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SHOTLIST : 1. Porters carrying cages of chickens on their heads 2. Zoom out from chickens in cages strapped to bicycle to wide of poultry market 3. People holding chickens 4. Lorry full of chicken cages waiting to be transported 5. Wide of the bustling market 6. Close up of two chickens 7. Wide of cages with traders standing next to them 8. SOUNDBITE (Hindi) Haji Jameel Ahmed, poultry trader: "The government has made some arrangements like veterinarians (to examine the chickens). Whatever poultry enters or leaves the market is checked. The vets duly issue certificates." 9. Veterinarian checking bird in the market 10. Close of the bird being taken out of cage and inspected 11. Wide of veterinarian examining a bird 12. SOUNDBITE (Hindi) Vijendra Kataria, poultry farmer: "Prices have crashed because of the bird flu. A bird usually going for 70 to 80 rupees (between 1.60 to 1.80 US dollars) is now going for 20 rupees (0.45 US dollars). There is a loss of 50 rupees (1.13 US dollars) on each bird to the farmer. The situation has come to such a head that farmers have even contemplated suicide. Such is the scale of the losses. It has broken our backs. We might even die of hunger." 13. Cages being carried away by porters 14. Close up of chickens flapping wings 15. SOUNDBITE (Hindi) Mohammed Umar Pappay, poultry trader: "The decision of the government of India to stop the consumption of poultry and poultry products in the army, the railways and Parliament has been a major factor in the price of chicken having crashed to 10 rupees (0.23 US dollars) per kilogram. This will lead to the end of the industry." 16. Various of man wearing mask counting money 17. Low angle shot of the ground covered with feathers 18. Wide of birds circling in the sky STORYLINE : Amid fears and mixed messages from the Indian government, poultry sales dropped across the country on Wednesday as health officials in western India expanded a massive slaughter of chickens to contain the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus. Chicken traders have been left without customers, as restaurants and airlines dropped poultry from their menus. With domestic consumption of chicken coming to a near-standstill, members of the poultry industry said their losses could mount to 20 (b) billion Rupees (455 (m) million US dollars) in the coming days. The biggest wholesale poultry market in North India was reeling under the impact of the bird flu scare as prices plummeted and buyers stayed away. Medical teams have begun certification of chickens imported from other states even though there have been no bird flu cases reported in New Delhi. But poultry traders and farmers at the Gazipur market on the outskirts of the Indian capital said their livelihood was under serious threat as sales continued to drop and losses mounted. "The situation has come to such a head that farmers have even contemplated suicide. Such is the scale of the losses. It has broken our backs. We might even die of hunger," said poultry farmer Vijendra Kataria. They said the price of chicken dropped by more than 70 percent. Top health officials ate chicken at a news conference in New Delhi, as they tried to reassure people that properly cooked chicken and eggs were safe. However, even as officials struggled to reassure the public, the army, state-owned Indian Airlines and Indian railways took chicken, an Indian staple, and eggs off their menus. Parliament too stopped serving chicken in its cafeteria, media reports said. Poultry trader Mohammed Umar Pappay feared the recent developments would lead to the end of the industry. However, authorities continued killing chickens Wednesday, widening the culling area to a 10-kilometre radius of the outbreak. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/520580598d61f604b7d7bde3ee83702a Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork