Wout Spanjers

To realise the usage of the hygienic entrance in the right way and make it as easy as possible, it is also important to have the correct setup. The nicer and more efficiently the hygienic entrance...

Bird flu, also called avian flu or avian influenza is a very infectious disease for poultry (chickens, chicks, ducks and turkeys) and wild waterfowl. Across the world, there are many different bird...

As a tomato grower, you naturally never want to have to deal with diseases or pests in your greenhouse. Because once bacteria, mould or viruses take hold in your greenhouse, you can pretty much say...

Global GAP is the worldwide recognised standard for the agrarian sector. This standard enables producers in this sector to certify their efforts in the areas of food safety, sustainability and...

Every self-respecting agricultural entrepreneur knows how important hygiene is and that it makes a determinant contribution to the success of the business. That is why every facility has set up...

Limiting the risk of bringing in infectious germs into your shed can be done excellently with good personal hygiene. Good facilities for washing, drying and disinfecting hands in the hygienic...

People are a significant source of bringing disease into intensive livestock farming. Also, through footwear, infectious disease can come into the shed and then infect your animals. So good sole and...

Pig farming has – just as all other sectors in intensive livestock farming – taken substantial steps since 2007 to lower the usage of antibiotics. This drop may also be continued even further over...

In the past few years, the agricultural sector has made strides in the area of hygiene measures. Since the outbreak of various diseases over the past decades, good hygiene is a must to be able to run...

At the moment (summer 2020), African swine fever seems to have peaked, but the virus will always present a threat to pig farming. To keep African swine fever – and also other diseases – at bay, good...

Bird flu is and remains a continuous threat to the agricultural sector in the Netherlands. The virus can be spread by direct contact between birds, through infected materials and through the air. A...