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Innovation Award – Silver | 1 Innovation Magazine 2018 Innovation Award EuroTier • 1 Gold medal • 25 Silver medals • 250 Company innovations Digital Animal Farming • EuroTier Special • DLG-Agrifuture Insights Tested by DLG experts • Technology and Farm Inputs • Current Test Results www.eurotier.com | facebook.com/eurotier
2 | Editorial
Content Stimuli for animal husbandry
worldwide
EuroTier 2018:
The political, social and economic framework conditions
Orientation for worldwide
confront animal farmers with challenges both nationally and
livestock farming 3 internationally. Innovations are a key to successfully combin-
ing productivity and animal welfare with information manage-
ment and sustainable handling of natural resources. I
Main theme: n their striving to produce answers to topical questions, these
„Digital Animal Farming“ 5 innovations combine creative drive and technical knowhow
with knowledge of the significance of new technologies – and
all this in an increasingly digitally interlinked world.
DLG-Agrifuture Insights: This year too, EuroTier is once again the principal marketplace for these innova-
Innovations in Animal tions. As the world’s leading trade fair, it presents the largest innovations market in
Husbandry – Priorities of the fields of process engineering, farm inputs, management and software, animal
Dairy Cattle and Pig Farmers 6 housing facilities, as well as animal housing and barn construction for the entire
professional animal husbandry sector. The large number of interesting further devel-
opments and essential improvements of known products impressively document the
fact that the tasks facing the industry are being tackled with innovative and techno-
Big Data is revolutionising logical capability.
animal husbandry:
Deep insights into practical Sustainable and forward-looking agriculture needs scope for innovations.
application 8 The “Innovation Award EuroTier 2018” offers the right platform for this. This year
250 innovations competed for the world’s leading innovations award. One innovation
has won a Gold Medal and another 25 have won a Silver Medal. This is convincing
evidence of the trailblazing significance of international animal husbandry
technology.
Trade fair special:
Route planner for the future 9
This year there will be a premiere - the Animal Welfare Award is being introduced
jointly by the German Association of Practising Veterinarians (bpt) and the German
Agricultural Society (DLG). This special award highlights innovations that cater in
particular to the requirements of a higher animal welfare standard.
Leading in innovation:
Innovation Award EuroTier 10 I would like to congratulate all award winners on their success.
Hubertus Paetow
Innovations and trends: President of DLG e.V.
Digitising and networking
of the value chain becomes
increasingly important 12
Award winners 2018:
Company innovations
in Gold und Silver 14 PUBLISHING DETAILS
Published by: DLG e. V., Eschborner Landstr. 122, 60489 Frankfurt/M., www.DLG.org
Editorial Board: Guido Oppenhäuser, Agnes Gajdzinski
DLG-Test Center Technology Editors: Guido Oppenhäuser, Agnes Gajdzinski, Dr. Frank Volz, Sven Häuser, Dietrich Holler,
Dr. Lothar Hövelmann, Dieter Mirbach, Dr. Achim Schaffner, Swen Busse, Rainer Winter
and Farm Inputs:
From Experts tested quality 29 Photos: DLG, www.fotolia.de, Bildmaterial Preisträger Innovation Award EuroTier
Graphics: Petra Sarow, München
EuroTier | 3
INFO
EuroTier 2018
13 to 16 November 2018
Hanover Fairgrounds
Opening times:
daily from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm
www.eurotier.com
facebook.com/eurotier
EuroTier 2018
Orientation for worldwide livestock farming
EuroTier is the world’s leading trade fair for animal production. This year, over 2,600 exhibitors from 62 countries
will be presenting their new and advanced developments at the trade fair grounds in Hanover. They will be showing
modern animal husbandry in all of its facets.
EuroTier is the most important future programme to supplement what is on offer combine productivity and animal welfare
forum concerning professional animal from the exhibitors this year. This will in- as well as the sustainable use of natural
husbandry. Technical trends and all im- clude international specialist conferences resources. To achieve this, farmers need
portant questions pertaining to modern and events concerning current trends and easily usable know-how and efficiently
animal husbandry and animal breeding important industry developments. networked technologies.
are traditionally shown and dealt with here.
Together with partners from the fields of Special “Digital Animal Farming” This year’s EuroTier, presented under the
industry, science and consulting, as well heading “Digital Animal Farming”, will
as associations and organisations, DLG will An increasingly digitally networked world be showing the latest animal husbandry
again be presenting an extensive technical offers new possibilities to successfully developments. The special “Digital Animal
INFO
EuroTier is more international than
ever. An increasing number of exhibi-
tors are from foreign countries: 1,528
companies (58.8 percent), more than
ever before. The majority of foreign
exhibitors are from China (259).
Second place is taken by the Nether-
lands (209 companies), followed by
France (128), Italy (122), Spain (86),
Denmark (75), the United Kingdom
(61), Austria (56), Turkey (53),
Belgium (52), Poland (52), Cana-
da (31) and the USA (31). Exhibitors
from countries such as Morocco,
Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong,
Paraguay and Uruguay will be taking
part for the first time.
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Farming” for animal species across the
NETWORK EUROTIER – MADE BY DLG
board will deal with questions of digitisa-
tion of production processes in the barn
and on the farm. Whether in production
monitoring, animal health and welfare,
the nutrient balance or transparency to
the customer: equal consideration can
be given to the needs of animals, the
environment, farmers and consumers
through the use of sensors and targeted
data management. By networking sys-
tems and technologies during operation,
management can be simplified and errors
can be avoided.
Top-class international technical
programme
At the world’s leading trade fair DLG brings exhibitors and visitors together and
Thanks to its top-class technical pro-
matches them perfectly. As an international showcase for topics, trends and
gramme with a variety of international
strategies, EuroTier provides orientation and impetus, serving as the Innovations
events such as congresses, workshops
Show for technologies and products and as a successful business marketplace. With
and forums, EuroTier is considered to be
its network of trade fairs and events, EuroTier is the leading partner for agriculture.
THE future forum for professional animal
And with the superscript DLG trademark, the exhibitions display a brand name
husbandry. Technical trends and all im-
guaranteeing quality – Made by DLG.
portant questions pertaining to modern
animal husbandry and animal breeding www.DLG-Messen.de
are traditionally shown and dealt with
here. A special show initiated by the
Chambers of Agriculture, the State In- ness, science and practical experts will cattle breeding genetics in Europe. At
stitutes and DLG, will deal with “Full be tackling current aspects of particular “TopTierTreff” in Hall 11, leading Ger-
Pig Husbandry Concepts for Farms”. The interest to livestock owners regarding man and international breeding organi-
aim is to drive new husbandry concepts husbandry, feeding or the acceptance of sations and companies will be showing
forwards. keeping methods in the general populace. their breeding animals. They will be using
this unique platform to present their top
This year will focus on pig fattening. In “TopTierTreff”: genetics to a high-ranking audience of
the special show, experts will explain sty top cattle breeding genetics international experts. “TopTierTreff” will
models developed specifically for EuroTi- therefore once again be one of the main
er. The special show can be found in Hall Robust and long-lived cows are one of attractions for domestic and foreign cattle
16, Stand C36. Each day, selected topics the most important prerequisites for vi- producers. Each day, presentations will
from cattle, pig and poultry production able dairy cattle farming. Beef genetics take place there in German, as well as
will be dealt with in greater detail in the is therefore becoming increasingly im- in English and Russian at certain times.
EuroTier forums (cattle Hall 12, pigs Hall portant. This year, EuroTier will once The very best breeding animals will be
16 and poultry Hall 17). Consulting, busi- again offer a unique overview of top on show.
EuroTier | 5 Main theme “Digital Animal Farming” Probably no innovation is currently occupying agriculture as massively as digitization, and accordingly it is being discussed intensively. What is needed are progressive concepts that are adapted to the variety of locations and strengthen competition. Digitization will play a leading role here. It also helps to rearrange production processes as well as supply and value chains. Robots, sensors, data cloud, horizontal For managers and their employees, consumers. Inextricably linked to the le- and vertical networked management sys- “a sufficient affinity to modern IT is in- gitimate and achievable requirement for tems already support farmers in their dai- dispensable”. How digitization pays off transparency is the question of who knows ly care for the health, fertility and welfare in animal husbandry is, according to May and may use which data. Self-confidence of their livestock. In hardly any other area “not to calculate to the last cent”. The on the part of the farmers is announced. of the domestic economy is the digitization advantages in work planning are clear. Sharing data with suppliers and custom- on such a large scale put into practice as This makes it easy to control routine tasks ers has to pay off for producers, also in in cattle farming. The exact knowledge – and their execution – with digital instru- the literal sense. Digitization in animal about the fertility counts to the central ments in daily and weekly schedules. The husbandry is not an end in itself. Critical success parameters in the herd manage- individual animal history is a very effective voices call for a holistic view. ment of the dairy cattle farms. Farmers decision-making aid. In concrete terms, this means that indi- have already recognized and evaluated vidual digital elements, such as sensors, such factors in the “analog time”, but dig- Detailed knowledge leads to bring information that needs to be mas- itally observing the individual animal has more animal welfare tered or managed. In livestock farming, its advantages. Digital control is available as in agriculture as a whole, practitioners around the clock and it works regardless From the detailed knowledge of the indi- demand efficient digital interfaces, means of herd size. That the “colleague comput- vidual livestock and the entire herd aris- functional systems, regardless of whether er” completely replaces the farmer in the es responsibility, which in turn leads to they originate from one supplier or that stable is not the case. On the contrary. As more animal welfare. In digital operation, products from different manufacturers managers, producers are still required. organizational weaknesses are easier to are configured. For the future in the “dig- “All important production parameters can detect. In the medium term, there are ital stable”, a further change is indicated. be retrieved from almost any location in a many indications that recurring processes Away from pure data management to short time,” explains Detlef May from the will become more automated. Ideally, the virtual consulting. With the new methods, Institute for Animal Breeding and Animal farmer will become a (more) professional animal owners can use algorithms to as- Husbandry in Gross Kreutz, Brandenburg. part of the value chain. The approaches sist a virtual advisor. This is helpful for farmers, “but only the are diverse. For example, a significantly Self-learning systems would be a land- interpretation by the farmer,” continues more transparent generation – a good mark advance in predicting, among other May, “makes data practical knowledge.” argument for digital operation towards things, animal health.
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DLG-Agrifuture Insights: Current survey results
Innovations in Animal Husbandry –
45
Priorities of Dairy Cattle and Pig Farmers
40
45
35
40
The challenges in animal husbandry in Europe are diverse: Increasingly strict requirements for environmental and
30
35
animal protection result in increasingly demanding production standards and require a further development of
Percent
25
husbandry
30 methods. Dairy cattle and pig farmers are therefore extremely interested in innovations in technology and
Percent
20
methods for implementing the necessary adjustments and for securing profitability in the process. Highlights from
25
15
the
20 extensive survey of DLG-Agrifuture Insights show the priorities of farmers for the use of innovations.
10
15
Dairy
5
cattle farming: Priority able greater feeding efficiency also have Pig farming: Animal health and
10 digital instruments in herd
for high priority. In particular, milk producers animal welfare at focus of interest
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husbandry methods. Greater feed effi- given high priority among milk producers sumption and therefore to ensuring not
ciency is also at the focus of their interest. in Germany. For these instruments have a only the vitality of animals, but also the
For a higher feed efficiency enables farm- great potential for supporting farmers in profitability.
ers to both reduce feed costs and prevent individual animal monitoring, and there- Against this background, innovations for
nutrients from developing. fore for improving animal care. The same improving animal health and animal wel-
Against this background the improvement also applies in general for heard man- fare are very important to the surveyed pig
of animal has a high priority for the sur- agement in order, for example, to record farmers. Both goals are closely connected
veyed milk producers. Livestock holders and evaluate performance and activity and interdependent. Farm managers see
achieve greater animal welfare with in- data and to provide support when making the fresh-air supply of pigs in sties as an
creased cow comfort and healthy animals decisions. The condition for the greatest important element for improving animal
with stable performance based on this. possible benefits is that farm managers welfare and animal health. The focus is on
In this context, innovations in husbandry clearly formulate the questions and goals exact control of the air supply and quantity
methods and herd management play a to be answered for their farms. For they regulation.
key role. For milk producers in the US and are the basis for selecting suitable oper- Sensors in animal monitoring are an im-
Poland, technological innovations that en- ational instruments. portant field of innovation especially for
pig farmers in Poland. The same applies
for digital individual animal marking to
Innovations in milk production: Which dairy farmers are important
monitor activity patterns and eating be-
100 haviour for each animal. Pig farmers in
90
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70
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60
Percent
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20
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10
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France
analytically
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feeding efficency amount of nutrients and an important
module of economical pig farming.
100 France Germany Poland USA
Innovations
90
in pig farming: Which pig farmers are important Use of digital instruments: Classic ap-
80
100
70 plications popular, up until now farm
90
60 management systems are instruments
Percent
80
50
70
40 for pioneers
60
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30
50
20 The use of herd management software
40
10
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10
supply of animal of animal animal for efficient nutrient indiv. animal
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for Technology analytically
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supply of animal of animal animal for efficient nutrient indiv. animal for many years now. However, despite the
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Using digital tools: What tools farmers use
45
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regularly planned regularly planned regularly planned regularly planned
France Germany Poland USA
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Telemetry services Emission monitoring in animal husbandry Herd management software
farmers surveyed use herd management of those surveyed are planning to user animal health have high priority – both in
software regularly. data platforms. Altogether the use of new pig and in dairy cattle farming. Farmers
Between 10 and just under 25 percent software concepts, such as data platforms intend in particular to develop their hus-
of the farmers surveyed use farm man- or the introduction of farm management bandry methods in these areas in order
agement systems as a central software systems, remains a topic for pioneering to make their husbandry methods sus-
solution for managing their entire farm. software users. tainable. Here digital approaches, such
These farmers have chosen an integrated as individual animal marking, play an
solution to avoid isolated solutions for Conclusion: Great interest in digital important role in the considerations of the
individual operational sub-areas. innovations, but restrained use of livestock holders. The usage behaviour of
Dynamism is to be expected in the planned digital instruments digital instruments shows that there is an
application of neutral data platforms. Over enormous potential for convincing farm
ten percent of the farmers in Germany The survey conducted as part of DLG-Agri- managers of the advantages of the various
and the US already use data platforms future Insights shows: Innovations for software applications for reaping benefits
now, and in the US another 15 percent the improvement of animal welfare and from large data quantities.
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Big Data is revolutionising animal husbandry
Deep insights into practical
application
Big Data is easy to understand. Implementing it is a little more complex.
It involves more than just quantitative aspects. “Big” stands for three
things: the volume of data, the speed with which the data are created and
transferred, and the variety of data types and sources.
Big Data offers the potential for signif- what has so far been happening in in- DLG President, practical farmers have to
icantly more efficiency in animal hus- dividual projects will soon become the rely on consultants and service providers
bandry but must itself be implemented standard in animal husbandry. to make their way into Big Data. For in-
efficiently. Whoever deals with the topic stance, it is possible for farmers to estab-
will quickly discover that it does not in- Advisory services are called for lish completely new correlations with the
volve collecting masses of data but using available data. As a farmer, he expects Big
the “right” data. For this trite rule to be- According to DLG President Hubertus Data to provide “a deeper insight into what
come a brilliant idea, each farm will need Paetow, “producing more with less out- I do and the possibility of communicating
to decide what the (future) farm structure lay” is the most important reason for Big this more transparently”.
should be like. Data in animal husbandry. He explains Nowadays, investments in existing facili-
that, first of all, the new technology of- ties or new animal housing construction
Added value is evident fers benefits: “For DLG as an expertise can no longer manage without a high-per-
organisation, it is important to show our formance IT infrastructure. The scope and
Modern dairy farms, for instance, record colleagues in the sector in what fields quality of this should be designed to be
the behaviour and performance of each in- and under what conditions the benefits able to collect and above all process large
dividual animal and the entire herd. These outweigh the risks”. In the opinion of the volumes of data.
data are relevant to the farm for a number
of reasons. The movement and feeding NEW DLG EXPERT REPORTS
behaviour enables conclusions regarding
the (health) conditions of the animals to The DLG Competence Center Agriculture will be
be drawn - ideally in real time. No higher presenting a series of new DLG Expert Reports at DLG Expert Knowledge Series 381
A focus on the animal –
data speeds are possible. The performance EuroTier. One of the recent publications deals with dairy cows
parameters in turn form the actual basis aids for the systematic acquisition of behaviour and
for checking the success of all farms. Data appearance characteristics .
on the herd and individual cows particularly
What is considered animal-friendly? The answer to
offer breeders a significant added value.
the question whether a building is animal friendly,
The data types – from movement profiles
must be founded on the biological aspects of the
to qualitative and quantitative milk yields
animals: their requirements and their ability to adapt
– make it clear what “Big” means for agri-
to the environment. If the building does not meet
cultural data diversity.
certain requirements of the animals, their ability www.DLG.org
to adapt can be overstrained. As a result this may
New standard for animal farmers
lead to pain, suffering or health impairments, as well as an impairment of the
animal’s well-being. The effect of a building can therefore be recognized directly
This knowledge becomes valid when the
through the respective animal-related indicators. Thus, the overall effect of a
quality and availability of the data are ori-
building depends on many factors. On the one hand, a fundamental factor here is
ented to the farm goals. In view of the data
the equipment in the building, for example, the design and types of water troughs,
volume, the question soon arises: where
or the lying and roaming surface quality. On the other hand, management also
should the data go? Farm managers will
plays a crucial role. For example, if the wrong animal feed is used, the foundation
have to decide for themselves whether to
of any system is incorrect to start off with, or if mistakes are made regarding the
use internal memories or the cloud. One
treatment of the animals, even a generally optimized building sys-tem can have
point in favour of the cloud solution is that
negative effects on the animals. Very often, this can’t be detected solely through
suppliers, farmers and customers can
the building equipment, but rather through actual animal observation: Through
share the data more easily on a contrac-
their appearance, their behaviour and their health.
tually regulated basis. The first promising
branded meat programmes rely on this Current information leaflets: www.dlg.org/neue_merkblaetter
principle. In the opinion of many experts,
EuroTier | 9
Trade fair special
Route planner for the future
The goal is clear, and the correct route needs to be determined. Or to consciously plan better: making animal hus-
bandry more efficient and therefore more sustainable. The special “Digital Animal Farming” at EuroTier 2018 will
show how this is achieved.
This topic not only covers animal hus- ing” will be offering extensive know-how in Consumers’ demands on animal hus-
bandry as a whole, it has also devel- this regard, including ecological efficiency bandry are quickly described. The animals
oped into a publicly discussed aspect of analyses and electronic solutions that warn should be “comfortable” and food safety
farming: animal welfare. As contrary as about leaks in liquid manure tanks. must always be guaranteed. Visitors can
opinions may be on what animal welfare Ideally, the digital livestock farm is a find out what the poultry industry is doing
means in practice, there is clear agree- networked operation, both internally and to ensure this during EuroTier 2018 in
ment on one point. Only healthy animals externally to selected partners. Farmers Hall 26.
are comfortable. have long since become data managers. In addition to the exhibits and docu-
The special “Digital Animal Farming” Knowledge of data security and protection mentation at the special “Digital Animal
links both of these aspects together. Us- is one of the core skills of profession- Farming”, experts will also be speaking at
ing sensors to determine early on whether al producers. “Digital Animal Farming” the forum – from specialists to worldwide
animals are becoming lame is an impor- guarantees an overview. animal husbandry professionals.
tant tool for responsible livestock owners.
This example alone shows that completely
new technological possibilities are arising EXHIBITORS AT THE SPECIAL
but the core element remains the fact that
Cattle
farmers keep an eye on their animals,
CattleData GmbH Automated Heat- and Health-Detection
in the literal and digital sense. Individ-
dsp-Agrosoft GmbH 3D image analysis: CowBodyScan (CBS-System)
ual animals can be measured digitally,
GEA Group CowView, GEA DairyNet in 365FarmNet
for instance, and conclusions regarding GrowSafe Systems Ltd Growsafe Beef
their state of health drawn, a “body mass Lely Deutschland GmbH Lely Astronaut A5
index” for livestock as it were. Visitors to Lemmer-Fullwood GmbH FullExpert
the special can try the technology out for Smartbow GmbH + Smartbow System + The intelligent EarTag
themselves. Zoetis Deutschland GmbH
Sensors for all types of animal are a smaXtec animal care GmbH Cow monitoring – Live from the Rumen
central instrument of a digital farm. At Urban GmbH & Co. KG Urban VitalControl – digital health records
EuroTier 2018, “Digital Animal Farming” Pig
Big Dutchman International GmbHInnovative electronic sow feeding (ESF) systems in use
will be documenting the various possi-
worldwide and eypandable with digital features
ble applications, including recognising
Meier-Brakenberg GmbH & Co. KG Transponder scale
the oestrus cycle in cattle. Holistic sty Schauer Agrotonic GmbH Farmmanagement 4.0 – FarmManager and
systems enable pregnant sows kept in Smart Control
groups to be examined using ultrasound Poultry
during feeding. This allows producers to WING Effects of technological developments in poultry
check individual animals and the herd farming
with little effort. All
As in the analogue world, a significant 365Farmnet Group GmbH & Co. KG Digital values for barn and field
Alcona Automation GmbH • Electronic water consumption detection in pig and
proportion of production costs is also
poultry stables
due to feeding in the age of digital animal • Electronic leakage monitoring on manure tank
farming. The more accurately a livestock according to AwSV
owner is informed about this, the more Allflex Group Germany Electronic Animal Identification
clearly he is able to assess his suc- BASF SE Animal Nutrition and AgBalanceTM Livestock
cess and determine whether anything is Nutrition & Health Europe
amiss in the stable. Within the EuroTier fodjan GmbH Connect feeding data
Förster Technik GmbH Smart Thermometer, HygieneBox, CalfCloud,
2018 special, exhibitors will be presenting
Smart Neckband
practically tested digital systems for feed MSD Tiergesundheit IDALvaccination guns
management. Munters Italy SpA Introducing Machine Learning & IoT Solutions to boost
Like the demand for increased “animal your business
welfare, the topic of “environmental pro- Trouw Nutrition NutriOpt On-site Adviser
tection” is widely debated within the live- University Hohenheim Ultra-High Frequency Animal Identification
stock owner community and far beyond its University Kassel MTool – Mangagement Tool for chicks, pullets and
borders. Naturally, “Digital Animal Farm- layers
10 | Innovation Award
Leading in innovation
Innovation Award EuroTier
The DLG Innovation Award that will be presented at EuroTier is one of the leading innovation awards in the
International energy industry. The new name “Innovation Award EuroTier” emphasizes the status enjoyed by this
award in modern energy technology.
The innovation commission which was the world’s largest showcase for animal shown or won awards at any other ma-
used by the DLG, selected according to husbandry innovations. jor trade fair or international show. To
strict criteria from all submitted and ap- Gold Medals were awarded for one inno- be admitted they must be operable at
proved applications, the winner of the vations, and a further 26 innovations were the time of the trade fair and be available
gold and silver medals. This underscores awarded a Silver Medal. The award-win- on the market at the latest in the year
the leading position held by EuroTier as ning products have never before been 2019.
PROFILE OF THE INNOVATION AWARD
Applying for and receiving the award Award in gold or silver. Detailled Infor- „Innovation Award
All exhibiting companies at EuroTier can mation about the Innovations Commis- EuroTier“ in silver
enter the awards competition and submit sion you will find on page 26. A EuroTier innovation
their innovations which will be examined Silver Award is con-
and discussed in depth by an independ- „Innovation Award ferred on an innovation
ent commission. The decision on whether EuroTier“ in gold that has been enhanced
a product is worthy of the EuroTier Inno- A EuroTier Innovation to such an extent that a substantial im-
vation Award is taken by simple majority Gold Award is con- provement in its function and process
vote. The prize will then be awarded at a ferred on a product that can be expected from it. At the same
ceremony on the eve of EuroTier. presents a new concept time, it need not meet all the criteria
and a changed functionality and the applicable for a EuroTier Innovation
Innovations Commission application of which gives rise to a Gold Award. The following criteria apply
The EuroTier Innovations Commission new process or marks a substantial for a Silver Medal:
is a panel of independent scientists, improvement to an existing process.
researchers and consultants. For- The following criteria are critical for a • Relevance at farm level
ward-looking farmers have also been product to earn a gold medal: • Benefits to work load and quality of
on the commission since 2003 to reflect the work
the needs and views at farmgate level. • Relevance at farm level • Improved reliability
The members on the commission • Animal welfare
guarantee that their decisions are • Benefits in profitability and
unbiased and based on profound expert processes
knowledge. All innovations submitted • Benefits to environment and
in time and before the closing date will energy use
be assessed to the same strict criteria • Benefits for work load and safety
for eligibility for the EuroTier InnovationInnovation Award | 11
Where you can find Gold and Silver medals at the EuroTier:
PRODUCT EXHIBITOR STAND
GOLD
Speedy Trough Suction Unit Meier-Brakenberg GmbH & Co. KG Hall 16, Stand G04
SILVER
RUPIOL Sunline FANON d.o.o. Hall 20, Stand B29
HeatBox Heat Accumulator Albert Kerbl GmbH Hall 11, Stand D43
Sentinel Robot INATECO Hall 17, Stand C18
Comfort Safety Self-Locking Headlocks Ing. Bräuer Stalltechnik GmbH Hall 17, Stand D35
Autolift SPINDER B.V. Dairy Housing Concepts Hall 12, Stand B18
Feed fence signalling SPINDER B.V. Dairy Housing Concepts Hall 12, Stand B18
NANOConcept WASSERBAUER GmbH Fütterungssysteme Hall 12, Stand D22
smaXtec 360 smaXtec animal care GmbH Hall 11, Stand C20
Clean9T Witte Lastrup GmbH Hall 16, Stand G22
TAINTSTOP DUMOULIN S.A. Hall 22, Stand C13
All In One-Colostrum Feeder Martin Förster GmbH Hall 12, Stand C31
PigT Big Dutchman International GmbH Hall 17, Stand B21
DR 1500 Drive Wheel Big Dutchman International GmbH Hall 17, Stand B21
EZ Clean Corner for Conveyor Chain Feeding System Hog Slat GmbH Hall 16, Stand A11
CD-san® - Concept Aumann Hygienetechnik Hall 17, Stand A18
SELEGGT Acus SELEGGT GmbH Hall 17, Stand D45
Urban Vital Control with Fever Measurement 4.0 URBAN GmbH & Co. KG Hall 13, Stand B02
MS Corundum Schippers GmbH Hall 11, Stand B20
CBS-System dsp-Agrosoft GmbH Hall 26, Stand C15
Smart Thermometer Förster-Technik GmbH Hall 13, Stand E11
Nedap CowControl™ – Augmented Reality and Reproduction Management NEDAP N.V. Livestock Management Hall 13, Stand C56
Nedap SmartFlow NEDAP N.V. Livestock Management Hall 13, Stand C56
DeLaval Evanza™ milking cluster with DeLaval Evanza™ cartridge DeLaval International AB Hall 13, Stand D25
Dairymaster Mission Control Dairymaster Hall 13, Stand B23
MultiRob Cleaning Robot PETER PRINZING GmbH Hall 12, Stand D25
Straßenbahn NORD 1 NORD 2 OST 2
WEST 3
Tram NORTH 1 NORTH 2 EAST 2
TB2
2
21 Cattle
Pig
Poultry
Aquaculture
17 Convention
Center All species: feed, animal health
WEST 2 26
All species: additional products, services
Presse
Press office
EnergyDecentral
International
27 Visitors‘ Lounge
bpt TB2 Conference area hall 2
15
bpt bpt-congress & trade fair
OST 3
WEST 1
EAST 3 F Free air area
Messebahnhof, Flughafen SÜD 1
Railway station, airport SOUTH 112 | Innovations and trends
Innovations and trends
Digitising and networking of the value chain
becomes increasingly important
In the animal husbandry the trend towards further automation of processes, combined with intelligent data
management systems to optimise the regulation and control of machinery, logistics, documentation, quality
assurance and traceability, is forging ahead unwaveringly. This is demonstrated by the more than 250 innovations
submitted for the Innovation Award EuroTier 2018 competition.
EuroTier is by far the world’s largest in- for herd management and quality as- The reduction of emissions, and ammonia
novations market in the fields of process surance”, “Equipment, accessories and in particular, will play an even more cen-
engineering machinery and equipment, spare parts”, and “Climate control and tral role in animal husbandry in the future.
farm inputs, management and software, environmental technology”. Altogether, In the field of manure removal, functioning
animal housing installations, as well as the Medals presented at EuroTier 2018 re- and practical implementation of the sepa-
animal housing and barn construction flect the breadth of the respective sectors, ration of feces and urine is a fundamental
for the entire professional animal hus- with a clear focus this year on the further possibility for avoiding the release of am-
bandry sector. Again this year, EuroTier development of known products for which monia. The aim here is, on the one hand, to
2018 can report substantial numbers of an essential improvement of the function convey the feces remaining on the surface,
innovations submitted both from the host and method can be expected. as well as the litter or residues of organic
nation, Germany, and abroad. Almost 250 manipulable materials for the pigs, out of
innovations were submitted to EuroTier Trends in farm inputs and the pen together and, on the other hand, to
2018. technology for their use drain off the urine directly and separately
through appropriate apertures.
The crucial aspects influencing the se- In the field of farm inputs, special (supple-
lection of the award-winning innovations mentary) feedstuffs and/or feed additives Trends in cattle production
and products are their importance for for animal husbandry are focusing not
practical farming, animal welfare, the only on more efficient feed conversion, A declared goal in the field of cattle pro-
effects on operating and labour manage- but also on promoting/improving the use duction remains the completely auton-
ment, the environment and the energy of domestic feedstuffs. omous realization of the process chain
situation. Any solution that reduces work of automated feed removal, transport,
burden and improve work safety are also This is because against the background mixing and presentation. There is a de-
taken into consideration when selecting of, for instance, ever stronger consumer mand here for systems that can head for
award winners. demands for sustainable milk production, different feed silos and be used without
following the renouncement of GMO prod- problems in a number of livestock build-
In addition to the EuroTier Gold and Silver ucts in feedstuffs, attention is focusing ings. Autonomous systems are already
Medals, EuroTier 2018 will be celebrating critically on the use of palm oil and palm state-of-the-art in the fields of spreading
a premiere. For the first time, a special fat products made from it. This means or adding litter and removing manure.
prize will be presented for products that alternatives are in demand. In the same Now, however, these methods are being
satisfy the demands made by higher an- way, feeding-based approaches to avoid combined or fitted with additional sensors
imal welfare standards. Innovations in boar taint are a very expedient supple- in order to obtain an even better insight
the fields of animal welfare and animal ment to existing “alternatives”. into the living conditions and housing
health will be considered here. This prize environment of the animals.
distinction highlights products that pro- Trends in pig farming
mote the characteristic behavior within There is a further trend targeting im-
the relevant animal species and which One of the key areas in the field of pig provement of safety and monitoring of
therefore contribute positively to support- farming this year lies in improving the self-closing feeding grates, and technical
ing animal health. mode of operation, functionality and easy installations for automatically routing cow
monitoring, as well as cleaning of the traffic, and the electronic activation of the
This year, innovations have been sub- “problem areas” in conveyor systems for selection gates necessary for this. There
mitted for consideration under a total dry feeding installations. Furthermore, it is also a focus on automated early de-
of 14 different livestock product catego- has become evident that completely new tection of hoof problems. This is because
ries. It is interesting to note that of the product ideas can still be realized for early identification of lameness through
250 submitted innovations, more than greatly improving the quality and efficien- preventative monitoring not only serves
200 were entered in just five categories: cy of the cleaning of feed troughs. After hoof health, but can also be used for indi-
“Farm inputs and technology for their all, optimal feed hygiene is indispensable vidual management of the animal’s hoof
use”, “Keeping and feeding technology for animal health and performance in pig care. It is also apparent that innovative
for pigs and cattle”, “Digital solutions farming. alternative solutions are possible in theInnovations and trends | 13
field of securing hoof blocks in hoof care; perature distribution and animal weights tems that supply “animal data” that are
and in temperature conditioning of previ- as well. In addition, drinking water hy- better suited for practical use, and that
ously cooled or frozen colostrum. giene is also being promoted by simpli- are used, for example, for fertility man-
fied implementation of tried-and-tested agement, health monitoring and early
Trends in milking technology cleaning and disinfecting strategies. This identification of illnesses, as well as for
is because optimal supply with hygieni- documentation. Furthermore, Augmented
This year the developments in milking cally sound drinker water is an essential Reality now also involves the farm animal
technology address the fields of improved prerequisite for keeping poultry healthy housing, in order to automatically obtain
monitoring of the milk volume without and maintaining their performance ca- and display data on a location-specific
negatively influencing of the milk flow, pability. Furthermore, sampling methods basis for each individual animal for man-
the prediction of the individual milk yield for performing various tests to identify agement and as a decision-making aid.
of the animals during milking for more the gender of hatching eggs are being
efficient control of the timing of the milk- developed. Altogether, the trends selected above by
ing/process technology, and alternatives way of example show very clearly that,
to conventional teat rubbers, which can be Trends in digital solutions for herd man- as always, a visit to EuroTier 2018 is well
very time consuming to exchange. agement and quality assurance worthwhile, and one of the best decisions
This year, digital solutions for herd man- of the year.
Trends in poultry production agement and quality assurance are focus-
ing particularly on the field of – as far as
In poultry keeping, there is a trend simi- possible – automatic or simplified health
lar to that seen in cattle keeping, namely monitoring of individual farm animals. Prof. Dr. Eberhard Hartung,
that the process engineering for litter They include systems with which analogue Chairman of the
management is combined with additional technology, for example thermometers EuroTier Innovations Commission,
sensors, for instance in order to record for measuring fever, can be networked Institute of Agricultural Engineering,
housing climate parameters, spatial tem- digitally. There are also new sensory sys- Kiel University
NEW: ANIMAL WELFARE AWARD
For the first time, in addition to the available that automatically identifies and to detect
EuroTier gold and silver medals, in animals requiring attention at a very lameness in
2018 a special prize will be awarded early stage and guides them to preven- dairy cattle. A
for products that particularly promote tive hoof care at the next opportunity. combination of
animal welfare. The “Animal Welfare Thanks to this early diagnosis, hoof the gait pattern
Award” will be awarded jointly by the health can be maintained and hoof and the body condition
German Association of Practising problems prevented. For the practical is used to monitor the herd regularly.
Veterinary Surgeons (bpt) and the DLG. veterinarian hoof diseases are among Abnormalities and changes in the herd
Prerequisite for the award is receiving the most frequently diagnosed health are recorded automatically and objec-
a EuroTier gold or silver Medal 2018. problems in dairy cattle herds. In addi- tively and identified at an early stage.
Deciding factors for the selection are tion to the frequent occurrence, these Thanks to the prompt identification of
innovations in the areas of animal ailments are generally very painful and changes in the physical condition and
welfare and health. Emphasis is placed therefore represent massive impair- lameness, the farmer is enabled to
in particular on products promoting ment of the animals’ well-being. Along- conduct hoof treatment at an earlier
species-appropriate behaviour and side the pain, lameness in the dairy stage and thus to maintain animal
positively supporting animal health. cattle can lead to considerable negative health and animal welfare in the herd
consequences for the animal, such and take specific appropriate counter-
The winners are: as for example limited mobility and measures.
reduced feed uptake or water uptake. Through the linkage to the existing
MS Korund from Schippers GmbH, With MS Korund a system has been herd management system Herde
Kerken-Nieukerk, Germany created that has an optimally preventive Plus, all relevant information is saved
(Hall 11 Stand B20) effect and serves to protect the health and documented and is available to
The MS Korund System from Messrs. and well-being of the cows directly. the farmer for animal-related and
Schippers is being presented with the economic evaluations. It is this com-
Animal Welfare Award as it pursues a CBS-System from dsp-Agrosoft GmbH, prehensive approach in particular that
consistently preventive approach lead- Ketzin/Havel, Germany represents a decisive step forward
ing to early recognition of hoof changes (Hall 26 Stand C15) towards early prevention and thus
in the hoof sole and hoof diseases. For The aim of the CBS-System is to towards greater animal health and
the first time a system has been made identify hoof illnesses at an early stage improved well-being.14 | Innovation Award – Gold/Silver
Innovation Award EuroTier 2018 in Gold
Equipment, accessories and spare parts
Speedy Trough Suction Unit y
Meier-Brakenberg GmbH & Co. KG, Extertal, Germany (Hall 16, Stand G04)
Optimal feed hygiene is indispensable also be paid to the feed troughs, for feed In the past, the remains were generally
for animal health and performance in pig remains in the trough offer an excellent manually removed from the trough with
farming. Here particular attention must breeding ground for mould and bacteria. a bucket and shovel. This manual emp-
tying of the trough is not only cumber-
some and in some cases dangerous for
the user; feed remains are frequently left
in the corners, where they can quickly
spoil.
With the Speedy trough cleaner, which
is simply connected to the gun of a
high-pressure cleaner, feed remains can
be removed from troughs in an extremely
short time. And it makes no difference
whether the feed is wet or dry. The feed
sucked out can be caught in a container
or drained off into the manure. After
emptying, the trough can be cleaned
quickly with the washing lance by simply
switching over to the cleaning nozzle.
This ensures optimum hygiene; the next
ration of feed remains fresh longer and
is taken up better.
Innovation Award EuroTier 2018 in Silver
Farm inputs and equipment
RUPIOL Sunline
FANON d.o.o., Petrijanec, Croatia (Hall 20, Stand B29)
Together with
GFT – Gesellschaft für Tierernährung mbH (Hall 15, Stand C22)
Against the background of increasingly and subsequently can serve
demanding consumer requirements for as an alternative to the use of
sustainable milk production, after for- palm oil.
going the use of GMOs in feed, there is For this purpose, a rape ex-
meanwhile a critical focus on the use of peller treated with a newly
palm oil and/or the palm fat products developed pressure-hydro-
manufactured from it. thermal process is provided
In particular with regard to ration man- with high-quality rape oil and
agement in the energy and nutrient deficit coated with a specially pro-
for freshly lactating cows from high-per- duced high-melting sunflower
formance herds, this reformulation pre- oil that ensures rumen pro-
sents milk producers with great chal- tection.
lenges. As a result, the process combines nu- ity, with environmental aspects like a
Here the feed supplement Rupiol Sunline tritional advantages, such as highly di- reduction of the use of palm fat and GMO
can provide protein and energy in the gestible nutrients, supply with sulphated soy. The product is already being used and
small intestine in rumen-protected form amino acids and an outstanding fat qual- tested on dairy farms.Innovation Award – Silver | 15
Equipment, accessories and spare parts
HeatBox Heat Accumulator
Albert KERBL GmbH, Buchbach, Germany (Hall 11, Stand D43)
Two-component adhesives are often used temperature.
to fasten hoof blocks in hoof care. Their
curing speed is, however, highly depend- Through the use of the Heatbox, the ad-
ent on the ambient temperature which, in hesive cures more quickly. This consid-
particular at low temperatures in winter, erably shortens the treatment duration
leads to poorer adhesive bonding quali- and improves the durability of the blocks
ties with a simultaneous increase in the on the hoof through optimised
treatment and working times. adhesive bonding quality.
In the Heatbox from Kerbl, which consists The simple but clever
of two chambers, the adhesives can now idea therefore simplifies
be optimally tempered to a constant hoof block bonding and
20 °C. The first chamber can hold a reduces the stress for
complete dosing gun with an adhesive the cow through
cartridge, while the second chamber shorter treat-
holds a replacement cartridge at working ment times.
Equipment, accessories and spare parts
Sentinel Robot
INATECO, Pecorade, France (Hall 17, Stand C18)
The basis for sustainable, healthy, animal With the Sentinel Robot, Inateco now of- NH3 content in the poultry house air or
friendly husbandry is farm management fers a mobile litter spreading system for even a scale, can be installed on the litter
optimised in all areas. For example, in poultry houses installed on the ceiling. unit. As a result, information is acquired
order to continually and automatically With visual and thermal sensors, it is able in all areas of the poultry house, making
monitor the barn climate and, if neces- for the first time to specifically spread it possible to give farmers even more
sary, to control ventilation or heating, a litter in areas with damp manure. specific warnings and recommendations
broad range of sensors are used, e.g. for for the climate management of their farm
temperature, humidity and the CO2 and Due to its low net weight, the Sentinel Ro- and poultry houses.
NH3 content of poultry house. However, bot litter spreading system can usually be
the sensors are usually stationary and installed under existing ceilings without The Sentinel Robot litter spreading sys-
therefore only detect a local area in poul- expensive reinforcements. It acts freely tem from Inateco is an innovative further
try houses. within an area of 200 m and is pneumat- development that enable the reduction of
ically supplied with litter materials via emissions in poultry houses, whereby the
a supply hose; these can be shredded required amount of litter is also reduced,
material, pellets, chips or meal. as litter is specifically spread only in areas
with damp manure. Its further use as a
In addition to the visual and thermal sen- mobile platform for additional measuring
sors important for navigation, additional sensors enables more specific monitoring
sensors, e.g. for measuring the CO2 or of all poultry house areas.16 | Innovation Award – Silver Cattle management and feeding technology Comfort Safety Self-Locking Headlocks Ing. Bräuer GmbH Stalltechnik, Behamberg, Austria (Hall 17, Stand D35) Ordinary safety self-locking headlocks an additional stress factor. With the com- this also enables a considerably greater frequently offer an insufficient safety fort safety self-locking headlock from freedom of movement for the cow during outlet in the lower area of the feed fence. Bräuer, the horizontal position of the feeding and easier freeing of stuck cows When attempting to also reach the last swinging bar mounting and the swinging by the farmer. In the catch position, a remains of the feed provided or when unit is shifted, resulting in a considerably neck width of 21 cm is reached by shifting animals have fallen or are unable to get larger safety outlet over the entire height the swinging bar, enabling safe fixation up, they are constricted in the neck area. and an animal-friendly opening width of for animal inspection, treatments and The noises of moving swinging bars are 36 cm. In addition to unhindered access, insemination. Cattle management and feeding technology Autolift Spinder Dairy Housing Concepts B.V., Harkema, The Netherlands (Hall 12, Stand B18) Many processes on diary farms have al- The AutoLift gate control system is individ- AutoLift gate control system, Spinder B.V. ready been automated in recent years ually adapted to the respective dairy farm. supports the automation of activities that – with the exception of guided cow traffic. All gates can also be directly operated tie up working time, such as the driving of With AutoLift, the Dutch supplier of barn via the drive unit or manually in the case cows to and from the milking parlour on equipment SPINDER B.V. presents a com- of an accident. With the Internet-based dairy cattle farms. plex, intelligent gate control system that simplifies these tasks. All major gates along the daily walking paths of the animals to and from the milk- ing parlour are or will be equipped with a drive unit networked for control; sensors detect the current opening position of the gates and manage the switching states on an Internet-capable server. With a related app the employees responsible for cow traffic can survey all opening states of the gates on their smart phones in real time. Then they can control certain gates imme- diately and individually, or can temporarily change the administration of several gates for certain livestock groups or alter the passage height, e.g. for tractors, without having to be near the gate.
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