"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. Farmers in south-west France have been staging roadblocks over the weekend and into Monday in a stand-off over containment measures for the contagious cattle illness Lumpy Skin Disease."
"The French government's containment strategy has been a three-pronged approach of halting cattle movement, vaccination and culls. This involves the slaughter of affected herds, restrictions on the movement of cattle within an infection zone and emergency vaccination within a 50-kilometre radius around outbreak sites. According to the agriculture ministry, an additional one million cattle will now be vaccinated across eight south-western departments designated as regulated zones, on top of the million already treated, at a cost of 20 million."
Farmers in south-west France have staged roadblocks and sprayed government buildings with manure in protest against cattle culls aimed at containing Lumpy Skin Disease. Lumpy Skin Disease is a viral illness affecting cattle, spread by biting insects such as flies and mosquitoes, first reported in France in June in Alpine areas. Italy and Spain have also reported outbreaks and are using culls combined with vaccination. The French containment strategy halts cattle movement, carries out culls of affected herds and mandates emergency vaccination within 50 kilometres of outbreak sites. An additional one million cattle in eight south-western departments will be vaccinated at a cost of 20 million. Compensation starts at 2,000 per culled cow, with state aid available to cover further losses.
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