Chokla
Also known as: Chapper, Shekhawati
Widely regarded as producing the best carpet wool in the country, with a fine, dense fleece and a distinctive bare reddish-brown face.
Chokla
Physical Characteristics
- Colour: white body with a reddish-brown, wool-free face and legs
- Dense, fine fleece with a high count for carpet wool
- Small ears and a compact body — 32 kg (female), 35 kg (male)
- Both sexes are polled
Benefits for Farmers
Highest quality carpet wool among Indian breeds
Fine fibre diameter fetches a premium from exporters
Hardy in the arid Shekhawati region with scarce grazing
Also gives good lean mutton at the end of its wool life
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Breed Profile
- Species
- Sheep
- Utility
- Wool
- Home Tract
- Churu, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Bikaner and Nagaur
- Found In
- Rajasthan
- Yield
- Wool: 1.0–1.5 kg per year; fibre 25–30 microns
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