Published 11:11 am Wednesday, April 25, 2018 By By JULIA HOLLISTER For the Capital Press Catherine Diaz-Khansefid lives in Galt, Calif., and raises and breeds Dorper sheep. GALT, Calif.

Bridgetown Dorper stud breeder Colin Jeffrey is urging people to be clear about the differences between Dorper and Damara sheep. In a recent E-mail to the ABC rural department Colin wrote that he ...

Its European predecessor was introduced in 1804. Farmers introduced the Southern African breeds Dorper and Damara in the 1990s believing they might be better-adapted to nutritional stress.

Cunningham came up with a unique way to use the new solar array in the school’s agriculture program, by using sheep to maintain the solar panel fields. “So we have what’s called Dorper cross ...

Other taste treats include the dorper cross damara, in the Meatmaster Cafe. Meatmaster is a new concept breed of sheep developed in South Africa about seven years ago.

Cross-breeding Dorper breeds with the indigenous sheep between 2009 and 2010 came as his enterprise springboard. His flock was upgrading and decided to invest in Dorper breed research for better ...

Dorper sheep is a darling of ranchers in semi-arid lands for many reasons. This breed whose origin is v South Africa never disappoints. It seems the cross-breeding between an African Persian Breed ...

The dorper-damara-cross sheep are self-shearing, which stops them getting fly strike and reduces the risk of infection through grass seed getting stuck in their wool.

“For a well-bred young dorper ewe, you’re looking at nearly $300, but we were able to purchase damara ewes out of Western Australia for $100,” Mr McClure said. MORE ...

Trials have been underway since March with Damara or Dorper and Van Rooy cross ram lambs from Yalgoo, Shark Bay, Morawa and Bruce Rock.

There are butcheries that specialise in Dorper meat and they will tell you the harvest is rich. The sheep requires very minimal labour in the field, as all it does is to graze.