Dorper, a white-bodied and blackhead sheep, originally from South Africa, is gaining popularity owing to its attributes of being fast-growing, hardiness, quick reproduction and multiplication and ...

Dorper sheep is classified based on characteristic attributes upto T 5, a class which is described as excellent in reproduction, weight gain and high-quality meat.

For a little over a decade, they’ve been breeding and selling white Dorper sheep, and they’ve built a clientele around the West of experienced producers and people looking to get into the ...

Lameroo farmer Peter Rundle describes his decision to start stocking wiltshire and dorper sheep in the late 1980s as a protest against the wool industry.

Dorper Sheep Society of Australia chairwoman Mel Pagett from Winrae Dorpers at Warialda, NSW, said the quick turnoff of lambs, plus not needing to shear, attracted people to the breed.

Dorper sheep take the Australian wool industry by storm THE Dorper breed has a strong future in the Australian sheep industry.

EVEN amongst the testing conditions that can come with farming or breeding in South Queensland, Dorper sheep persevere through whatever conditions are thrown at them.

In Australia, white dorper sheep breeders and owners are hoping to eradicate a genetic disorder causing a lethal fragile skin condition among some of their drought-hardy flocks. The disease ...

While some farmers are importing the sheep from farms in South Africa, others are buying them from Dorper breeding farms now set up in Kenya.

At Eden Farm in Kinangop, the age-old tradition of keeping sheep in the area thrives, albeit in a modern way. The farm hosts Hampshire, Dorper and Merino breeds that they keep mainly for breeding.