France, Dec. 14 -- The farm unionCoordination Ruralehas vowed to maintain the blockades until authorities halt the slaughter of entire herds where cases of the disease have been detected.

"This is a challenge we will take up with farmers: to vaccinate one million head of cattle as quickly as possible because that is the way to fight the disease, and this vaccination is crucial," Genevard told Europe 1 radio. "I will go there tomorrow, as I did in Savoie, Haute-Savoie and the Jura, to attend the start of the vaccination campaign. It is a path of hope to avoid the culling of herds," she added.

According to Vinci Autoroutes, traffic in the south-west remains heavily disrupted between Toulouse and Bayonne. The A64 motorway is partially clos...