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D-dorper Dictionary

Dorper

A South African meat sheep breed suited to dry country

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Plain meaning
A South African meat sheep breed suited to dry country
How to use it
Use Dorper rams for meat sheep on dry country.
South African benchmark
The Dorper was bred in South Africa for meat production in arid regions.
Country notes
Applies the same way in all five markets.
Go and read
M10-U6
Calculate it
T-M10-03 Herd Growth Projection
Library sources
LIB-A065, LIB-A066, LIB-P-Mutton, LIB-P-Goat
See also
Small stock
Sheep and Goats: the product, the five stages of the business, the unit it is sold by and where it is producedSheep and Goats: how the business runsSold byhead or kg live weight1Breed2Kid or lamb3Grow on veld4Market5Live sale or abattoirZAZWZMBWNAProduces commerciallyImports most needsZA South Africa, ZW Zimbabwe, ZM Zambia, BW Botswana, NA Namibia
From the Sheep and Goats Major, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in M10 Sheep and Goats.