Country
Specie
ISO3
BWA
Transboundary name
Dorper
Other name
Dorsian
Breed classification (geographic)
International
Color comments
uni coloured: white with black head, often black feet
Number of horns males
0
Number of horns females
0
Wither height females
63.5
Weight females
48.50
Other specific visible traits
short hair, coarse-wooled, loosing the wool during the rainy season,
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
Dorper sheep breed was developed in the Grootfontein area of South Africa, from crosses of Dorset Horn males and Blackhead Persian females. A fixed type was developed through inter-se mating.
Year of origin
1942
Local cryo conservation status
No Material
Local Risk
Unknown
Detailed local risk status
Unknown
International Transboundary Risk detailed
Not at Risk
