Show mature dairy animals are needlessly killed A larger number of mature annl mals at the government dairy experiment farm Beltz beltsville beltzville ville md bid have died from the effects of swallowing nalla nails wire or similar material than from any other one cause according cording ni to the he bureau of dairy industry united states department of agriculture autopsies made at this station shi showed wed that out of a total of 26 deaths over a period of years 31 32 were due to swallowing foreign objects the most common of which wits was a sharp pointed piece of wire two or three indies long such material collects in that part of the stomach known as the honey comb or some of the pointed objects may pass through the stomach wall and pierce the heart or other vital organ with fatal results great care should therefore be exercised in ann efing and disposing of such materials its as baling wire nails and rusted out fencing fencl ng |