Overview
- Organizers said bovine breeds will not take part in the Concours Général Agricole, with a small, symbolic presence of cattle still under review and a final decision due mid‑January.
- Disease restrictions block movements from regulated areas, while shipments from disease‑free or vaccinated zones meeting EU thresholds remain possible, such as Savoie.
- The agriculture ministry reports 558,022 cattle vaccinated in the South‑West as of January 5, equal to 77.3% of the targeted herd toward a roughly 750,000‑head goal.
- Regulatory vaccination thresholds have been reached in Ariège and Pyrénées‑Orientales, facilitating future movement permissions under EU rules.
- National tallies list just four new clusters since December 14 and differ slightly on totals (116 or 117), with recent cases in Ariège including the culling of 113 cows.