Vaccination of all cattle to be finished next week: COA Staff writer, with CNA All cattle in the nation are to be vaccinated against lumpy skin disease by next week, the Council of Agriculture (COA) said on Monday. Eight beef cattle infected with the disease were discovered on a farm in New Taipei City’s Linkou District (林口) on Thursday — a first for Taiwan proper. Council minister Chen Chi-chung (陳吉仲) at the time said that the disease likely spread from Kinmen County or China. Health workers examine cattle on a farm in Chiayi County on Saturday. Photo: Tsai Tsung-hsun, Taipei Times To prevent further transmission, the council began vaccinating all cattle in Taiwan, and as of Sunday, all cattle raised in areas north of Miaoli County had been inoculated, council Deputy Minister Huang Chin-cheng (黃金城) said on Monday.