Vol. 10, Special Issue 10 (2025)

The present study was conducted in Namakkal District of Tamil Nadu to explore the perceived effectiveness of supply of concentrate cattle feed by different dairy service delivery systems. A total of 120 respondents were selected for the study by stratified proportionate random sampling method and the data were collected by personal interview method using pre-tested interview schedule. The respondents predominantly availed the concentrate cattle feed from dairy cooperatives (73.33%) followed by commercial cattle feed agencies (63.33%) and private integrators (45.00%). Based on the mean weighted score, the dairy farmers perceived the supply of concentrate cattle feed by the private integrators (267.28) in the Namakkal district was effective in terms of their regularity, timeliness, quality, quantity, type of feed and cost effectiveness followed by commercial cattle feed agencies (242.28) and dairy cooperatives (234.22).