The Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals – Transport of Cattle is guide for people who are involved with transporting cattle. Its purpose is to provide guidelines for the considerate treatment of cattle so that transport stress and injury are minimised at all stages during the process of transportation.

The Code includes sections on:

• Minimising stress
• Pre-transport preparation of cattle
• Loading
• Transport design
• Loading density during transport
• Travel
• Unloading
• Emergency euthanasia of cattle.