Size
70 – 125 kg.
Color
White with black shade or spots.
Physical Appearance
A sheep that is proportionately powerful, deep, and wide, with the right legs and feet. The rams need to be powerful and well-muscled from the front to the back. Ewes must be smaller up front and grow larger and heavier behind. A sheep must appear feminine in the head, neck, etc.
Characteristics and Genetics
The South African Department of Agriculture made the decision in the 1930s to create a new breed of sheep with high carcass quality and good lambing rates. The Dorper is a hybrid of the Blackhead Persian and the Dorset Horn. The Black-headed and White Dorper are the products of the breeding scheme. Currently, the Dorper is being bred in the USA, Australia, South America, and the Middle East. Dorper sheep are distinctive because they are raised exclusively for mutton (rather than just lamb). Shepherds with some expertise are frequently able to have numerous rounds of lambing each year since they have an extended breeding season. Due to this, the Dorper breed is among the most cost-effective in terms of producing meat.
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