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 business ...
Deep in Erankau village some 6km from Sultan Hamud sits an impressive 400 hectare Dorper sheep sanctuary. The farm run by Mzee Paul ole Nagisikie and his brother, has been a learning centre for other ...
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 ...
Woolless, hornless sheep with good confirmation. Sounds too good to be true? Apparently not, according to Joe Adams, who imported 150 Dorper embryos in 2005. Having already bred purebred Wiltshire ...
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 ...
He also thinks it is time Australians who love throwing a lamb chop on the barbecue — or a marin­ated slow-cooked lamb shoulder in the oven — were given a greater right to choose the quality of lamb ...
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 ...
Prices of $300, $400, $500 and $600 have regularly appeared on AuctionsPlus for young Dorper and Australian White ewes this year, culminating in some record-smashing sales of up to $994 a head in the ...
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 ...
With more than a thousand breeds to choose from, first-time sheep farmers must plan carefully, making sure to provide plenty of space and strong fencing. Sheep are social animals, so they need ...
For a city known for start-ups, IT, BT and an innovative mindset, here is another first: A local man has put India among the elite group of countries that have the expertise to breed sheep that yield ...
IN the quiet village of Garden of Eden, where the morning breeze rustles through green fields and the day begins long before ...