"Not only is it a financial loss, but above all it's the loss of all our work over many, many years", explains Pierre-Jean Duchêne, a breeder at Entrelacs in Savoie, following the discovery of a case of lumpy skin disease (DNC) in his herd at GAEC Duchêne. Neighbours and trade unionists have appealed to prevent the state from proceeding with the culling of the herd. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES