_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ++ Ph.D. Scholar; # Senior Scientist; *Corresponding author: E-mail: cegirish22@gmail.com; Cite as: C E, Girish, Asif Mohammad, Bikram Barman, Dayananda Patil, and Vijay L. 2025. “Livestock Resilience in Drought - Prone Karnataka, India: A Study on Breeding and Housing Practices”. Journal of Scientific Research and Reports 31 (3):184- 90. https://doi.org/10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i32890. Journal of Scientific Research and Reports Volume 31, Issue 3, Page 184-190, 2025; Article no.JSRR.132835 ISSN: 2320-0227 Livestock Resilience in Drought-Prone Karnataka, India: A Study on Breeding and Housing Practices Girish C E a++* , Asif Mohammad a# , Bikram Barman b++ , Dayananda Patil c++ and Vijay L d++ a Dairy Extension Section, ICAR- National Dairy Research Institute, Eastern Regional Station, Kalyani, West Bengal-741 235, India. b Division of Agricultural Extension, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi- 110 012, India. c Dairy Extension Section, ICAR- National Dairy Research Institute, Southern Regional Station, Bengaluru, Karnataka-560 030, India. d Department of Agricultural Extension, Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University, Hyderabad-500 030, India. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: https://doi.org/10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i32890 Open Peer Review History: This journal follows the Advanced Open Peer Review policy. Identity of the Reviewers, Editor(s) and additional Reviewers, peer review comments, different versions of the manuscript, comments of the editors, etc are available here: https://pr.sdiarticle5.com/review-history/132835 Received: 12/01/2025 Accepted: 13/03/2025 Published: 20/03/2025 ABSTRACT This study investigated strategies for managing livestock in drought-prone areas of Karnataka, India. The study was conducted across four districts, namely Kolar, Chikballapur, Chitradurga, and Tumkur. A total of 200 farmer respondents were selected based on their experience and herd size. Original Research Article