The study analyses the degree of livestock activity and fodder management strategies followed by the farmers across the three gradients in the Bengaluru north. As influenced by urbanization there have been changes in the herd size in rural, transition and urban areas around Bengaluru north. As agricultural lands pave way for non-farming uses, the land available for growing green fodder exclusively for dairy units which are relatively smaller in size with 2-5 animals per farmer, is shrinking. The number of farmers involved in dairy production was highest compared to other livestock like sheep and goat in rural, transition and urban areas of Bengaluru north. It can be seen that 95 per cent of the farmers in rural, transition and urban areas had crossbreed cows. In the rural area, the highest percentage of farmers were involved in the dairy+sheep+poultry (32.50 %) and the highest average income obtained in the combination of dairy+goat+poultry of ? 97,995. In the transition area, the highest percentage of farmers were involved in the dairy+sheep+poultry (27.50 %) and the highest average income obtained in the combination of dairy+goat+poultry of ? 95,625. In the urban area, percentage of farmers involved in dairy alone (80 %), followed by dairy+poultry (20 %) and the average incomes were ? 65,962 and ? 67,909 respectively. Sources of fodder in the rural, transition and urban areas were own production, purchasing and grazing.