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More than 2,400 exhibitors will participate in EuroTier 2016, to be held November 15-18, 2016, in Hanover, Germany.
The more than 1,300 exhibiting companies will travel from 54 countries, including 230 from the Netherlands, 170 from China, 150 from France, 130 from Italy and 60 from Turkey.
EuroTier is a meeting place for livestock farmers who want to learn what solutions are available, as well as what will be coming in the future. The leading companies operating in the dairy, beef, pig, poultry and sheep sectors will be represented in Hanover. There will be a particularly strong poultry presence this year, as the World Poultry Show will also take place within EuroTier 2016.
The range of products and services on display at EuroTier this year will be larger than previous editions of the fair, especially in the cross-species sectors such as feedstuffs, equipment for milling, mixing and pelleting of feed, and animal health.
Other features to be included at the fair are breeding stock, breeding programs and reproduction technology; feed storage; animal housing, including controlled-environment technology; machinery and equipment for animal husbandry and feeding; milking equipment and milk storage systems; machinery and equipment for storing and handling solid and liquid manure; food processing equipment; and advisory, management and consultancy services.
EnergyDecentral
EuroTier 2016 will also feature EnergyDecentral, which will showcase a broad range of technological developments in the areas of bioenergy, renewable energy and the technology and concepts surrounding decentralized energy. Located in dedicated exhibition halls at the Hanover Exhibition Grounds, this specialist section has excellent synergy with the agricultural livestock technologies featured at the fair.
Worldwide Innovation Showcase
EuroTier is recognized as a global innovation showcase for technical machinery and equipment for professional animal husbandry. Numerous exhibitors will time their innovation launches to coincide with EuroTier in Hanover, where they will be able to display their new products to the international markets.
Aquaculture at EuroTier 2016
Aquaculture is an international growth market and an integral part of EuroTier 2016. Leading companies – including suppliers of modern fish farm technology related to husbandry, feeding and feed, networks and innovative water treatment systems, have already registered, and will present their latest developments in Hanover.
For the first time, an AQUAculture InfoCenter can be found at the fair. With the title “Growth in the water instead of on the surface,” it will offer advice and a special area for living exhibits: fish, seaweed, shrimp, shellfish. Practical lectures, discussions and an extensive consultation area will complement the wide range of exhibitors.
Future-proofing pig finishing
The way pigs are kept is no longer the focus of pig farmers alone. Increasingly, society in general is calling for more say in how animals are produced and the environment protected. In many countries, this has already resulted in policies being introduced to influence housing systems. But, how can we create enough confidence in the pig sector to encourage the investment required to improve existing housing and develop husbandry systems that take into account these new environmental and animal welfare objectives?
These questions will be answered at this year’s EuroTier special feature targeted at the pig industry. “Future-proofing pig finishing,” organized by the DLG (German Agricultural Society) together with Bauförderung Landwirtschaft (BFL), follows on from specials examining novel ideas for the group housing of sows (2010), the management of farrowing sows (2012) and the care of piglets (2014).
Another issue that is becoming increasingly important is the search for alternative marketing opportunities for pigs. This is not only driven by the poor current financial returns, but also the ending of castration without anesthesia, which will require alternative production methods to be adopted.
The EuroTier Special will be closely integrated with, and sited near to the venue of, this year’s Pig Forum presentations. And independent consultants, as well as professional pig stockmen, will be present at the special feature to answer visitors’ questions and discuss the topics being presented.
Indoor Emission Control – measures to reduce emissions
Dust, ammonia and odor emissions from poultry buildings can affect the environment inside and outside the barn. In this year’s EuroTier poultry special feature, exhibitors will provide information about “indoor” process-integrated measures to minimize these emissions. Methods will naturally include exhaust air purification systems that have clear anti-pollution effects, but there will also be other approaches and methods – including special bedding materials or litter additives, feed additives or customized feeding and air conditioning – that could also bring positive effects on animal health and animal welfare, and the working conditions of the stockmen.
The special feature will be situated close to, and planned in coordination with, the presentation series in the Poultry Forum. Here poultry experts will be available to answer questions and to take part in discussions on forum topics.
Future forum on professional animal husbandry
EuroTier provides the world’s leading forum looking at the future of professional animal husbandry. Here, technology trends related to modern animal husbandry and animal breeding are traditionally identified and fully explored.
Together with partners from industry, academia, consultancy, associations and organizations, the DLG will once again present an extensive technical program to complement the offerings of the exhibitors. This will include international conferences and events on current trends and important developments in the industry.
If you go
EuroTier 2016
Hanover, Germany
November 15-18, 2016
