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The Dorper is a fast-growing meat-producing sheep. The Dorper is an easy-care animal that produces a short, light coat of wool and hair that is shed in late spring and summer. It was developed in South Africa and is now the second most popular breed in that country. The Dorper Sheep Breeders Society of South Africa was founded in 1950.
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Lückhoff is a small merino sheep farming town in the Free State province of South Africa. It was established on the farm Koffiekuil in 1892 and named after a Dutch Reformed Church minister Reverend HJ Luckhoff. Nowadays the bulk of the sheep found in this district are dorper sheep and not merino.
The Red Maasai was the predominant sheep breed among the Maasai and other tribes in Kenya until the 1970s, when subsidies began to support crossbreeding with Dorper sheep and other imported types. Developed in South Africa, Dorpers began to be widely crossbred with native Kenyan stock.
Pages in category "Sheep breeds originating in South Africa" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Fat-tailed sheep at a livestock market in Kashgar, China. The fat-tailed sheep is a general type of domestic sheep known for their distinctive large tails and hindquarters. . Fat-tailed sheep breeds comprise approximately 25% of the world's sheep population, [1] and are commonly found in northern parts of Africa, the Middle East, and various Central Asian countries, Afghanistan, Pakistan and ...
The Dohne Merino (Dohne, El Dohne Merino) is a breed of domestic sheep from South Africa. The breed was started in the late 1930s by the South African Department of Agriculture. It was developed by interbreeding Peppin-style Merino ewes and German Mutton Merino rams. The Dohne Merino is a dual purpose breed providing meat and fine wool. [1]
Afrikaner sheep are one of the oldest native sheep breeds in South Africa, along with sheep such as the Damara, Blackhead Persian, Pedi, and Zulu (Nguni). [1] Their ancestors were brought down from the middle east by the Khoikhoin people. [2]