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In 1938 H. Wilhelm Schaumann finds a way of extracting vitamin concentrates from cod liver oil and fish oil for use in agriculture. At that time farmers lacked high quality feed for their animals and fishery by-products were in plentiful supply. The young entrepreneur is successful.
In the coming decades, the company can look back on a remarkable milestones in its development.
Wilhelm Schaumann develops the innovative company concept:
Home-produced feedingstuffs supplemented with SCHAUMANN-products.
1938
1948
The company acquires the Huelsenberg estate and turns it into an experimental station. At that time universities had insufficient animal housing capacity and animal numbers to make available for field trials. SCHAUMANN is now able to link together production and research and success follows quickly.
1950
1953
1959
SCHAUMANN achieves substantial increases in milk yield by introducing the first cubicle shed for cows and crossing Holstein-Friesians with German Friesians (Schwarzbunte). In the years to follow SCHAUMANN participates in the development of caesarean delivery of SPF piglets and artificial insemination to establish the Huelsenberg Breeding Pig programme. The “Huelsenberger Gespraeche”, an interdisciplinary scientific workshop on progress in livestock production, is held for the first time. The H. Wilhelm Schaumann Foundation is established. Farmers will now recognize the SCHAUMANN colors and the SCHAUMANN-Logo. With „Erfolg im Stall“, SCHAUMANNS inhouse customer magazine, customers will get current information at regular intervals.
1961
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1979
Technological improvements accelerate progress:
Structures in counseling and research are improved. With the development of the PC supported expert advice and the establishment of an own research company SCHAUMANN starts into the new millennium.
1984
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2009
Topics such as resource conservation and sustainability get more and more importance - microeconomic and globally. With the establishment of the new Holdings ENBYCON and BIOTIC SCIENCE, the group manifests its activities in terms of renewable energy and biotechnology.
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