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         Think Grain Think Feed - Volume 11 | Issue 12 | Oct 2025
 CLFMA of India Deepens



        Surge of Bird Flu Outbreaks as
 Engagement with the U.S.




 included:  Countries Tighten Controls
 ·   Strengthening of existing
 MoUs between CLFMA
        Europe is confronting an   and plans to cull around
 and the State of Iowa
        early and aggressive      161,000 chickens at an
 (2024) and the
        resurgence of highly      affected farm, government
 Maharashtra–Iowa Sister-
        pathogenic avian influenza   officials confirmed.
 State Agreement (August
        (HPAI), commonly known as   Elsewhere in Europe, Slovakia
 2025) to promote
        bird flu, prompting several   has reported an outbreak of
 agricultural innovation
        nations to reimpose strict   H5N1 at a poultry farm,
 and knowledge exchange.
        biosecurity measures to   underscoring how rapidly the
 ·   Identification of   contain the spread. Belgium,   virus is spreading across the
 collaborative projects in   France, and the Netherlands   continent. The WOAH
 sorghum-based feed
        have all ordered poultry to   described this current wave
 development, feed   be kept indoors after new
 The Compound Livestock   Grains Council. Discussions   as “unusually early,” warning
 efficiency benchmarking,   outbreaks of the H5N1 strain   that the scale and speed of
 Feed Manufacturers   covered sustainable feed
 and dairy nutrition   were confirmed in multiple           countries to maintain strict
 Association (CLFMA) of India   production, grain quality   infections are greater than
 enhancement.  regions, according to reports                vigilance.
 successfully concluded a   standards, and sorghum's   those seen in the same
 ·   Exploration of training   from the World Organisation   period last year.  Beyond Europe, Japan has
 week-long delegation visit to  potential in Poultry and
 and exchange programs   for Animal Health (WOAH)           also reported a fresh
 the United States, aimed at   Livestock diets.  The bird flu virus is primarily
 for Indian feed   and European news                        outbreak of avian influenza
 strengthening bilateral   CLFMA Delegation Field   spread by migratory wild
 technologists,   agencies.                                 on an egg farm in Shiraoi,
 cooperation in agriculture,   visits across Amarillo, Texas,   birds but can devastate
 nutritionists, and farmers   Belgium's Federal Agency for   located on Hokkaido Island.
 livestock feed, and dairy   and Iowa offered the   domestic poultry
 to learn from U.S. best   the Safety of the Food Chain     According to WOAH, the
 production. Invited by the   delegation firsthand   populations once introduced.
 practices.  announced that from                            virus killed 46 birds before
 U.S. Grains Council, the   exposure to modern   Since 2021, successive waves
 ·   Initiation of dialogue on   Thursday, October 23, all   authorities culled the
 delegation was led by Mr.   cultivation, feed processing,   of the disease have forced
 joint research and   poultry must be confined              remaining flock.
 Divya Kumar Gulati,   and integrated dairy   European authorities to cull
 sustainability   indoors after an outbreak on              European authorities have
 Chairman, CLFMA of India,   operations. CLFMA team   hundreds of millions of birds,
 partnerships between   a turkey farm near                  responded by tightening
 and included key office   visited farms, feed mills,   disrupting the poultry
 Indian feed industry   Diksmuide in the north of           surveillance, expanding
 bearers and industry   ethanol plants, and seed   industry, straining food   testing in high-risk zones,
 members and U.S.   the country. The virus killed
 representatives.  processing units—gaining   supplies, and driving up   and advising farmers to
 institutions.  319 birds, and authorities   prices of eggs and poultry
 The delegation visit focused   insights into mechanization,   strengthen hygiene and limit
 The delegation comprised   culled the remaining 67,000   products.
 on studying advanced   traceability, and supply chain      contact between wild and
 senior CLFMA office bearers   to prevent further spread,
 sorghum, corn, and dairy   efficiency. In Iowa, meetings   Although the risk of   domestic birds.
 including CLFMA Chairman   WOAH said in a statement.  transmission to humans
 farming practices, and   with the Governor and             With colder months
 Mr. Divya Kumar Gulati, Dy.   Neighboring France has   remains very low, experts
 engaging with U.S.   Agriculture Secretary of              approaching, experts warn
 Chairmen Viz. Mr. Abhay   raised its national alert level   from the European Centre for
 policymakers, industry   Iowa, along with                  that Europe could face its
 Shah, Mr. Abhay Parnekar,   to “high” following the   Disease Prevention and
 leaders, and farmers.   representatives from the           most challenging bird flu
 Mr. Naveen Pasuparthy, Mr.   detection of several cases in   Control (ECDC) caution that
 Beginning in San Antonio,   Iowa Corn Growers              season in years. While
 Sumeet Surekha, CLFMA   both farm and backyard   the virus's persistence in
 Texas, the delegation   Association, focused on            human infections remain
 Hon. Secretary Mr. Nissar F.   flocks. This move mandates   animal populations increases
 participated in technical   policy collaboration,          rare, the economic and
 Mohammed, CLFMA   the indoor confinement of   the possibility of mutations
 sessions conducted by the   technology transfer, and       animal health toll is already
 Treasurer Mr. R. Ramkutty,   poultry and intensifies   that could enhance
 United Sorghum Checkoff   opportunities for joint          mounting — reinforcing that
 CLFMA President – East Zone   monitoring along migratory   transmissibility. “Every new
 Program, Kansas State   research in feed and dairy         early containment and
 Mr. Sameer Chotai & CLFMA   bird routes. The Netherlands   infection is a chance for the
 University, Clemson   sectors.                             robust monitoring are
 Immediate Past Chairman Mr.   has also detected new cases   virus to adapt,” said one   essential to curbing the
 University, and the U.S.   Key outcomes of the visit   ECDC spokesperson, urging
 Suresh Deora.  in its central-eastern region               disease spread.
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