth paying attention to the type of growth. Animals can grow through becoming fat or through the development of the muscles and carcass. The Kaliber Rearing Plan is designed to achieve the latter approach. Read on to find out more about how you can make the most of this crucial rearing period.
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SwineSaliva analysis to detect respiratory disorders
At many farms, when suddenly health problems occur, the pig farmer and the veterinarian look for solutions without having access to the results of any analyses. Analyses generally takes too long and pig farmers often consider them too expensive because they yield little result. The alternative for respiratory disorders is to conduct a saliva analysis for piglets and growers. This is cheaper method and the results are quickly available.
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PoultryFatter mother hens for vital broilers?
At the beginning of 2019, De Heus initiated an extensive long-term scientific study of the influence of the female broiler breeder’s nutrition on chick quality. High chick quality already starts during the formation of the egg and the embryo in the female broiler breeder. The mother hen itself and its nutrition play an important role in this regard.
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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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SustainabilityHelping farmers in South Africa reduce their use of antibiotics
Antibiotic resistance is a major threat to human and animal health. De Heus is committed to not only eliminating antibiotics from its feed by 2030, but also to helping farmers reduce their use of antibiotics as a preventive measure against disease. The EU has already introduced regulations restricting the routine use of antibiotics in agriculture, but in countries like South Africa, legislation governing antibiotics is still lenient. As a result, administering antibiotics to animals is an everyday practice on South African farms.
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Our peopleWesley Dearham – Health and Safety Officer
From 600 tons a year to 6.000 tons a year, it’s almost unbelievable, but Wesley was a witness from the beginning. While De Heus Kleinberg was just a Mill with a workplace. Not only the company grew. Also the career of Wesley changed. He started as assistant in the engineering and promoted to a Health and Safety Officer.
