A technician takes a sample of serum from chicken blood to run a test, which will show if the animal had been in contact with birds carrying avian influenza or bird flu, in the laboratory of the IDAC (Departmental Institute of Analysis and Consultants) in Nantes, western France October 14, 2005. [Europe's multi-billion-euro poultry industry is braced for heavy losses should bird flu take hold across the region, hitting export markets and dampening consumer demand at home, industry officials said on Friday.]