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What innovations did EuroTier 2021 offer?
Everything was different at the 2021 EuroTier, due to Covid-19. Not in November, not in Germany and no halls to explore. The 2021 edition was in February, in cyberspace and could be viewed comfortably from an armchair. What was there to look out for?
BY VINCENT TER BEEK, EDITOR PIG PROGRESS Encapsulated feed supplement
Bewital Agri: Bewi-Fatrix SynerG+ German specialty feed producer Bewital Agri introduced an encapsu- lated combination product based on lauric acid, monoglycerides of short-chain fatty acids and flavourings (plant extracts and essential oils). By combining the active substances, gram-positive bacteria such as streptococci and clostridia can be harmed and thus antibiotic treat- ment can be reduced while improving animal health. An in vitro study showed that 0.1% of the product is sufficient to reduce the germ growth of Streptococcus suis and Clostridium perfringens by 50%.
Retrofittable manure acidification
Hölscher + Leuschner, Catch-N German livestock equipment manufacturer Hölscher + Leuschner showcased a compact solution for manure acidification. The process of acidifying manure has been known since the 1990s; the idea is to keep slurry in pits acidified at a pH level of 5.5. That way, new faeces will immediately be surrounded by acidified manure, which prevents microbial degradation of the solid fractions (lowering methane) and prevents ammonia forming. Older types of acidifying equipment had to be built in on new farms. The Catch-N system can be retrofitted.
Hay and straw rack
Meier-Brakenberg: Porky’s Rack Flexi In modern pig farming, roughage supply is becoming more common. Racks are simple and robust systems for doing this. German equip- ment producer Meier-Brakenberg introduced Porky’s Rack Flexi, a hay and straw rack with an adjustable dosing slide. The slide allows the rack to be adapted to different material properties and to have desired quantity outputs set. The rack can also be used to provide al- falfa hay or long wheat straw. The company also launches two other types of roughage dispensers and a weighing machine.
16 ▶ PIG PROGRESS | Volume 37, No. 1, 2021
PHOTO: BEWITAL
PHOTO: ROLF HELLMEIER | MEIER-BRAKENBERG
ILLUSTRATION: HÖLSCHER + LEUSCHNER
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