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भारत में 40 से अधिक पंजीकृत भेड़ नस्लें हैं — हिमालय की महीन ऊन वाली नस्लों से लेकर दक्षिण के मैदानों की बाल वाली भेड़ों तक। भेड़ ऐसी सूखी ज़मीन से भी ऊन, मांस, खाद और खाल देती है जहाँ खेती नहीं हो सकती।

14 में से 14 भेड़ नस्लें दिख रही हैं

Nali ऊन

नाली

राजस्थान, हरियाणा

Producer of the finest carpet wool in India, with a dense fleece that makes it the leading wool breed of the north-western plains.

Wool: 1.5–2.5 kg per year in 2–3 clips

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Chokla ऊन

चोकला

राजस्थान

Widely regarded as producing the best carpet wool in the country, with a fine, dense fleece and a distinctive bare reddish-brown face.

Wool: 1.0–1.5 kg per year; fibre 25–30 microns

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Magra ऊन और मटन

मगरा

राजस्थान

A striking desert breed with the most lustrous white wool in India — its fleece is used for high-value carpets and rugs.

Wool: 1.0–1.5 kg per year

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Marwari ऊन और मटन

मारवाड़ी

राजस्थान, गुजरात

The most numerous sheep breed of Rajasthan, recognised by its black face. It is a migratory breed that survives the harshest desert conditions.

Wool: 1.0–1.5 kg per year; carpet grade

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Jaisalmeri ऊन

जैसलमेरी

राजस्थान

A tall, elegant desert sheep, well built for long migration and known for good carpet wool from very sparse desert grazing.

Wool: 1.0–1.5 kg per year

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Malpura मटन

मालपुरा

राजस्थान

A fast-growing mutton breed of eastern Rajasthan, used as the base for the Avikalin and other improved sheep developed at CSWRI Avikanagar.

Mutton-focused; wool ~1 kg per year (coarse)

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Muzaffarnagari मटन

मुज़फ़्फ़रनगरी

उत्तर प्रदेश

The largest sheep breed of northern India and one of its most prolific, kept primarily for mutton in the western UP plains.

Mutton-focused; wool ~1 kg per year (coarse)

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Shahabadi मटन और ऊन

शाहाबादी

बिहार

बिहार के शाहाबाद क्षेत्र की देसी भेड़, जिसे गंगा के मैदान में छोटे और भूमिहीन किसान मांस तथा मोटी ऊन के लिए पालते हैं।

ऊन: लगभग 0.5–0.8 किलो प्रति वर्ष (मोटी); मुख्यतः मांस के लिए

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Chottanagpuri मटन

छोटानागपुरी

झारखंड, बिहार +1

A small, extremely hardy sheep of the Chotanagpur plateau, maintained by tribal households on forest and wasteland grazing.

Wool: ~0.4 kg per year (very coarse); kept for mutton

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Deccani मटन और ऊन

दक्कनी

महाराष्ट्र, कर्नाटक +2

The dominant sheep of the Deccan plateau, herded by the Dhangar community in large migratory flocks that fertilise farmland as they move.

Wool: ~0.5 kg per year (coarse); mutton is the main product

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Nellore मटन

नेल्लोर

आंध्र प्रदेश

India's tallest sheep and a true hair sheep with almost no wool. It is regarded as one of the finest mutton breeds in the country.

Mutton-focused; no commercial wool

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Mandya मटन

मंड्या

कर्नाटक

Famous across India for producing the most tender and flavourful mutton — Bannur mutton commands the highest price in the country.

Mutton-focused; premium meat quality

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Garole मटन

गरोल

पश्चिम बंगाल

A micro-sheep of the Sundarbans with worldwide scientific importance: it carries the FecB (Booroola) fertility gene, which has been used to raise lambing rates in sheep across the globe.

Regularly gives 2–3 lambs per lambing, twice a year

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