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The study was conducted in arid western plain zone of Rajasthan. A sample of 240 sheep farmers constituting of small, medium and large flock were interviewed with the help of structured questionnaire. Results indicated that more than half of the respondents possessed medium level of knowledge. They had higher knowledge about improved feeding followed by management and breeds and breeding technologies. There also existed a significant difference with regard to knowledge levels of small, medium and large sheep farmers.