All of us will have to start again from scratch, and I don’t know how many of us will survive. Most farmers cannot believe the news and are hoping the lab tests confirming bird flu...

This is totally inadequate. This should be treated as a national calamity, like an earthquake, and the government should act in the same way.

It’s like a war – they come in completely covered with masks and goggles and check if the carcasses are disposed properly.

It’s like a war — they come in completely covered with masks and goggles and check if the carcasses are disposed properly.

It’s like a war they come in completely covered with masks and goggles and check if the carcasses are disposed properly.

It’s like a war _ they come in completely covered with masks and goggles and check if the carcasses are disposed properly.

Most farmers still can’t believe the news and are hoping the lab tests confirming bird flu are wrong.

It is a question of livelihood for 5,000 families. We are all jobless.

We are looking at a very difficult future. All of us will have to start again from scratch, and I don’t know how many of us will survive.