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France to Vaccinate Nearly 1 Million More Cattle as Farmer Blockades Spread Over Herd Culls

Under EU animal‑health rules, authorities ordered the Ariège farm’s 207 bovines euthanized under police protection.

Overview

  • The agriculture minister said nearly one million additional bovines will be vaccinated in the South‑West, on top of roughly one million already immunized since July.
  • Mandatory vaccination zones were expanded to Aude, Haute‑Garonne, Gers, Pyrénées‑Atlantiques and Landes, with cattle movements out of these areas limited to slaughter.
  • Farmer actions multiplied nationwide, with the Interior Ministry counting 43 operations and about 2,000 participants, including prolonged closures on the A64 and other roads.
  • Authorities report about 110 outbreaks identified to date across several departments, with most earlier clusters declared resolved.
  • Unions are split as the Confédération paysanne and Coordination rurale seek broader vaccination and selective culls, while FNSEA and Jeunes Agriculteurs back full depopulation to protect trade; the Occitanie region announced €300,000 in emergency aid.