Overview
- The Léran herd of 113 bovines, vaccinated on December 18, was euthanized on January 2 under the state protocol that mandates total culling after any confirmed case.
- The Agriculture Ministry counts 116 outbreaks nationwide since June 2025, with Ariège meeting EU vaccination thresholds as protection is only expected from roughly 21 days post-injection.
- A new focus in the Couserans (Bellongue valley) involves an isolated lot of about 25 animals; authorities plan to cull that group on Monday, according to local sources and the Confédération paysanne.
- Protests escalated across Occitanie, including overnight actions at prefectures and a symbolic march in Toulouse where farmers carried 106 crosses for cows already killed in Haute-Garonne, while roadblocks persisted on the A64 and A75.
- Officials maintain a three-pillar strategy of culling, vaccination and movement limits, as the prefect defends total herd euthanasia and the government signals announcements from Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard and union talks in the coming days.