What a day at the Dorper National Show in Dubbo on May 30th – an outstanding display of Australia’s Dorper and White Dorper genetics. Breeders from across the country presented top-tier stock, and the quality in the ring was exceptional across all classes. A huge thank you to all...
African White Dorpers, Thyra, proved a formidable force at the NSW Sheep Show at Dubbo, claiming the supreme exhibit on Friday. Judge Adrian Veitch, Kaya Dorper, Yuna, Western Australia, said it was a high-quality display of the breed. The coveted broadribbon went to the ewe, African 230785, who rose through...
It was a classic NSW versus Victoria showdown in the Dorper ring on Friday, as a ewe and ram went head-to-head for supreme at the NSW Sheep Show in Dubbo. In the end, it was Merrinee, Vic-based stud DeepDale that claimed victory with the ram, DeepDale 241909, sashed supreme exhibit....
A South African breed won the Supreme Sheep award at the Toowoomba Royal Show at a time when more producers in southern Queensland are turning to sheep, while an established Suffolk breeder picked up other awards and tributes. Eisentrager Dorper and White Dorper stud principal Wendy Eisentrager, Warwick, won her...
Buyers who sought fertile and high-performing rams with good survivability set a competitive pace at the Burrawang Dorper and White Dorper on-property sale, held near Ootha, on Sunday. At auction, 116 of 117 rams sold to average $3769 with White Dorper Jack In The Box hitting $32,000. The sought-after three-year-old...
Rain was the topic of the day at the annual Charleville Dorper and White Dorper sale on Tuesday, March 25, with rainfall coming as both a blessing and a curse to vendors and buyers alike. With Charleville having received 110 millimetres since Saturday, it was a wet trip in for...
MEDIA RELEASE 20th March 2025 ______________________________________________________________________________ StockLive, Australia’s leading platform for live simulcast livestock auctions and events, is excited to announce a strategic partnership with the Dorper Sheep Society of Australia (DSSA) for 2025. This collaboration aims to enhance the reach, engagement and accessibility of key Dorper sheep sales and...
DORPER’S reputation for low-cost, high-return production is attracting corporate investment into the lamb industry, with leading diversified agricultural fund manager, AAM, wasting no time in positioning itself within the sector. The Australian-owned strategic investment portfolio has further cemented its foothold in the Dorper industry after securing Burrawang West Station, a...
It was the Dorpers that created demand among the offering at the Dubbo Invitational Dorper and White Dorper sale on Friday, held at the Dubbo Showground. Bidding reached to a top of $1700, paid for Dorper ram Youlden Valley 240082, sold via AuctionsPlus. The one-year-old, type 3 ram weighed 92...
There was good support both in person and online at Deepdale Dorpers’ on-property ram sale at Merrinee, Victoria, on March 3, with the tight season having little impact on the clearance. All 94 Dorper and White Dorper rams sold, with the sale reaching a $7600 top to average $3283. Dorpers...
