Producers flocked to Moonbi on Saturday for the Eastern Region Dorper Expo Breed and Industry Information day. An Impressive line-up of speakers presented throughout the day including: Feedtech Feeding Systems – Bernie Brennan Weegowrie Farming Production Licks and Feed Supplements Thomas Foods International – Andrew Jackson Amarula Dorpers and White...
Plenty of information and a chance to have a chat. This is what is on offer for producers at the Dorper Sheep Society of Australia (DSSA) Dorper Expo this month. The expo, which will be held on Saturday, November 23, will be a day jam-packed with information, demonstrations, trade displays,...
China and the United States took half of Australia’s lamb exports in October as total global shipments rose 29 per cent month-on-month to 26,383 tonnes. Demand from China just keeps growing with October shipments of 7745 tonnes, up 26pc on the previous month and 76pc on the same month last...
For four generations the Bussell family have run sheep in the Southern Highlands of Victoria, west of Mount Buffalo, 12 years ago they made the decision to incorporate Dorpers into their enterprise, attracted by their high fertility and maternal capabilities. At just 25 kilometres from the snow and an elevation...
There is no doubt that producers are placing more pressure on their sheep to perform consistently. One of the key ways to ensure that a flock is continually improving is by using genetics. Australian Sheep Breeding Values or ASBVs are a tool for comparing what cannot be seen in an...
Report by MLA: As the world’s largest sheepmeat and goatmeat exporter, and third largest beef exporter behind Brazil and India, Australia consistently exports more than 65% of its red meat production to overseas markets. That’s according to The Australian red meat and livestock industry State of the Industry Report 2019, launched...
Burrawang Dopers and White Doper stud manager Wicus Cronje believes the difference in their genetics compared to others was one reason behind their total clearance of 101 rams at the spring sale held at Ootha on Monday. “We have a balance of fertility, muscle and fat without loosing one or...
INTERSTATE buyers from Western Australia and South Australia were among the producers to take home Dorper and White Dorper rams from the Dell African Dumisa stud sale last week. The Thyra, NSW, stud, north of Moama, NSW, sold 71 rams with three passed in and had 33 registered buyers at...
THE Crozier brothers from Ivanhoe, NSW, were first-time buyers at the Red Rock and Edson Livestock on-property sale at Keith on Friday, securing a large number of White Dorper and Dorper rams and helping the sale to an improved clearance rate. Red Rock hosted the sale, and offered 46 White...
VENDORS breathed a collective sigh of relief when last week’s Chapman Valley Breeders’ Ram Sale posted a strong result in a year when the season has been disappointingly dry. It was a complete contrast to 2018 when the perfect scenario of exceptional sheep and wool prices aligned with a generous...
