Murugan, MVasanthakumar, SEdwin, S.C.TANUVAS2016-10-222016-10-222016-090974-9365http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/81378A study was designed and carried out in Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Virudhunagar and Kanyakumari districts of southern Tamil Nadu with the objective of identifying and ranking the constraints in livestock marketing in rural livestock markets. Garrett’s ranking method was used to analyze the constraints of livestock marketing. The analysis of data revealed that high entry / exit fees for animals, dominance of livestock market intermediaries and unorganized pricing mechanism were the major constraints perceived by livestock farmers, whereas, unorganized pricing mechanism, high entry / exit fees for animals and dominance of livestock traders were the major constraints for livestock traders. Regarding livestock market licensors, high lease licensing fees, high entry / exit fees and dominance of livestock traders were the major constraints of livestock market marketing.enAnimal Husbandry EconomicsLivestock MarketingVeterinary ScienceConstraint AnalysisArticle