Australian Sheep Breeders Associations |
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The Coopworth
breed had its origins in the 1950's and 1960's in the crossing of
the Romney ewe with the Border Leicester ram to produce the F1 Border-
Romney and the subsequent inter-breeding of them to give F2 and F3
generation progeny, which were then eligible to be known and registered
as Coopworths. |
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The Corriedale
was simultaneously evolved in both Australia and New Zealand about
1874 by selectively breeding from cross bred progeny of pure Merino
and Lincoln sheep. |
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The Damara is a unique breed of meat sheep ideally suited to our Australian climate.
Damaras originated in East Asia & Egypt circa 3000BC and were introduced to Australia from South Africa in 1996. They have adapted to extreme climates and harsh environments as they have migrated to many countries. |
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The Dorper
sheep is a hardy, fertile, fast-growing meat breed, ideally suited
to Australian conditions. |
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The Poll
Dorset is the largest terminal prime lamb sire breed in Australia
- supplying over 70% of sires required annually by the industry. |
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The Australian
Finnsheep Breeders' Association promotes the breed, and focuses on the
relevance of both purebred Finnsheep and Finnsheep composites in the Australian
Sheep Flock. |
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Information
regarding Australian Stud Merino Breeders, merino sheep their history
and information on sales and contact details of the National and
State Merino Societies. |
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The Romney (originally called Romney Marsh) is one of the oldest known sheep breeds, with its origins having been traced back more than 700 years to the 13th Century and possibly earlier. |
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The Victorian
South Suffolk Society came into being shortly after 1972. This
site contains all Australian Contact Info. / Breed History / Description
/ Standards / Victorian
breeders Stud Info / Photos etc. |
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$uperBorder$
are Border Leicesters with superior genes for lamb production. Breeders
of $uperBorder$ rams are situated in most of the major sheep growing
regions of Australia. |
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The White
Suffolk was developed for Australian conditions from breeding programs
involving the Suffolk breed, initially, crossed with a white breed
(mainly Poll Dorsets). |
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For the
pedigree breeder and commercial producer, Texels offer clear advantages
in both quality and performance. |
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The Wiltipoll
is a new breed of sheep, recently developed in Australia from the
Wiltshire Horn. It is a polled sheep that is bred for the production
of prime lamb only. |
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