Founded in the late 80s, the company from Jutland, Denmark, has developed a range of animal bedding, based on 100% rapeseed straw, with added zeolite, which offers a number of advantages over other market products, including being non-toxic and non-allergenic, and produced with respect to the climate. All their production is free of genetically modified organisms (GMO-free) and their products are approved by leading Danish pig breeding associations.
Their product range is adapted to different animals, and they have special ranges for each of:
- Pigs
- Poultry
- Cows and calves
- Horses, sheep and goats
The company has also recently developed and launched special feed for pigs, offering a different amino acid profile and designed to prevent stomach ulcers in young pigs. The product was developed in close cooperation with the Danish Pig Research Centre and was awarded a two-star prize from the Agromek Trade Fair in 2021.
The company sells their products in Denmark and Norway already, but is looking to expand to new markets and wishes to find partners in Europe in the agricultural sector, with experience of selling products to primary producers within animal husbandry, under a distribution services agreement.
Advantages & innovations
Animal bedding products:
- Their bedding products are highly absorbent, able to absorb up to 5 times their own weight, making it easier to keep the stall clean, reducing ammonia in the air and improving animal welfare.
- All products are heat treated, so safe and free from pathogens, moulds and harmful allergens or toxins.
- Their products are cost-effective, lasting longer than most bedding and therefore requiring fewer changes and reducing labour time.
- Their range is climate and CO2 friendly, and all products are certified free of genetically modified organisms (GMO-free), as well as certified by the leading Danish pig production associations.
Feed products:
- Their feed product reduces significantly the amount of ammonia in slurry, reducing incidence of stomach ulcers in pigs, and increasing animal welfare.
- Use of the feed has increased the evenness of pig growth, ensuring that there are fewer low-growth pigs in any stall, leading to improved profitability for farmers.
- Early indications suggest improved climate change characteristics, reducing ammonia production, though this is still under research.
Stage of development
DENMARK
Partner sought
The ideal partner would be a distributor with experience over several years of selling directly to primary producers in the animal husbandry sector. This would normally also include having sufficient storage capacity, and own fleet of transport.