00:00A hundred farmers spent the night outside this cattle farm, which is under threat of a cull.
00:08One cow in a herd of 80 is suspected of carrying lumpy skin disease.
00:14They came to show their support while awaiting the test results.
00:18No one is ever prepared to go through something like this.
00:22Yeah, you're never ready. It's not human.
00:24Police are already on site. If the test comes back positive, the entire herd will be slaughtered.
00:31That's the current procedure.
00:33A policy that farmers are rejecting and protests are spreading across France.
00:39In the south of the country, roads are blocked and traffic is disrupted.
00:44In Nantes, in the west, farmers have piled up bales of straw to show their anger.
00:50This is a warning. We're here. We're mobilized. And if this continues, we'll take stronger action.
00:57This Monday, the Minister of Agriculture officially launched a large-scale vaccination campaign targeting one million animals.
01:07This is a considerable logistical challenge. We will have sufficient doses. I've ordered one million, which will arrive shortly, so that we can vaccinate as quickly as possible.
01:24But for many farmers, it is already too late.
01:28We're already two months behind. We don't have enough doses and not enough vets to move faster.
01:36Since the end of June, lumpy skin disease has affected 75 farms across 11 French departments.
01:44And this crisis comes on top of other concerns.
01:47Farmers are also protesting against the Mercosur trade deal the EU hopes to finalize by the end of the year.
01:55They fear cheaper South American imports could further undermine European producers.
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