"We're here to try and defend our herds", explains Pierre-Jean Duchêne, as he stands in front of his cows. The French farmer from Savoie, who had two cases of lumpy skin disease, is blocking access to his farm to prevent the government from euthanising his animals. A few kilometres away, two farmers finally agreed to euthanise their herd after discovering that the disease had spread. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES