Vol. 7, Issue 10, Part A (2025)

The present study was conducted in Namakkal District of Tamil Nadu to explore the perceived effectiveness of supply of livestock health supplements 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 livestock health supplements like mineral mixture from dairy cooperatives (73.33%) followed by pharmacies (57.50%), private veterinarians (26.67%) and public departments (15.83%). Based on the mean weighted score, the dairy farmers perceived the supply of livestock health supplements by the public departments (267.37) in the Namakkal district was effective in terms of their regularity, timeliness, quality, quantity and cost effectiveness followed by pharmacies (262.90), dairy cooperatives (190.90) and private veterinarians (186.25).