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This paper seeks to identify the constraints faced by the farmers in the adoption of livestock technology in Himachal Pradesh. Identification of constraints in the adoption of technologies may provide feed-back for the generation of suitable technology. The present study is based on a field study which has been supplemented by secondary data. For the purpose of study, a sample of 150 dairy farmers was randomly selected from all the four agro-ecological zones of the state. secondary data relating to livestock population, livestock development programmes, health care development, breeding, milk production and yield, etc. were also collected. The study revealed that the livestock population of cross-bred increased, while a perceptible decrease...