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 ...

Tim Hearden/Capital Press.Wes Patton stands among Dorper ewes and lambs on his ranch in Orland, Calif., with his cattle in the background. The Dorper variety is growing in popularity among sheep ...

Fred Memusi, a resident of Narok County, was raised in a family that practises livestock farming. Growing up in an arid and semi-arid region, he naturally followed in the footsteps of his family. He ...

Greetings daktari. First, congratulations on your educative articles in the pullout. Second, I am developing a 50-acre farm in Laikipia just past Rumuruti. Farmers in this part of Kenya prefer Dorper ...

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 ...

And while the Hardwick family have five generations of experience in the sheep and beef industries, it was only in 2021 that they turned their attention to breeding and started investing heavily in ...

It’s not unusual for Mike Bigland to receive a call from India enquiring if he has any sheep for sale. He’s still amazed at the interest in his Dorper flock, saying he gets calls and emails from all ...

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 ...

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 ...