The bedding material comes from the farm’s own wheat fields. The wheat produced is used as feed, with up to 30% included in the diet depending on the bird’s age.


subsidy from the Flemish government. Ghyselen: “The net re- turn for the environment is lower though. The exchanger’s electric motors lead to a reduction in energy savings”. Ghyselen also has heaters in his broiler houses that run on diesel. He finds it gives the most efficient yield of kilocalories because heat does not disappear and the gasoil does not cre- ate any harmful emissions. The straw that functions as a ground covering comes from Ghyselen’s own wheat. The broiler farmer owns a Fancom weighing installation and a


mixer, so he can mix in up to 30% wheat. The broilers hardly suffer from sole lesions. “I don’t know the score exactly. They do measure it but they don’t really hold you accountable yet. There is talk of changing that, however,” he says.


Not bothered by activists The day-old chicks come from Broeierij Lafaut, a breeding company based in both Belgium and France, and from Broeierij Ghekiere. Ghyselen: “I purposely obtain the chicks


A new Agro Sup- ply heat ex- changer was in- stalled next to the latest poul- try house. It wins back up to 12°C.


12 ▶ POULTRY WORLD | No. 8, 2020


PHOTO: DICK VAN DOORN


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