PHOTO REPORT: EuroTier 2014

Definitely multispecies – this hall offers companies in the pig and poultry business.

And there is something to smile for the pig industry this year. These smiling balls can be found at the booth of German swine breeder BHZP.

The number of exhibitors is slightly lower than in 2012 but this is due to the absence of a World Poultry Show. Positive is the addition of many new international exhibitors – so the show even went more international. So what was there to be found for the visitors?

The day was kicked off by Reinhard Grandke, CEO of the German Agricultural Society (DLG). In a press conference he pointed out that although due to the absence of the World Poultry Show the total number of exhibitors (2,360) is lower than in 2012, but a higher number of international exhibitors (1,147) partly made up for that.

Dr Hans-Joachim Götz, president of the German Federal Association of Practising Veterinarians (BPT) said that veterinarians and doctors need to join forces to improve the common strategy to combat antimicrobial resistance.

Six golden medals have been awarded this EuroTier. The only feed-related golden innovation was introduced by Big Dutchman, for its novel Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) system – a system for cell breakdown of the whole maize plant for feeding to pigs in a liquid form.

The Netherlands is one of the international countries with a traditionally strong presence at the EuroTier, ahead of USA, China or France. Groba is one of the 186 Dutch companies.

Germany of course is topping the list with 1,213 companies present, including e.g. Weda, known for its liquid feeding equipment.

In the nutrition halls, there is equal attention for pigs, poultry and ruminants, for instance with Belgian animal nutrition company Nukamel, which jumped out with a unique design.

Other companies include Spanish feed additives producer Lucta…

…Impextraco (Belgium)…

.…and Lesaffre (France).

Dutch company Almex was present at EutroTier and was showcasing their AL 200 extruder.

Austrian-based animal nutrition company Biomin is also present

…and so is Danisco – the empty booth is just a sign of preparation, as everybody is getting ready for Wednesday’s ‘Future of Enzymes’ Seminar in cooperation with AllAboutFeed.

Danish animal nutrition company Hamlet Protein not only had a booth, but was also overwhelmed by interest for its seminar.

Why? One of the speakers was Claes Erlang, one of the first pig farmers who achieved 40 piglets per sow per year.

His presentation was followed by Søren Møller from the Danish Pig Research Centre, he explained how to reach 40 piglets per sow per year – and what kind of nutrition, health approach and management would be needed to achieve this with as few antibiotics as possible.

The EuroTier evening – traditionally on the event’s first night – was kicked off by Carl Albrecht Bartmer, president of the German Agricultural Society (DLG). He launched a plea to better inform consumers why agriculture is as it is. Too long, he felt, the gap between public and agriculture had been allowed to grow.

Germany’s minister of agriculture Christian Schmidt then stated that Germany’s agriculture cannot survive without ‘abroad’ – it is dependent on exports.

Time for some photo moments – all silver medalists…

…and all gold medal winners – see pictures 7, 8 and 9.

These are not poultry but dairy cows…

Neuero Farm- und Fördertechnik from Germany had a large booth, showcasing their conveyors, silos and milling equipment.

German company Multicracker showcased their multicracker system. The patented spiral blade design makes it a very efficient shredding machines.

At the show, maize was shredded in the multicracker.

The Gebr Ruberg showed the precision batch mixer. The available sizes range from 10 litres to 25,000 litres.

From Finland, Murska brought their Murska W-Max. This is a power mill with a capacity of almost 60 tonnes/hour (maize) at low energy need. The machine includes a new grinding crimping technology and can be used on all feed grains, whether dry or harvest-moist: oats, barley, wheat, maize, peas, beans and mixed grains.

The Paladin pellet mill from Andritz.

Kahl attracted many visitors to the booth, showcasing the crushing roller mill. With this mill, cereals, legumes, oilseeds, and feed mixtures can be crushed efficiently and with a considerably lower expenditure of energy compared to the hammer mill.

There was also attention for little animals. Ecoworxx International showcased a pellet mill to make pellets for rabbits among others.

The pelletmaker from Ecoworxx.

The company Gi-Ro came to Hannover, showcasing equipment to be used in the feed mill, such as the grids.

Feed grids were displayed in different sizes from Gi-Pro.

The Greece company S.I.N. HELLAS Licking Blocks & Animal Feed Supplements showed various licking blocks for livestock. This particular block had extra biotin in it.

Dutch company Agrifirm showed their product portfolio on the booth, among which the Air Line range and SoliQ.

Feed machinery from Chinese company Famsun.

…and who wishes to know more about dairy, or about Pig Progress, please visit the booth of Reed Business Information in Hall 20, H16. We are waiting for you!