A junior champion ewe rose through the ranks to claim supreme exhibit in the White Dorper ring at the Australian Sheep & Wool Show in Bendigo on Friday.

Dorper are good at reproduction too, and have a lambing interval of eight months. This means under good care, you will be getting three lambs from your sheep every two years or two lambs annually.

Kaya Dorper stud takes top ram and ewe sale at Australian Sheep & Wool Show Dorper auction PP By Philippe Perez Updated August 1 2022 - 8:06pm, first published July 17 2022 - 5:15pm ...

Ewes needed to look feminine, while rams needed a good, strong Dorper head, with excellent feet and conformation. This was especially important, Shaelene said, for Dorper breeders in Australia.

Judge Brad Edson, Keith, SA, awarded the supreme White Dorper ribbon to a ewe from Burrawang, Ootha, NSW. Video by Alexandra Bernard. Donald Trump diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency ...

The current average for purebred SIL Dorper ewes is at $321. That is within $5 of last year, and they are the only breed to have really held their value on last year’s buoyant results.

Justin Kirkby and Lorroi Kirkby's White Dorper ram from their Amarula Dorper stud, Moree, NSW made an extra $2000 on their top price animal from last year, with the stud also walking away with the top ...

Clayton Griffiths, who farms with his father and brother, says swapping to dorpers, a South African meat sheep, has kept his family on its land.

A farmer grazes his dorper sheep on a farm. This sheep breed is well-adapted to various climatic conditions, is hardy and resistant to parasites and diseases and has fast-growth rate. PHOTO / NMG ...

Dumfriesshire producers, Messrs Murray, Gretna, forked out the lead price of 2100gns for the ram, Knotlow Go For It, at a British Dorper Sheep Society sale at Carlisle. This two-shear ram from ...

The sheep requires very minimal labour in the field, as all it does is to graze. It has less wool and therefore no need to shear (mulesing and crutching) to control fly strike or ease mating.