The present study was conducted in Coimbatore, Erode, Karur and Tirupur districts of Tamil Nadu with the objective to determine the management practices followed in Kangayam cattle rearing. Kangayam cattle farmers were identified and selected through snowball sampling technique leading to a total of 50 respondents in each district. Thus a total of 200 respondents were selected for the study. The management practices in Kangayam cattle rearing were ascertained through using semi – structured interview schedule at the time of personal interviews supported with informal discussion and non participant observations and the data was analyzed by using appropriate statistical methods. The results revealed that majority of the respondents (64.00 per cent) reared Kangayam cattle in loose housing with temporary shelters. Nearly half of the (47.00 per cent) animal sheds (both temporary sheds in loose system as well as in semi intensive system) were situated within the respondents compound. A high majority of the respondents (89.00 per cent) constructed their animal sheds in East – West orientation and nearly one – half (49.00 per cent) of the farmers had thatched roof and 55.00 per cent of animal sheds had earthen type of floor. More than one- half of the farmers (58.00 per cent) followed the feeding pattern of grazing other than in Korangadu and majority of the farmers (85.00 per cent) grazed their cattle four to eight hours in a day. Nearly 80.00 per cent of the farmers practiced feeding of concentrate prepared by self to their cattle and an average 4.5 Kg of concentrate feed was given to adult cattle per day by the farmers. Majority of the farmers (73.50 per cent) followed only natural service to breed their Kangayam cattle and estrus signs were observed regularly by 90.00 per cent of the farmers and majority (62.00 per cent) of the farmers observed mucus discharge as a sign of heat. Majority of the farmers regularly dewormed their cattle, less than one –half of the farmers practiced regular vaccination for their cattle. Feeding and watering utensils were possessed by all farmers and they practiced knuckling method of milking. Hence, studies can be conducted in all the breeding tract of the native breeds of Tamil Nadu to obtains a comprehensive view of the scope of native cattle farming in the future.