DRAFT UGANDA STANDARD  
  DUS 778 
Second  Edition  
2017 -mm-dd 
 
 
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DUS 778: 2017 
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Animal stock routes, check points and holding grounds  — 
Requirements  
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 Contents  Page 
Foreword  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  iv 
Introduction  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........................  v 
1 Scope  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  7 
2 Normative references  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  7 
3 Terms and definitions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  7 
4 Requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  8 
4.1 Stock routes  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........  8 
4.2 Check points  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  8 
4.3 Animal holding grounds (AHG)  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................  9 
Annex  A (normative)  Current gazetted animal stock routes in Uganda  ................................ ....................  11 
Bibliography  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  14 
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 Foreword  
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The committee responsible for this document is Technical Committee UNBS/TC 2,  Food and Agriculture, 
Subcommittee SC 12, Meat, poultry and processed product  
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 Introduction  
This Draft Uganda standard  has been developed to prov ide guidelines on stock routes , holding grounds and 
check points that  serve as  direction  to commercial transporters, producers and hobbyists in assessing their 
facilities, equipment and practices with regard to livestock transportation . The holding grounds  may serve as  
feeding and rest ing place for the animals when in transit.  
Stock Routes (SRs) facilitate the movement of animals within and between districts, and for international 
destinations . 
 
 
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 Animal stock routes, check points and holding grounds — 
Requirements  
1 Scope   
This Draft Uganda Standard specifies the guidelines and requirements for animal stock routes, animal check 
points and holding grounds for control of animal movement  for the purposes of trade, breeding, or other 
purposes other than for gr azing  within a  given  locality . 
2 Normative references   
There are no normative references in this document.  
3 Terms and definitions   
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.  
3.1 
stock route   
gazetted livestock route  for movement between production sites , marketing or  other user sites or areas and 
terminal market destinations  
3.2  
check point  
authorised stop point along a stock route where animals in transit are checked   by authorised personnel  
3.3 
holding ground  
gazetted ground or area where animals are kept for a specified period of time for the purposes of isolation, 
observation, screening , feeding, resting,  disease testing, vaccination and treatment  
3.4 
Livestock  
designated animal species; farm animals that are li kely to be kept for commercial purposes and are taken on 
to the road for the purposes of moving from one part of the farm to the other or to another destination  
3.5 
livestock unit  
designate  animal spe cies  
3.6 
transport vessel/containers  
designat ed vess el or containment for convenient transmission or transfer of stock to different destination   
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 4 Requirements  
4.1 Stock routes  
4.1.1  The stock routes shall follow existing animal trail routes, hinterland roads and some highways, the 
railways, waterways and ai r routes to connect clients with animal markets, the animal production areas, 
imports and exports.  
4.1.2  Stock routes shall be the short est, convenient  to specific destination  
4.1.3  Along stock routes there shall be check points, quarantine stations and holding grounds.   
4.1.4  International Stock Routes (ISRs) shall be extensions from the nearest National Stock Routes (NSRs) to 
the authorized exit/entry point of Uganda.  
4.1.5  The NSRs and ISRs shall be defined, gazetted, supervised, monitored and review ed by the competent 
authority (Co mmissioner) from time to time.  
4.1.6  The names of the stock routes shall be derived from the cities, municipalities, towns, trading centres,  
border points, rivers -lakes landing sites and rai lway stations being connected.  
4.1.7  Stock routes shall have sign posts for directions at appropriate points  
4.1.8  Stock routes shall avoid animal health risk areas  
4.1.9 The gazetted stock routes are given in Annex A  
4.2 Check points  
4.2.1  Permanent Check Points (CP s) shall be situ ated along major stock routes.  
4.2.2  The permanent check points shall have small holding grounds and be located on the land belonging to 
government and shall have the following requirements.  
a) land shall have well drained area of at least 2 acres of land.  
b) there shall be a double fencing with metallic posts of 8 ft with 2.5 ft under the ground fixed in concrete 
and 14 -gauge barbed wire at interval of 0.5 ft up to the top.  
c) appropriate feeding and watering facilities for animals shall be provided.  
d) shades made of durable materials for posts and roofing shall be provided to hold at least 100 livestock 
units.  
e) the shades shall be constructed in such a way  that it is possible to separate different consignments of 
animals  
f) durable crush with a collection boma.  
g) spray equipment .  
h) structures for office and residence for check point staff.  
i) animal check points shall have sign posts placed at least 100 m distance from either side before the 
check point.  
j) a loading/ offloading  ramp/ platform   
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 k) waste and effluent management f acilities.   
l) cleaning and disinfection facilities for vehicles animals and persons as they pass through the check 
point.  
m) laboratory services.  
n) communication and  transport at the check point.  
o) check points shall be manned by competent and adequate personnel .  
p) security facilities.   
q) records and documentation equipment and relevant records and documents shall be kept in user-
friendly  manner.  
r) Information communication management system and  
s) available water source  
 
4.3 Animal holding grounds (AHG)  
4.3.1  The ani mal holding grounds shall be situated along stock ro utes.  
4.3.2  The animal holding ground shall be located on the land belonging to government.  
4.3.3  The animal holding grounds shall have the following requirements:  
a) land of minimum acreage 50 acres of l and capable of provi ding adequate feed materials, with hay and 
silage supplementation for ruminants. Monogastric animals shall be provided with full feed provision 
from external sources;  
b) able to accommodate at least 200 livestock units at any one time for  a period of not less than 2 
weeks;  
c) there shall be double perimeter fencing separated by 1 m stretch;   
d) paddocks made of durable fencing materials.  
e) fencing posts shall be 8 ft of which 2.5 ft shall be driven into the ground and fixed with concrete. 
Barbe d wire, gauge 14 shall be used to separate in between each strand by 0.5 feet space (for the 
double fence);   
f) office, laboratory, storage, refrigeration, toilet and staff residence;  
g) security provisions;  
h) a loading/ offloading  ramp/ platform , boma, crush, tick control facilities and disinfecting facility for 
vehicles, persons and animals;  
i) sheds for cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, birds, and equine (separated) including supplementary feed 
troughs shall be provided;  
j) electric power (hydro or generator or solar);   
k) an emergency slaughter slab roofed and an attached post mortem unit;    
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 l) an incinerator or disposal pit for waste management;   
m) manned by competent and adequate personnel;  
n) appropriate records and documentation  equipment  and relevant and retrievable  recor ds and 
documents shall be kept in user -friendly manner; and  
o) information communication management system;  
p) feed and drug storage facility  
q) information on the costs of holding shall be provided  
r) available water source  
s) animal identification and traceability sys tem 
  
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 Annex  A 
(normative)  
 
Current gazetted animal stock routes in Uganda  
Gazetted stock routes include the following:  
1. Mbarara -Bushenyi -Kasese. -Ngoma -Luwero -Kampala  
2. Hoima  –Kiboga – Busunju– Kampala  
3. Masindi– Kafu – Nakasongola – Luwero– Kampala  
4. Iganga– Musi ta in Mayuge – Jinja– Mukono – Kampala  
5. Kamdin– Lira – Soroti– Kumi– Mbale– Budaka– Kibuku– Tirinyi– Iganga  
6. Iganga – Tororo – Mbale – Sironko – Kapchor wa – Kaburoron – Kyosoweri  
7. Arua – Oraba – Yumbe – Moyo – Adjuman – Atiak – Gulu.  
8. Arua - Nebbi - Pakwachi - Nasongola - Kampala  
9. Kisoro– Kabale– Ntungamo – Mbarara– Lyantonde – Masaka– Mpigi– Kampala  
10. Bundibudyo – Itojo– Karugutu – Fort portal – Kyenjojo – Mubende – Kampala  
11. Karugutu – Rwebisengo.  
12. Entebbe –. Kajansi– Kampala  
13. Kawuku (Kisubi) – Kampala / Mpigi Road.  
14. Kyenjo jo–. Kagadi – Hoima– Masindi– Kafu– Nakasongola –– Luwero– Kampala  
15. Nakifuma – Gayaza– Kampala.  
16. Ngoma – Wakyato – Kiwoko – Kapeka – Semuto – Busunju.  
17. Kiwoko – Luwero – Kiziba – Kazwama – Erima – Kazwama – Nakasongola.  
18. Kiziba – Bamunanika – Wobulenzi – Bowa  – Semuto – Busunju.  
19. Bamunanika – Zirobwe – Kikandwa – Kayunga.  
20. Hoima - Kiboga  -Busunju  -Kampala  
21. Bukwiri – Kiganda - Mityana.  
22. Iganga - Musita in Mayuge  –Jinja- Mukono - Kampala  
23. Mbarara – Igorora - Ibanda – Kahunge – Kigarama – Fort Portal.  
24. Mbarara - Bushe nyi - Rukungiri – Kanungu – Kabale.   
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 25. Mbarara – Birere – Lugaga – Kibanda – Kakuto – Kyotera – Masaka.  
26. Nyakaiita – Rushere – Kazo – Lyebishya – Bugusho – Kasozi – Ibanda.  
27. Ibanda – Kazo – Kabogore – Nkonge - Nabingola.  
28. Kamwenge – Rwamwanja – Kihura – Nabingola.  
29. Kazo – Rwamwanja – Kihura.  
30. Rushere – Kinoni – Ntusi.  
31. Fort Portal – Kasese – Ishaka - Bushenyi.  
32. Rukungiri – Rwashamaire – Ntungamo.  
33. Lyantonde – Kasagama - Ntusi – Nakawala – Lusira – Mubende – Kakumiro – Nkoko – Nyarweyo – 
Buhimba - Hoima.  
34. Kibanda – Rakai – Lyantonde - Ntusi – Sembabule – Kalungu – Kabulasoke – Kanoni – Kiriri – 
Gombe - Kibibi – Mpigi – Kampala.  
35. Sembabule – Villa Maria – Kabulasoke.  
36. Masaka – Villa Maria – Sembabule.  
37. Kibanda – Rakai – Kyotera – Masaka.  
38. Kakuto – Kyotera (Kabir a) – Masaka.  
39. Kabulasoke – Maddu – Bujunjuzi – Kiwumulo – Mubende.  
40. Kachera – Lwamagwa – Rakai – Kyotera – Masaka,  
41. Masaka – Bukakata - Kalangala.  
42. Kiboga – Kambugo – Bukuya – Kasanda – Myanzi - Mityana.  
43. Kafu – Rwekubye (Mile 4) – Masindi Port – Aganga - Alenga – Apac – Aduku – Akalu – Lira.  
44. Kafu – Kigumba – Kamdini – Lira – Putang - Pajure - Kitgum – Pajimu - Parabek - Atiak – Adjumani – 
Moyo – Yumbe – Koboko – Arua – Nebbi – Pakwach – Te Okot – Lolim – Purongo - Lalem – Kamdini 
– Kigumba.  
45. Kitgum – Acho libur – Atika – Atanga – Cwero – Paicho – Gulu.  
46. Kamdini – Gulu – Atiak.  
47. Jinja – Kamuli.   
48. Kayunga - Njeru,  
49. Jinja – Buwenge – Kamuli – Balawoli – Ndolwa – Kidera – Bukungu – Muntu - Odiak – Kaberamaido.   
50. Kidera - Nkondo – Kiribairya – Mugarama – Serere.   
51. Nkondo - Buyende – Bugaya – Namwendwa – Iganga  
52. Iganga – Tororo – Mbale – Sironko – Kapchorwa – Kaburoron – Kyosoweri.   
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 53. Iganga – Tirinyi – Kibuku – Budaka – Mbale – Kumi – Soroti – Lira – Kamdin.  
54. Iganga – Ikulwe – Nawambwa – Buinja – Lumino - Busia – Busitema,  
55. Tororo – Mulanda – Bubanda – Bulange – Nabukalu – Bugiri.  
56. Busembatya – Bulange – Bubanda  – Busaba – Busolwe – Nagongera  - Tororo.  
57. Busolwe – Mazimasa – Busiu – Mbale.  
58. Mbale – Bubulo – Butiru – Molo – Tororo,  
59. Namagumba – Buwalasi – Budadiri – Sironko.  
60. Kumi - Kanyum – Mkongoro - Pallisa – Bulangira – Mbale.  
61. Pallisa – Kibuku – Tirinyi.  
62. Pallisa – Gogonyo – Serere.  
63. Pallisa – IkiIki – Mbale.   
64. Kumi  – Kanyum - Mukongoro – Kakoro – Mbale.   
65. Soroti – Serere – Iyingo – Bugaya – Balawoli - Kamuli – Mbul amuti – Nabuganyi - Kayunga – 
Kikandwa – Kakifuma – Mukono.  
66. Tiriri – Otuboi – Kaberamaido – Odiak – Amolatar – Namasale – Lwampanga – Nakasongola.  
67. Mbale - Sironko – Kyepsikunya – Namalu - Nabilatuk – Lolengdwat - Moroto – Kotido – Abim – Lira – 
Kamdini.  
68. Namalu – Nakapiripirit – Lolengdwat – Moroto.   
69. Kotido – Koputh – Kaabong.  
70. Kotido – Abim – Wera.  
71. Wiawer – Morulem – Turuloko – Lokiehar – Kangole – Moroto.  
72. Kotido – Kangole - Iri-Iri – Katakwi – Wera – Arapayi Railway Station – Soroti.  
73. Kaabong – Koput h – Rom – Naam Okora – Kitgum Matidi – Kitgum.  
74. Neebi – Panyimur – Wanseko – Bulisa – Bisu – Karongo – Masindi.  
75. Panyimur – Parombo – Nebbi – Arua.  
76. Arua – Oraba – Yumbe – Moyo – Adjuman – Atiak – Gulu.  
77. Gulu – Olwiyo – Packach – Parombo.  
78. Olwiyo – Kamdin – lira.  
79. Olwiyo – Kigumba.   
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 Bibliography  
[1] US 778:2007 , Requirements  for animal stock routes, check points and holding grounds  
  
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