Abstract:An ex-post facto research design was adopted to study the growth and composition of cattle markets
in eastern dry zone of Karnataka. The study sample comprised of six cattle markets and two annual
cattle fairs. Ten sellers, ten buyers and five brokers from each market and cattle fair were selected
randomly. The study revealed that sale of cows and bullocks in Chikka ballapur were stagnant over
the years, whereas in Mulbagal, market sale of bullocks decreased at 39.54%. Prices of both cows
and bullocks increase… Show more
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