Some people may find some scenes in this film disturbing. Lead poisoning in cattle, symptoms, prevention and causes Scenes of farmer and cows in a farmyard. Dead calf in a stable. Vet performing a post mortem on the calf in laboratory. Removal of sections of liver and kidney for analysis. Vet analysing samples. Vet pulls up in car into farmyard and is met by farmer. Vet takes blood and faeces samples from calf in a stable. Scene of laboratory checking for lead poisoning. Test tubes showing lead poisoning. Farmer and vet enters stable to try and treat calf, which is not always successful. Vet leaves farm. Prevention is better than cure. Workmen are seen mending a gutter and painting farmyard gates. Cows examining rubbish in farmyard, as they are curious animals. Calves in stables are bored. Hazards of lead painted door and whitewashed walls are shown. Gutter mending is potential hazardous because of white and red lead and the oxides contained. Paint is dangerous as it contains carbonates. A workman throws pot of paint over gate and is told to retrieve it by the farmer. Rubbish heap near farmyard is examined and old paint pots, wood, painted lino, car and tractor batteries are removed. Calves in stable, with an ill calf shown, symptoms outlined. Rubbish clearing and correct use of non-lead paint. Scenes of healthy cows in a field. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
