Section 55 in The Transport Of Animals Rules, 1978
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 gauge, or not more than four adult cattle or six calves on narrow gauge;(b)every wagon carrying cattle shall have atleast 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;(l)during day time, if possible, they should be unloaded, fed, given water and rested and if in milk, milking shall be carried out.
