There is a growing interest in Dorper sheep as more farmers have realised their economic value and market potential. Dorper, a white-bodied and blackhead sheep, originally from South Africa, is ...

Lameroo farmer Peter Rundle describes his decision to start stocking wiltshire and dorper sheep in the late 1980s as a protest against the wool industry. And now his farm, located in the heart of the ...

A little-known breed just 18 years ago, there are now more than 550 Dorper and White Dorper stud breeders in Australia, as well as 200 commercial producers who have joined the peak body. Dorper Sheep ...

Of the 2.1 million shedding lambs in the 27.4 million turnoff expected this season, more than half are coming from operations of less than 2000 sheep and lambs. Figures from the Sheep Producer ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Gatton. Followed categories will be added to My News. Geoff and Sandra Green from Woodridge Dorpers in East Greenmount have been breeding the unique breed of sheep ...

In Australia, white dorper sheep breeders and owners are hoping to eradicate a genetic disorder causing a lethal fragile skin condition among some of their drought-hardy flocks. The disease ...

NAIROBI, Kenya - The animal's striking black head and white body make it easy to identify from afar as it grazes in a field. The sheep, known as Dorper, a breed developed in South Africa, has become a ...

Nyandarua County, due to its cold weather patterns, is known for sheep farming, especially the wool producing breeds. At Eden Farm in Kinangop, the age-old tradition of keeping sheep in the area ...

Geoff and Sandra Green from Woodridge Dorpers in East Greenmount have been breeding the unique breed of sheep for just over a decade and have supplied to many buyers in the Lockyer Valley and Somerset ...