Magra
Also known as: Bikaneri, Chakri
A striking desert breed with the most lustrous white wool in India — its fleece is used for high-value carpets and rugs.
Magra
Physical Characteristics
- Colour: pure white with distinctive light brown rings around the eyes
- Extremely lustrous, chalk-white fleece — the breed's hallmark
- Well built body — 32 kg (female), 40 kg (male)
- Both sexes polled; medium, tubular drooping ears
Benefits for Farmers
Most lustrous white wool in India — highly valued for carpets
Outstanding drought tolerance in the Thar desert
Dual return from both wool and good-quality mutton
Walks long distances between grazing and water points
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Breed Profile
- Species
- Sheep
- Utility
- Wool & Mutton
- Home Tract
- Bikaner, Nagaur, Jaisalmer and Churu
- Found In
- Rajasthan
- Yield
- Wool: 1.0–1.5 kg per year
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