Animal Virus Filtration / Alcet Nederland B.V.

With 300 boars in the hart of one of Germanys main pig producing areas "Besamungsstation Weser-Ems" has an important role in providing decease free sperm to numerous sow operations. As part of their bio-security program this cooperative added Clarcor filtering to one of their locations. The other locations will soon follow. 

Visitors inpecting prefilter which has been replaced after 8 months

Below pictures of a recent visit with Dutch and Belgium farmers and representatives from the industry to this nicely managed operation. 

8-1-Visit filtered Schweinebesamungsstation Weser-Ems

8-2-Belgium and Dutch visitors welcomed by manager station

8-3-Positive ventilated barn with additional exhaust fans in chimneys

8-4-Clarcor filters placed above the inlet

8-5-Clarcor filters placed above the inlet

8-6-Clarcor prefilter taken of for inspection main filter

8-7-Clarcor filters above fans that push filtered air through tubes underneath building

8-9-Door to air channel in over pressure

8-10-heating elements above where filtered air comes in

8-11-filtered air additionally is treated by UV light before entering into boar stud

8-12-filtered air additionally is treated by UV light before entering into boar stud

8-13-filtered air enters through perforated duct at ceiling

8-14-filtered air enters through perforated duct at ceiling

8-15-Schweinebesamungsstation.jpg

8-16-replaced prefilter inpected by visitors

8-17-replaced prefilter