There is a growing interest in Dorper sheep as more farmers have realised their economic value and market potential. Dorper, a white-bodied and blackhead sheep, originally from South Africa, is ...

Deep in Erankau village some 6km from Sultan Hamud sits an impressive 400 hectare Dorper sheep sanctuary. The farm run by Mzee Paul ole Nagisikie and his brother, has been a learning centre for other ...

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“If you’ve got a Merino ewe and she’s not producing a lamb, at least you can shear her,” David says. “With Dorpers it’s like having an empty hotel room — they don’t pay. “We don’t muck around. We ...

WA-based Kaya Dorpers, of Narrogin, sold the top-priced Dorper ram at the Dorper Sheep Society of Australia sale at the Australian Sheep & Wool Show at Bendigo on Sunday.

With more than a thousand breeds to choose from, first-time sheep farmers must plan carefully, making sure to provide plenty of space and strong fencing. Sheep are social animals, so they need ...

And while the Hardwick family have five generations of experience in the sheep and beef industries, it was only in 2021 that they turned their attention to breeding and started investing heavily in ...

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