Geitenbelang was founded in 2008 as a collaboration between goat farmer Edwin van der Pas and the Frank van Rijn forge. They developed a revolutionary system for feeding concentrates to dairy goats. Existing systems were not adequate: according to Edwin van der Pas, the one caused too much commotion in the barn, and the other took up too much space. In addition, the animal identification left a lot to be desired, since the systems just simply not accurate enough. There is quite a lot of expensive concentrate that is fed in goat dairy farming and so you want to end up with the right amount, to the right goat. In the meantime, Edwin van der Pas is barely involved with the system that bears his name: the VanderPas feeding system.

 The name Geitenbelang fully covers the meaning of the business. The business has developed a feeding system based on the needs of the goat and its keeper, the goat farmer. The goat should feel comfortable in the system, no compulsion or being driven by fear. No, freely accessible, without forced routing. Goats of all types are given the opportunity to eat their food 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The result is a healthy, active goat that produces optimal milk.

 But peace in the stable is also the result of feed being available for the goats all day long. Now the importance of the goat farmer comes into play. When the goat feels good, she wants to give a lot of milk. The farmer likes to see this financial benefit. In addition, the feeding system takes a lot of work off your hands, and the farmer receives a wealth of information, in the form of key figures, attention lists, etc.

The Geitenbelang VanderPas feeding system was the first product from the Geitenbelang “incubator”. In addition, now there is also the Geitenbelang CombiFort feeding system: There is even individual and automatic feeding! What's more, the feeding system can be placed in several places in the barn (pots). And there is a custom solution for every farm size!

 Individual feeding is not a big step if it is accompanied by a simple and clear feeding program: A number of years ago, Voermaat was developed for this. This is a standard part of the VanderPas and CombiFort feeding system. It communicates with your management program on a daily basis.

 Now that we know more and more about each individual goat (data), you will also want to do something with this data. The Geitenbelang SnelSelect selection box is an example of managing goat data...

 The next project is already in the works. As soon as we know more about it, you will of course read it on this website!

 You may notice, Geitenbelang is an indispensable part of the goat sector. We hope that by reading the information on our site you will also become convinced of the added value of Geitenbelang products for your farm.