The present study was conducted in eight randomly selected villages of Ganderbal district in Kashmir valley. Data was collected through structured interview schedule. A total sample size was constituted with 240 livestock farmers to study the relationship between knowledge of livestock farmers towards different farming practices and various socio-economic characteristics. The study revealed that majority of livestock farmers were at medium age and belonged to homogenous religion and caste group. The average income of livestock farmers from animal husbandry was Rs. 8657 per annum which contributed 7.58 per cent to their total family income. The study also revealed that a positive and significant correlation existed between effective herd size, farming experience, income from the livestock source and overall knowledge level of the farmers regarding animal husbandry practices. Form the overall study it was found that majority of livestock farmers were possessing low level of knowledge about scientific livestock practices

Keyword: Socio-personal; livestock farmers;