Ovastim: Is it worth the investment?

The effects of the big dry have been experienced by most states across Australia with the national flock currently recording its lowest numbers in more than 100 years, according to Meat and Livestock Australia. In areas where recent rainfall was experienced, tentative confidence has been placed back into the market...

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Dorper sire goes for $5400 at Kaya

Story by Jodie Rintoul for the Farm Weekly. STRONG buying support from the Eastern States, both on the phone and on AuctionsPlus, coupled with solid local enquiry were the key ingredients to the success of last week’s Kaya Dorper and White Dorper Production Sale at Narrogin where prices hit a...

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Dell Doper ewes meet strong demand in online auction

The first exclusive online ewe sale on the account of the Van Niekerk and Vagg families, Dell African Dumisa Dorper and White Dorper stud, Moama, saw all the ewes cleared in high demand on AuctionsPlus on Monday night. All 60 ewes sold to a top of $4700 to average $1862....

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Dell rams all off to stud duties

The hype around Dell African Dumisa Dorpers and White Dorpers was clear to see during their 9th annual on-property ram sale when all 106 rams sold for an overall sale average of $4054. In the sale breakdown, 79 Dorper rams sold to a top of $15,000 to average $4092 while...

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Burrawang Dorper and White Dorpers smash stud records again

WITH records tumbling at most sales this season, the 16th annual on-property sale for the Burrawang Dorper and White Dorper team at Ootha was no exception. Offering 144 Dorper and White Dorpers, there was a 100 per cent clearance on Monday. In the breakdown, 96 Dorpers were offered to a...

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Etiwanda White Dorper ram sale breaks average record to $3260

COMMERCIAL buyers showed confidence at the Etiwanda Rangeland Ready ram sale last Thursday where the stud’s top average was smashed to a new record $3260. The buyers gallery arrived at the Cobar-based stud to more grass than had been seen in many years, to vie for a draft of 87...

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Dorper lamb expanding in domestic and export markets

Article from the DSSA Annual Magazine. Constantly experimenting and branching into new local and export markets has helped expand successful South Australian paddock-to-plate meat and produce company Thomas Foods International. Established in 1988, the family-owned business now supplies about 170,000 tonnes of product to over 85 countries, with an annual...

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