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      • Blue-faced Leicester
      • Border Leicester
      • Charollais
      • Canadian Arcott
      • Clun Forest
      • Columbia
      • Corriedale
      • Cotswold
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      • Dorset
      • East Friesian
      • Finnish Landrace
      • Gotland
      • Hampshire
      • Icelandic
      • Ile de France
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    • Blue-faced Leicester
    • Border Leicester
    • Charollais
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    • Clun Forest
    • Columbia
    • Corriedale
    • Cotswold
    • Dorper
    • Dorset
    • East Friesian
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Dorper

The Dorper was developed in South Africa during the 1930's by crossing Horned Dorsets with Black Headed Persians.  The average weight for mature rams is 110-135 kgs (240-300 lbs) and 70-90 kgs (155-200 lbs) for mature ewes.  Lambs are fast growing early maturing with an excellent carcass and can reach 45 kgs (100 lbs) in 100 days. 
The Dorper is characteristically barrel shaped, with short black or white hair on the head.  A short covering of both wool and hair is found on the body though the underline has very little wool. They normally shed the wool covering in spring, depending on the environment.  The breed is very hardy and resistant to disease and parasites. Tests in North America have shown that this breed works well in any crossbreeding program. 

Dorper Breeder Listings

 

Matthew & Janene Barnett

Box 363

Stettler, AB CANADA T0C 2L0

mjjlbarnett@aol.com

Tel: 403-915-0105

 

Coulee's Edge Dorpers (JKJ)

Kelli Pinner

Box 739

Picture Butte, AB CANADA T0K 1V0

kelli_pinner@hotmail.com

Tel: 403-634-6966

 

Stephen & Dayna Davie (DO)

PO Box 307

Bezanson, AB CANADA T0H 0G0

sddavie@telusplanet.net

Tel: 780-957-3447

 

Nicole Shelley-Schieck (NMRS)

552002 RR 135 Box 1188

Two Hills, AB CANADA T0B 4K0

nmrs.business@gmail.com

Tel: 780-993-2037

Tel: 780-953-2037

 

Jolene Watson (WJW) 

PO Box 635 Lcd 1 

Medicine Hat, AB CANADA T1A 7G6  jolwat40@gmail.com http://www.watsoncattle.ca 

Tel: 403-528-7456

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