The present study was undertaken with the objective of studying the socio-personal profile of tribal Animal Husbandry farmers in relation to the degree of belief and extent of adoption of indigenous animal husbandry practices.Stratified proportionate random sampling procedure was adopted.One hundred and twenty tribal livestock farmers were selected from all the three panchayats viz., Agali,Pudur and Sholayoor of Attappady block.A pilot study was conducted to identify various indigenous animal husbandry practices, which were prevalent in the area, through personal observation,group interviews of tribal animal husbandry farmers,discussion with local healers, head clan ('Moopan') and such other key informants.A total of 53 beliefs/ practices were selected for the final study.It was found that age and years of experience in animal husbandry were positively and significantly correlated with degree of belief and extent of adoption of indigenous animal husbandry practices, whereas herd size and literacy had no significant correlation with degree of belief and extent of adoption of indigenous animal husbandry practices. READ original Article in PDF fomat