BIENEN Co., Ltd. hosted its first international technical seminar at the 2026 Tainan Livestock Expo this afternoon (May 6) at 14:30 in the Main Conference Hall. Dr. Christian Lückstädt, Technical Director of the Feed Division at ADDCON GmbH (Germany), delivered a keynote on "Safeguarding Gut Health: Functional Fatty Acids as Strategic Additives in Antibiotic-Reduction Programs." The session drew a full house of industry professionals.
Dr. Lückstädt, an internationally recognized authority with years of dedicated research on feed acidifiers for monogastric animals, emphasized in his presentation that since the ban on antibiotic growth promoters in feed, establishing and maintaining a healthy gut environment has become the cornerstone of modern dietary formulation. He highlighted the latest research findings on combinations of odd-chain medium-chain fatty acids with macromolecular compounds, demonstrating their effects on post-weaning piglet health and growth performance, with particular focus on their efficacy against Gram-positive bacteria and viruses.
Dr. Lückstädt stressed that strategic supplementation of such functional ingredients not only sustains piglet gut health but also mitigates zoonotic pathogen risks at the source, making them a critical component of farm biosecurity and antibiotic-reduction strategies.
BIENEN concurrently introduced its pwrPlanz EMC product on site as a practical application of this technical concept, drawing strong interest from attendees. The post-presentation Q&A was particularly animated, with many livestock producers engaging the speaker on real-world implementation.
BIENEN Co., Ltd. hosted its first international technical seminar at the 2026 Tainan Livestock Expo this afternoon (May 6) at 14:30 in the Main Conference Hall. Dr. Christian Lückstädt, Technical Director of the Feed Division at ADDCON GmbH (Germany), delivered a keynote on "Safeguarding Gut Health: Functional Fatty Acids as Strategic Additives in Antibiotic-Reduction Programs." The session drew a full house of industry professionals.
Dr. Lückstädt, an internationally recognized authority with years of dedicated research on feed acidifiers for monogastric animals, emphasized in his presentation that since the ban on antibiotic growth promoters in feed, establishing and maintaining a healthy gut environment has become the cornerstone of modern dietary formulation. He highlighted the latest research findings on combinations of odd-chain medium-chain fatty acids with macromolecular compounds, demonstrating their effects on post-weaning piglet health and growth performance, with particular focus on their efficacy against Gram-positive bacteria and viruses.
Dr. Lückstädt stressed that strategic supplementation of such functional ingredients not only sustains piglet gut health but also mitigates zoonotic pathogen risks at the source, making them a critical component of farm biosecurity and antibiotic-reduction strategies.
BIENEN concurrently introduced its pwrPlanz EMC product on site as a practical application of this technical concept, drawing strong interest from attendees. The post-presentation Q&A was particularly animated, with many livestock producers engaging the speaker on real-world implementation.