April 27, 2017

Feed to food safety to be of focus at Livestock Taiwan Expo & Forum

Press release

Livestock Taiwan Expo & Forum (Livestock Taiwan), organised by UBM Asia Ltd., Taiwan Branch and co-organised by Taiwan Council of Agriculture, is the only premier B2B trading platform for livestock industry in Taiwan. The event will take place from September 28-30, 2017 at Nangang Exhibition Center in Taipei.

Livestock Taiwan is positioned to be a one-stop, comprehensive, international B2B trade show which will showcase innovative, eco-friendly and sustainable livestock technology to help raise industry production yield, enhance international cooperation and penetrate overseas markets.

Healthy eating has gained popularity over the years, and more consumers are aware of the side effects of antibiotics these days. This combination accelerates the research on replacement of chemical antibiotics and invention of natural feed additives. Studies also show that feed additives with plant extract ingredients, herbal medicine or organic antibiotics work as effectively as those with chemical compounds and have fewer side effects to livestock, and are therefore safer to use. Livestock Taiwan will present a variety of healthy and safe antibiotic-free feeds and feed additives.

Life Rainbow Biotech will debut "Easy-immune", an organic replacement of traditional chemical antibiotics at the Expo. "Easy-immune" can be mass produced by using cordyceps militaris solid state fermentation technology. The same technology is also the solution to the unstable supply of herbal medicine, the high production costs and residues of heavy metals and pesticides. Cordyceps militaris is rich in cordycepin, a proven component that disturbs virus replication. Together with its various polysaccharides, the product is effective for post-disease care and immune enhancement in swine, poultry and fisheries. Life Rainbow Biotech is also the first Taiwanese company to utilise cordyceps fermentation technology to chelate organic chrome to improve livestock immunity, reduce stress as well as raise product quality and percentage of lean meat.

Mr. Yang, general manager of Life Rainbow Biotech, says, "We will showcase a series of plant and mushroom extract feed additives to advocate the importance of healthy livestock cultivation environment, change farmers' attitude towards usage of medicine to control disease, and improve livestock cultivation technology. In the end, we hope all consumers would have access to healthy and safe livestock products."

Taiwan is famous for its advanced agriculture, livestock and aquaculture technologies. Livestock Taiwan will be held concurrently with Asia Agri-Tech Technology and Aquaculture Taiwan. Besides the support from the Taiwan Council of Agriculture, members of the Taiwan Environmental Manufacturers Association, Taiwan Drinking Water Equipment Association, Taiwan Agriculture Machinery Manufacturers Association and Taiwan Veterinary Medicine & Health Industry Association will also participate in Livestock Taiwan.