Half a Century for ABRI
ABRI celebrated their milestone of Half a Century last night in Armidale. DSSA have been using ABRI’s services since 2011 and use their livestock registry currently. Click Here to view the story on Beef Central
Postponed Dorper sale receives 100pc clearance at Charleville
The five vendors selling at the postponed Charleville Dorper and white Dorper sale on Tuesday left with big smiles after buoyant prices were paid and all lots were cleared. There were 25 bid cards registered from as far south as Ivanhoe in the far west of NSW, north to Tambo...
Expo highlights Dorper breed benefits
IT was a valuable day for a crowd of more than 70 people who attended the West Region Dorper Expo held at Perivale Orchard, Donnybrook, earlier this month. Attendees from all over WA and even one from the Eastern States met at Duncan Anderson’s property to discuss all things Dorper....
Burrawang’s Ootha sale sees rams rewrite records and head to four states
IN A total auction clearance Burrawang Dorper and White Dorper stud rams rewrote world records on Monday when 125 head averaged $5239 at its March ram sale, Ootha, near Condobolin, selling to four states. Fifty-five White Dorper rams sold to $26,000 and averaged $5325 while 70 Dorper rams topped at...
DSSA’s 2021 Dubbo sale achieves 100 per cent clearance
AN increased demand for quality Dorper rams was clear to see at the 2021 Dorper Sheep Society’s Eastern region sale in Dubbo. Friday’s sale achieved a 100 per cent clearance rate as the 76 rams on offer were snapped up at an average of $2895. During the multi-vendor sale, 37...
Local Dorper lamb at the market
A quality product doesn’t create itself, and this is what Warren reminds himself of each morning as he steps out of bed at 4.30am. Warren and Marina Wiggins have generations of farming blood flowing through their veins, and it gives them great joy to bring a quality product; their Dorper...
Using eID to improve Dorper lambing percentages
A pilot research program is exploring the use of electronic identification (eID) to monitor and detect underperforming Dorper breeding ewes which could ultimately improve productivity and profitability on-farm. The trial is being run on properties in South Australia and Western Australia and is the first-time studies have looked into the...
EASTERN REGION SALE RESULTS
37/37 White Dorper rams sold to $7250 three times (Lot 24. Belowrie 190073, Lot 25. Belowrie 190082 (pic) & Lot 27. Belowrie 190084 Belowrie White Dorpers) & av. $3264. 39/39 Dorper rams sold to $5000 (Lot 81. Prieska Dorper 190598, Prieska Dorpers) & av. $2546. Image Credit: Studstocksales.com
Annalara commercial White Dorper ewes break record at $460 each
WHILE it’s the best stud sale result in years with a complete total auction clearance for the Cresswell family’s Annalara White Dorper stud, Dubbo, their purebred commercial ewes broke the record at $460 a head for two drafts selling via AuctionsPlus. The previous record price for purebred commercial ewes was...
