S.N. HANCHINALPUSHPA, P.2019-06-202019-06-202007-08-29TH8698http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810109221A study on livestock production systems of rural and peri-urban livestock owners was carried out during 2005-06 by following proportionate random sampling procedure. Totally 160 farmers were selected and data was collected by personal interview method. The important findings of the study were: typology with 17 types was developed to classily the livestock owners based on land holding, mean herd size, fodder management and income level. Most of the respondents (27) belonged to type 10 of the typology developed. Most of the respondents (41.25%) belonged to good performing units when classified based on economic performance. In fodder management, most of the rural (51.25%) and peri-urban (46.25%) respondents belonged to good management category. Benefit-cost ratio was highest (2.354) for rural livestock production system as compared to peri-urban livestock production system (1.0%).ennullThesis