NUTRIFAIR 2012: Denmark

The seaside city of Fredericia, Denmark, saw the kickoff this week of the first NutriFair, a trade show only directed at livestock producers. The show seems to fill a gap in demand now that the other famous Danish show Agromek has changed its formula to virtually coincide with the major European livestock show EuroTier. The first day was visited well.

Keep updated about the NutriFair show with an update later this week.

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The first edition of NutriFair kicked off in Fredericia, Denmark.
Messe C is the place to be for two days - better to be inside than outside as it is freezing in Fredericia.
As it is the first edition of the show, nobody really knew what to expect in advance, although the signs had been positive with an unexpected 150 companies turning out. 2,868 visitors made it to the first day which caused a pleasant buzz on the showgrounds.
Danish pig producers could listen to presentations in the Speakers Corner (unfortunately photographed during lunch time).
Main theme for pig producers on the NutriFair?
One would not expect it in a developed pig country like Denmark, but yes - 2013.
Even in Denmark, there are still sow farmers that need to convert to group housing for gestating sows and they have less than a year left. By January 2013, all sow breeders in the European Union must keep their dry sows in loose sow housing for most of their gestation phase.
The thinking does not stop at gestating sows. Egebjerg International presented a version of its farrowing unit for loose nursing sows. In other words, welfare and moving space can also be increased for lactating sows.
Danish pig equipment supplier Graakjaer also introduced a welfare unit, complete with a comfortable lying mat.
Graakjaer's free access stall for gestating sows was presented with a novel feature: handles for individual unlocking of each stall.
Among companies presenting farrowing and gestating equipment is also AKO Funki.
Not all Danish international pig companies are in Fredericia. Some of them decided to skip the show as they are on the Agromek board - the country's major livestock show usually held in Herning. Vengsystem however, is present!
Hamlet Protein has a busy week as it is opening a new production plant this week in Ohio, US as well, apart from being present on the NutriFair.
And when visitors are tired of livestock or pigs - well, then there's always football.