US EditionWhat is lumpy skin disease for cattle and why are French farmers angry?
France’s expanded cattle vaccinations target up to 1 million animals as farmers protest culls and a trade deal they say threatens livelihoods, affecting 16 million cattle nationwide.
- On Monday, Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard defended planned mass cattle culls and vaccines after French vets slaughtered a herd of more than 200 cows on Friday, sparking protests by agricultural workers.
- Since nodular dermatitis appeared in June, the state has killed affected herds and vaccinated cattle within a 50-kilometre radius, broadening inoculations last week to 1 million head in Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie.
- On the ground, protesters used theatrical roadblocks, grilling sausages by hay bales shaped like a cow and holding signs reading 'Stop the slaughter,' to oppose measures affecting herds near Bordeaux and Toulouse.
- Farmers vowed to continue protests, calling the policy excessive, while Police used teargas in Les Bordes-sur-Arize and some farmers plan a tractor convoy to Brussels on Thursday.
- Economic stakes are high given France's 2024 live-cattle exports, with nearly 1.3 million young cattle worth over one billion euros fueling farmers' concerns over the Mercosur trade deal.
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French minister urges angry farmers to trust cow culls, vaccines
France's agriculture minister Monday defended planned mass cattle culls and vaccines to control an infectious bovine disease, after farmers vowed no let-up in their protests against what they view as excessive slaughtering.
What is lumpy skin disease for cattle and why are French farmers angry?
French farmers are protesting against government measures, including the culling of entire cattle herds, aimed at containing an outbreak of lumpy skin disease among livestock in France and other parts of Europe.
EXPLAINED: Why French farmers are protesting cattle culls
French farmers have stepped up their protests - including roadblocks and spraying government buildings with manure - over cattle culls. Here's a look at the increasingly bitter dispute over measures to contain Lumpy Skin Disease.
Protests against the culling of entire cattle herds, intended to prevent the spread of a highly contagious viral disease, continue. More than 200 members of parliament and mayors demonstrated on Monday in the southwestern French city of Foix.
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