Annie Genevard defended the government animal health strategy on national television while protests over government-ordered culls and expanded vaccination programs escalate across south-west France, with roadblocks and manure sprayed on public buildings.The Ministry of Agriculture says 111 outbreaks of Lumpy Skin Disease were detected between late June and early December, it plans to vaccinate an additional one million cattle at an estimated cost of €20 million, and Genevard has left open the possibility of changing the systematic culling protocol while awaiting scientific advice.