Women play a central and multifaceted role in livestock management, particularly in agrarian and rural livelihood systems where livestock contributes significantly to household income, nutrition, and social security. Their involvement spans across daily animal care, resource management, decision-making at the household level, and the maintenance of traditional knowledge systems related to animal husbandry. At the operational level, women are primarily responsible for routine livestock activities such as feeding, grazing, watering, cleaning animal sheds, and milking. They manage fodder collection from common lands, forests, and crop residues, often walking long distances and balancing this work with domestic responsibilities. Women also handle the preparation and storage of fodder, including hay making and stall feeding, ensuring year-round availability of feed, which is crucial for animal productivity and health. Women play a key role in animal health management. They are often the first to notice signs of illness due to their close and continuous interaction with animals. Using indigenous knowledge passed down through generations, women apply traditional remedies for common ailments, assist during calving, and provide postnatal care to both animals and newborns. In many rural settings, women coordinate with veterinarians, para-vets, or livestock