(1) Watering arrangements on route shall be made and sufficient quantities of water shall be carried for emergency.
(2) Sufficient feed and fodder with adequate reserve shall be carried to last during the journey.
(3) Adequate ventilation shall be ensured.
55. When cattle is to be transported by rail.
(a) An ordinary goods wagon shall carry not more than ten adult cattle or fifteen calves on broad gauge, not more than six adult cattle or ten calves on metre guage, or not more than four adult cattle or six calves http://www.pdf.gen.in on narrow gauge.
(b) every wagon carrying cattle shall have at least one attendant.
(c) cattle shall be loaded parallel to the rails, facing each other.
(d) rations for padding, such as straw, shall be placed on the floor to avoid injury if a cattle lies down and this shall not be less than 6 cms thick.
(e) rations for the journey shall be carried in the middle of the wagon.
(f) to provide adequate ventilation, upper door of one side of the wagon shall be kept open properly fixed and the upper door of the wagon shall have wire gauge closely welded mesh arrangements to prevent burning cinders from the engines entering the wagon and leading to fire outbreak.
(g) cattle wagons should be attached in the middle of the train.
(h) cooking shall not be allowed in the wagons nor hurricane lamps without chimneys.
(i) two breast bars shall be provided on each side of the wagon, one at height of 60 to 80 cm and the other at 100 to 110 cm.
(j) Cattle-in-milk shall be milked at least twice a day and the calves shall be given sufficient quantity of milk to drink.
(k) As far as possible, cattle may be moved during the nights only.
(1) during day time, if possible, they should be unloaded, fed, given water and rested and if in milk, milking shall be carried out.
56. When cattle are to be transported by goods vehicle the following precautions are to be taken namely
(a) Specially fitted goods vehicles with a special type of tail board and padding around the sides should be used.
(b) Ordinary goods vehicles shall be provided with anti-slipping material, such as coir matting or wooden baord on the floor and the superstructure, if low, should be raised.
(c) no goods vehicle shall carry more than six cattle.
(d) each goods vehicle shall be provided with one attendant.
(e) while transporting, the cattle, the goods vehicle shall not be loaded with any other merchandise; and
(f) to prevent cattle being frightened or injured, they should preferably, face the engine.
CHAPTER V Transport of Equines
57. Rules 57 to 63 shall apply to the transport by rail, road or sea or horses, mules and donkeys (hereinafter-in these rules referred to as 'equines') 5 8. (a) A valid certificate by a qualified veterinary surgeon to the effect that the equines are in a fit condition to travel by rail; road or sea and are not suffering from any infectious or contagious disease or diseases shall accompany each consignment.
(b)In the absence of such a certificate, the carrier shall refuse to accept the consignment for transport.
(c)The certificates shall be in a form specified in Schedule - 1.