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Dorper or Meat master sheep in Ireland

  • 24-04-2014 5:07pm
    #1
    derferjam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 197 ✭✭


    Hi was wondering if there was anybody with meat master sheep or Dorper sheep as I would be interested in buying some.


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  • #2
    Conmaicne Mara
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    derferjam wrote: »
    Hi was wondering if there was anybody with meat master sheep or Dorper sheep as I would be interested in buying some.

    Can't help you but I did read this this morning on TFF and remembered you asked after them:

    "The Dorper breed carries a fragile skin gene (grab a lamb and handfuls of skin rips out) for which there is now a DNA test available too."


  • #3
    derferjam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 197 ✭✭derferjam


    Surprised about that because they are highly thought of in other countries and starting to get a good name for themselves in the UK


  • #4
    Future Farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 430 ✭✭Future Farmer


    derferjam wrote: »
    Surprised about that because they are highly thought of in other countries and starting to get a good name for themselves in the UK

    Probably only happens with pedigrees...


  • #5
    Galvium Irredentum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58 ✭✭Galvium Irredentum


    The Meatmaster is a cross between Dorper and Damara methinks, the Dorper itself is a stable cross from Dorset x Blackhead Persian - these are sheep with feet best suited to arid ground. Ever wondered why there are no Merinos in Ireland or Britain and many in Australia? (well there is one flock in Devon or Dorset at least) - it's their feet; not designed for our ground (though they do have Merinos on the high hills of the NZ Alps in South Island, think that's the rain shadow side though)


  • #6
    derferjam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 197 ✭✭derferjam


    Don't know of anyone with the perisan breed do you. There is a few with the Dorset breed.


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  • #7
    Galvium Irredentum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58 ✭✭Galvium Irredentum


    the Persian Blackhead is actually from Somalia! Not in Europe anywhere - first ones in South Africa were came ashore from a shipwreck in 1890's methinks! Tropical breed of sheep - hair not wool, feet suit arid lands


  • #8
    Galvium Irredentum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58 ✭✭Galvium Irredentum


    wool is hair btw - just bred for fibre - nice article here (it's in English) -

    spinningshepherd.blogspot.ie/p/wool-101-la-laine-un-petit-guide.html


  • #9
    derferjam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 197 ✭✭derferjam


    Galvium Irredentum wrote: »
    wool is hair btw - just bred for fibre - nice article here (it's in English) -

    spinningshepherd.blogspot.ie/p/wool-101-la-laine-un-petit-guide.html

    Thanks lad its interesting reading.


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