Clout Creek Dorpers

consistently improving

Links

Links to other sites

The following links are structured to assist students, producers and interested parties with their Meat Sheep and Dorper research.

Organizations 

Dorpers 

  1. Dorper Sheep Society of Australia    
  2. ABRI - online search for registered dorpers:  

Sheep Industry

  1. MLA - Meat and Livestock -Lamb    
  2. NFF (Farmers Federation) - Sheep meat industry assessment
  3. Aust. Sheep Meat Council
  4. Lambplan - Australian system for measuring genetic breeding values  
  5. Natural Resources Atlas - Sheep Industry
  6. Vic. Parliament Resources Committee - Sheep
  7. Australian Sheep Industry - Co-operative Research Centre

Prime Lamb

  1. Growth rates, abattoir results and other points of interest
  2. Testimonial - how a few dorpers keep the grass down in a vinyard and become a source of income
  3. ABC Rural News - Dorper lambs win at heat stress trials  

Management

Health and Nutrition

  1. Internal Parasite study from University of Aberdeen
  2. General ailments - world links
  3. Scouring 
  4. Parasites - internal and external links
  5. Nutrient requirements - US data    
  6. Feeding Practices - NSW DPI  
  7. Supplementary feeding in southern NSW        

Using Research Data

  1. Genetic control of colour
  2. CSIRO - Effects of Prima gland clover  
  3. Genetic & phenotypic paramaters

On Farm

  1. Case Study - Organic Broad acre Farming
  2. U Bugle  yards design
  3. Another set of yards
  4. Calculator - to estimate profits for a lamb feedlot 
  5. Budget guide
  6. Check national weather and cloud cover
  7. Four day weather charts
  8. Transport - I found Dick Smith Transport to be effective at a fair price, bringing stock from W.A. to NSW
  9. Managing the change to organic production 

Education and Training

  1. Update your management skills with workshops and other training opportunities

Marketing

Exports

  1. FAO - 2007 global meat market
  2. Austrade helps with Exports to India
  3. Contact Kris to develop your 'live' dorper X market in Malaysia  
  4. Halal process and exports to Egypt 
  5. Ramadan - a spike in Middle East demand
  6. Kiwis and US help Aussie lamb producers

Retail and Home Delivery

  1. Online or Home delivery Dorper sales:
    1. FarmerDave  is selling dorper meat online - "when you order ask for Dorper"
    2. Rutherglen Lamb
    3. Sydney - Home delivered dorper
    4. Perth - Home delivered dorper
  2. Butchers - move toward Dorper meat (email or website):
    1. Grove Shopping Centre - Neutral Bay
    2. tba

Trading in the Domestic Market

  1. Commercial Dorper X producers: dorperX
  2. Corowa sale yards latest prices and industry news
  3. Online Livestock
  4. Saleyards.com - online trading
  5. Sell  your Dorper X wool and skins here
  6. Organic producers can sell to Cleavers - they supply stores in NSW, ACT and Vic
  8. Sheep meat consumption
  9. Organic Farming - Observations from DPI,  Victoria: Vic.DPI

 Promotions - public awareness and Shows

  1. First cross lambs on display at Australia Zoo
  2. Australian Sheep Show - Bendigo
  3. Website boosts lamb sales
  4. Elmore Field Days - guidelines for prime lamb competition

Breeder Websites

Providing more details on dorpers

  1. Amarula - News
  2. Kaya - Regular News page
  3. Springvale - breed standards
  4. Bridgetown  - more good links
  5. Dillidorper - breed history & characteristics
  6. Dolf Lategan - leading personality and breeder in South Africa 
  7. Breeders Directory - Australia