Dorper sheep

Dorper sheep

Dorper sheep is a Poll Dorset sheep and black sheep to breed Persian, the first in the more arid areas of South Africa, breeding and feeding, because of its adaptability, rapid early growth, carcass quality and well known. Dorper sheep were divided into two bald and blackheads.

1, appearance: Dorper sheep Toque bucket was unique, no horn, head with short, dark, black or white hair, Toque have short thinning light colored hair (mainly in the first half), abdomen significantly dry dead hair.

2, Characteristics: Dorper sheep highly adaptive, on South Africa’s climate and different grazing conditions have good adaptability. Intake of Canton, not fussy eaters, can make good use of low-quality forage in the arid and semi-tropical regions growth robust, disease resistance and adaptation to rainfall 100-760mm. automatically hair removal is another characteristic of Dorper sheep.

3, Performance: Dorper Sheep are not season can be year-round breeding, ewes lambing rate of 15%, and motherhood is good, milk production and more multiple births can be a good nursing offspring.

Dorper sheep grazing capacity with the early, fast growth, ,3.5-4 month old lamb, about 36 kg live weight, carcass weight about 16 kg of meat, fat distribution, high quality carcass. Although the individual height of Dorper sheep medium, but Tiqu fullness, more body weight. The body weight of adult rams and ewes at 120 kilograms and 85 kilograms.

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