Kaya Dorper wins supreme champion at Australian Sheep & Wool Show
Kaya Dorper stud won the supreme champion with its ram at the Australian Sheep & Wool Show, Bendigo, and says it’s all in support of the show and having family fun. Kaya Dorper stud principal Adrian Veitch, Narrogin, WA, said his ram had bulk, bone, and “very good” shoulders. Dell...
Kaya stud, Narrogin, WA achieves top prices at ASWS Dorper sale
Kaya Dorper stud principal Adrian Veitch, Narrogin, WA, topped the sales of Dorper and White Dorper rams in the helmsman sale, run online via AuctionsPlus for the second year in a row. The top Dorper ram was Lot 2, Kaya 210939, which was sold for $6200, whose estimated breeding values...
Call from Sheep Genetics to Australian Breeders to Commence Shedding Score Data Collection
Sheep Genetics is currently in the early stages of the research pipeline to develop a future shedding score ASBV. Sheep Genetics is calling on breeders to start collecting and submitting shedding score data to contribute towards the development of an ASBV Shedding Score and Future Guidelines. When recording shedding score...
Barcaldine’s Kylie Burton is putting Farmers for Climate Action scholarship into action
They saw firsthand the goats’ preference for browsing woody plants on the property, including prickly acacia and dogwood. “Then what we noticed was that the Mitchell grass was still there, so you could have cattle come in behind them,” Ms Burton said. “We thought, right, we can change our red...
Southern Region Sale Entries NOW OPEN
Entries for the Southern Region Sale are now open! All DSSA stud members are invited to participate. SALE CONDITIONS BOOKING FORMS Sale Bookings Forms are due Monday 15th May 2023
Magazine Advertising Bookings Now Open!
The HIGHLY anticipated DSSA magazine is scheduled for release in July and will be published in a digital and printed format, maximising exposure of the Dorper breeds and advertisers through multiple channels. The DSSA is offering various new and exciting advertising packages, providing an affordable way to gain exposure for...
Discount offered to early WA adopters of compulsory EID tags
An incentive to Western Australian producers as they prepare to adopt the mandatory system for eID tags on sheep and goats, has come in the form of a tag payment discount from the state government Compulsory by January 2025, eID ear tags are now available for the 2023 lamb and...
Dorper Lamb – MEATING Global Demand
The foresight of Western Australian Dorper breeder Graeme Howie to establish a Dorper meat brand nearly two decades ago has been recognised with an industry service award. Mr Howie said he was honoured to receive the Dorper Sheep Society of Australia 2023 Distinguished Service Award. “I feel very humbled for...
