Catherine Diaz-Khansefid lives in Galt, Calif., and raises and breeds Dorper sheep. GALT, Calif. — Even though college and work took Catherine Diaz-Khansefid away from ranch life and onto a ...

Dorpers weigh about 90 pounds, compared to about 150 pounds for other breeds, and can live on less feed, she said. Dorpers shed their own winter coat in the spring, which saves on shearing costs.

Tulloch Farm, which has been in the Witch Creek area for the past decade, raises about 90 ewes a year and has six different breeds of sheep.

The farm has more than 300 top Dorper sheep and boasts hosting best breeds in Africa. “I have been doing this kind of farming for the last 40 years and I have no complaints.

Dorper sheep sport smooth coats and are raised for mutton as well as top-of-the-line sheepskin. Katahdin are a hair breed that will shed their winter coats in colder climates during springtime. They ...

Dorper Sheep Society of Australia chairwoman Mel Pagett from Winrae Dorpers at Warialda, NSW, said the quick turnoff of lambs, plus not needing to shear, attracted people to the breed.

Then Mr Memusi later discovered another niche five years ago: Dorper sheep farming. Dorper sheep, a breed originating from South Africa, are primarily raised for meat.

He was the first person to have Dorper sheep in the county when he started farming them during Covid. The sheep, a South African breed developed by crossing the Dorset Horn with Blackhead Persians ...

The WA Meat Marketing Cooperative (WAMMCO) says the dorper is an important part of the supply chain and the abattoir remains committed to processing the sheep breed.

Research comparing how popular breeds of sheep respond to nutritional stress have concluded Australian Merinos cope as well as Damara and Dorper breeds.

How three brothers launched their Vic-WA sheep stud The Hardwick family, formerly of Kyneton’s Hardwicks Meats, have started their own interstate Dorper stud, after selling their meatworks. See ...