ISSUE FOCUS 36 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE October 2025 solutions designed to promote a safe and nutritionally balanced diet that not only meets the animal’s requirements, but also increases bird resilience. Lauric acid-based products such as FRA® C12 have enormous potential to enhance poultry resilience towards pathogens. In addition, nutritional solutions that include a combination of short- and medium chain fatty acids (such as FRA® Gut Protect, FRA® Butyrin Hybrid), precision targeted butyrate (Adimix®) and selenium (Selisseo®) have been shown to support immunity from within. While feed additives cannot cure disease, they can significantly enhance resilience, support immune balance and ultimately contribute to better health and performance outcomes in poultry. Furthermore, these nutritional solutions reduce dependency on pharmaceuticals, minimise resistance issues and environmental impact. References 1. M. De Gussem, A. Dedeurwaerder, I. Christiaens, E.P.C.W. Damen, O. Dansen. Applied Research Note: Alpha-monolaurin stimulates the antibody response elicited upon infectious bronchitis vaccination of broilers. Journal of Applied Poultry Research, Volume 30, Issue 2, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japr.2021.100153 2. Lieberman, Shari & Enig, Mary & Preuss, Harry. (2006). A Review of Monolaurin and Lauric Acid: Natural Virucidal and Bactericidal Agents. Alternative and Complementary Therapies. 12. 310-314. https:// doi.org/10.1089/act.2006.12.310 3. Amine Mellouk, Virginie Michel, Olga Lemâle, Tim Goossens & Jessika Consuegra. Glycerides of lauric acid supplementation in the chicken diet enhances the humoral and cellular immune response to infectious bronchitis virus. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, Volume 274, 2024, https://doi. org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2024.110802 4. Zhiyuan Xia, Guoxin Gong, Ronghui Huang, Tim Goossens, Olga Lemâle, Denise Cardoso, Barbara Mallmann, Ling Zhao, Jintao Wei & Jiang Deng. Butyric acid-based products, alone or in combination with hydroxy-selenomethionine, improve performance of laying hens in post-peak period by modulating their antioxidant, metabolic and immune status. Poultry Science 2025 Apr;104(4):104840. https://doi.org/10.1016/j. psj.2025.104840 About Dr. Tim Goossens After studying Biotechnology at Ghent University (Belgium), Dr. Tim Goossens subsequently worked as an academic researcher in the Laboratory of Molecular Biotechnology at the University of Antwerp. He then moved to the KU Leuven (Belgium), where he took up a doctoral project on neurodevelopment in the Laboratory of Developmental Genetics. After obtaining his Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences in 2010, he joined Nutriad to work as an R&D Engineer. Four years later, he became Business Development Manager of Digestive Performance, a product range dedicated to gut health and animal performance in production animals. Since 2019, he has been the Global Scientific & Technical Manager at Adisseo, providing scientific support to the Health by Nutrition portfolio. This product category includes probiotics, short- and medium-chain fatty-based additives, and other products related to animal gut health. About Ir. Olga Lemâle Obtaining a Master’s degree in animal sciences, with specialization in animal nutrition at Wageningen University (the Netherlands) Dr. Olga Lemâle joined FRAmelco, as head of R&D in 2015. In 2023, she became Global Scientific & Technical Manager at Adisseo, providing support to the Health by Nutrition portfolio. This product category includes probiotics, short- and medium-chain fatty-based additives, and other products related to animal health and performance. About Dr. Amine Mellouk Having been the Global Technical & Science Support Manager in Immunology at Adisseo S.A.S. France since September 2021, Dr. Amine Mellouk’s research focuses on developing and valorizing nutritional strategies to enhance swine resilience against viral and bacterial pathogens. Prior to joining Adisseo, Dr. Mellouk held postdoctoral positions at INSERM–Paris Saclay University and SATT Paris-Saclay, where he contributed to immunological research in autoimmune diseases and drug discovery. His doctoral research at Paris-Sud University explored T cell homeostasis role in systemic autoimmunity.
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