It was bred by crossing a Dorset Horn sheep from Britain with a Persian sheep form Iran in the 1930's. The breed was introduced to Australia in 1996 and is now the country's fastest growing sheep breed. Dorpers are shedders, and they're attractive to local producers because shearing and mulesing requirements are minimal. They are non-selective grazers and adapt well to Australian conditions. Dorpe
r Lambs grow rapidly thanks to the abundant supply of milk from their mothers and their ability to graze at an early age. The lambs show good maturity at 8-10 months of age, ensuring tenderness and a superior flavour. Inherent characteristics of the breed such as rapid growth rate, good muscling and an ability to produce low fat scores makes for a great-tasting prime lamb. Our Sheep are raised in a stress free environment under sustainably organic farming principals. Our sheep feed on natural grasses under an improved high protein pasture program which includes cloves, plantain and chicory. We are Meat Standards Australia accredited which means our farming practises and our sheep meat have met strict criteria to ensure we meet consumer expectations for eating quality attributes of tenderness, juiciness and flavour. Meat Standards Australia (MSA) was developed by the Australian red meat industry to improve the eating quality consistency of beef and sheep meat. The system is based on almost 700,000 consumer taste tests by over 100,000 consumers from 9 countries and takes into account all factors that affect eating quality from the paddock to the plate.
