Bharathkumar, P.Narmatha, N.Sakthivel, K.M.Jothilakshmi, M.Uma, V.TANUVAS2018-05-102018-05-102015-08http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810045254Backyard poultry farming is an important subsidiary occupation for the rural people. The crossbred backyard poultry strain Namakkal chicken-1 was introduced to improve the produc- tion performance and increase the income over traditional backyard poultry. A study was conducted among 50 farmers in Tamil Nadu to assess the constraints encountered by the farmers. Data collected were converted into ranks by using‘ Garret’s ranking technique.en-USVeterinary ScienceVeterinary ExtensionArticle