According to cameron mcmaster in his book, birth of a breed. It was developed by interbreeding peppinstyle merino ewes and german mutton merino rams. In 1927, a project started at the elsenburg research station in stellenbosch with the aim of producing a mutton breed with rams suitable for crossbreeding, and slaughter lambs that could grow out rapidly and economically in the cold, wet winter rainfall areas of. This latest book on the history of the dohne merino is not only informative but makes for easy reading.
Feed efficiency for meat and wool production by merino and f1. Production norms of the grootfontein dohne merino flock. The dohne merino sheep breed society, for kind permission to use the data to conduct the study. The term merino is widely used in the textile industries, but it cannot be taken to mean the fabric in question is actually 100% merino wool from a merino strain bred specifically for its wool. The distribution of the creeping belly score of the dohne merino progeny. The wool of any merino sheep, whether reared in spain or elsewhere, is known as merino wool. Genomic evaluation of resistance to haemonchus contortus in a. The dohne is the best path to a selfreplacing mulesfree flock, with quality meat and wool production. I have a client who wants to sell x5 dohne merino sheep details are as follows. The macquarie dohne stud was instrumental in introducing the dohne breed into australia and establishing the breed association and the breeding objectives for the dohne in australia.
Robbie, a finalist in the 2015 national sheep farmer of the year competition, to find. Dohne merino is the national genetic information and benchmarking service for the dohne merino breed. Annual genetic gains during the period were as follows. It is evident from figure 3 that approximately 21 % of the dohne merino progeny had subjective wool quality scores of more than six. Click download or read online button to get community profiling book now. After this he also wrote another book birth of a breed the dohne merino story published in 2015 to commemorate 75 years of existence of. He identified the species of sourveld grass that was problematic for livestock. And every year, we host the biggest dohne ram sale in the southern hemisphere. The history of merino wool australian merino exports. Community profiling download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. The dohne merino was developed in south africa by the south african department of agriculture in 1938 at the dohne research facility, hence the name. Mission statement the australian dohne breeders associations mission is to professionally develop a superior dual purpose sheep with a marketing edge, which is competitive in meeting the present and changing needs of the livestock markets, the consumer and the industry. Glencairn dohne merino and dollar maker sheep breeding. Br eeds re gister ed b y the sout h afr ican stud book assoc iatio n.
He wrote educational books, rhymes and hymns in xhosa for his students at bethel. There is anecdotal evidence from western australian breeders that dohne sheep maintain a higher level of meat and wool production than australian merinos. Gullendah dohnes sell to 100 per cent the land nsw. The dohne the smart choice other breeds have tried to emulate the dohne, but the rigid breeding philosophy over nearly 80 years puts the dohne at the forefront. See why dohnes are the choice for the next generation.
Here dohne breeders from across south africa and the world travel to the overberg, near the most southerly tip of africa, to choose from our wide selection of dohnes. Blup analysis of genetic trends in the dohne merino. Dry weather and cold area is very suitable for sheep farming. This was a one off cross and progeny were interbred and selected for high fertility. Search dohne merino analysis results get access to. The kardinia dohne merino stud is becoming one of australias leading stud supplying proven genetics across the domestic and international markets. Mike burgess visited blaines grandson, robbie, a finalist in the 2015 national sheep farmer of the year competition, to find out how he continues to farm his stud in this challenging environment. A dohne asbv describes the expected performance of a dohne s progeny for a trait relative to the performance of all registered australian dohne ram breeding. The legendary wauldby dohne merino stud from the amabele area near stutterheim in the eastern cape was founded by deemie blaine in 1947. The robdorino dohne stud founded in 1958 australian.
Our unique pricing algorithm classifies vehicles according to a wide variety of factors, estimates the market price for this specification of vehicle and displays this pricing tag when sufficient data is available but cant take into account the sellers reason for sale, vehicle modifications or condition. He comes from a high quality stellenboschbased stock breeder, and we raised him from when he was only a few days old. It was already clear that the development of the dohne merino was one of south africas outstanding success stories perhaps the major achievement of the century in the field of woolled sheep breeding. Environmental effects, heritability estimates and genetic trends in western cape dohne merino nucleus flock. This was a one off cross and progeny were interbred and selected for high. Glenlea dohne stud was established in 1998 with the first ever importation of dohne embryos out of south africa. A chronicle of people and places in the south western districts of the cape 1952. Today the dohne merino is a wellbalanced dualpurpose breed that allows the commercial producer to market a quality heavy weight lamb. Home of suidplaas dohnes genetics for profit, since 1972. Jacob gordon, the military commander at the cape at that time, on an experimental basis. One of our interns recently started digging into the history of merino wool and where it came from originally and where it comes from today. The dohne merino breed society of south africa was created on 16 may 1966. The macquarie dohne stud was instrumental in introducing the dohne breed into australia and establishing the breed association and the breeding objectives for.
The dohne organisations you should know about suidplaas. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Comprising of the white suffolk and dohne merino studs, dry land cropping, self replacing dohne flocks in conjunction with prime lamb production. Proceedings of the association for the advancement of animal breeding and genetics 21. May 22, 2014 merino origins edmund h burrows gives a detailed and definitive account of the history of merino farming and wool production in south africa in his book, overberg outspan. This infopack provides a brief description of the dohne merino sheep breed. Merino sheep in south africa gumtree classifieds in south. Dohne merino sheep able to digest the sourveld better than other breeds and the dohne agricultural institute were named after him. The 63 rams on off were all sold for the average price of r9 881. The merino and dohne had a better staple strength than the samm, but there were only small differences in fibre diameter. Our goal is to produce rams that put more dollars in the pockets of our clients through fertility, meat and wool. Its compilation also makes reference to specific sagas very easy.
Merino, breed of finewool sheep originating in spain. The dohne, sometimes called the mutton merino is said to have achieved the holy grail of producing fastgrowing lambs for slaughter, combined with the highest quality fine merino wool. It was originated in spain and it is highly prized for its wool. A short history of merino wool and where merino comes from. Welcome to dohne merino practical information for dohne merino breeders on the genetic potential of their sheep. By way of contrast, a peppin merino stud ram of today may produce up to 18 kg. The breed was started in the late 1930s by the south african department of agriculture. Macquarie dohne stud has the largest number of registered stud ewes in australia and has the objective of remaining one of the most influential dohne studs in. This history stretched back as far as 1789, when the dutch government donated two spanish merino rams and four spanish merino ewes to col. The benefit of dohnes are also the production of prime lambs that attract keen interest for the domestic and international market. They were developed in a region of severe environmental and nutritional constraints the read more. The dohne merino is a breed of domestic sheep from south africa. The export of embryos to australia and the falkland islands that led to the establishment of breed societies in australia and eventually uruguay, were major milestones in the more recent history of the dohne merino.
Genetic evaluation services for sheep australian wool. Other breeds have tried to emulate the dohne, but the rigid breeding philosophy over nearly 80 years puts the dohne at the forefront. And the breed was developed by the south african department of agriculture. Developed in south africa, it arrived in new zealand in 1998. The dohne merino story, by 1987 the dohne was enjoying strong support. The dohne today is a well balanced dual purpose breed that allows the commercial producer to market both a quality heavy weight lamb and finemedium white wool. The modern merino sheep were domesticated in australia and new zealand.
Wikiproject agriculture livestock rated stubclass, lowimportance this article is within the scope of wikiproject agriculture, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of agriculture on wikipedia. Dohne merino breed society 50 years of existence to be. Sheep were introduced by the phoenicians from asia minor into north africa. This lead to the development of highly efficient and functional multipurpose sheep like the dohne merino that produce both meat and wool in a wide range of environments and production systems. It was particularly well adapted to semiarid climates and to nomadic pasturing. The merino story label is designed and manufactured in new zealand using the best strands of 100% new zealand merino wool. This book brings together information on the contrasting characteristics, condition, present use and problems of the worlds main natural grasslands. He recently received an award from sa stud book for his work. The dohne merino is a naturally polled, plain body sheep and therefore easy care. The a type merino was developed in vermont through selection and inbreeding. The dohne merino breed has always been based on profit. The dohne merino is a dual purpose breed providing meat and fine wool.
The dohne merino sheep is a breed of domestic sheep which was originated from south africa. When it was realised that the family enterprise had reached the highest potential possible with merino sheep, it was decided in 1973 that additional income could only be generated from higher fertility and meat production. Read more about a comparison between slaughter traits and meat quality of various sheep breeds. The initial cross was between a peppintype merino and the german mutton merino. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. The dohne merino had its origins at the dohne research institute with the first mating being done in 1939. The aim of this study was to use genomewide snp data to investigate phenotypic and genetic differences in resistance to haemonchus contortus between resistant and susceptible south african dohne merino sheep. Welcome to merinoselect practical information for australian merino breeders and wool growers on the genetic potential of their sheep. Asbvs embracing modern up to date performance breeding. Production performance of merino and dohne merino ewes and. View gumtree free online classified ads for merino sheep and more in south africa.
The 37th annual ram sale of the hughes familys gullendah dohne, merino and poll merino studs, baldry, was held on tuesday to a very large. The legendary wauldby dohne merino stud from the amabele area near. We are based in the wimmera, with the dohne merino stud based 26 km north west of horsham, victoria and the white suffolk stud based at duchembegarra, 12 km north of natimuk. The influence of long term price trends on production and income of wool and meat. The merino sheep is a very important and popular breed of domestic sheep.
It is no secret that we are a little bit biased as to who makes the best merino, or rather, what country produces the best merino, but take a quick read through kurnals discovery. In addition to the stud ewes in the nucleus the armstrongs run approximately 2,500 commercial dohne merino ewes and a large beef herd. It is a pretty new breed and was actually developed in the late 1930s. South africa was the first country outside europe which owned merinos.
This is a philosophy that underpins the calga and uardry breeding objectives. Hendrik, our loving handreared dohne merino 1 year old ram needs a breeding or kids play farm to take him in. Type, origin, description, production, products, distribution. The dohne merino story, the suidplaas stud was a supreme example of breeding excellence producing many outstanding rams in south africa and in australia, where their genetics had a strong influence on the success of the mt. The main characteristics of sheep is that their body is fully covered with fur. Pages in category sheep breeds originating in south africa the following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. Grassland of the world food and agriculture organization. Our covid19 community guidelines tips, advice and news related to trading on gumtree during the covid19 crisis. Production performance of merino and dohne merino ewes and lambs in pure or crossbreeding systems. The merino and dohne wool prices were markedly higher. Presented by kobus delport, manager of the dohne merino breed society of south africa, and hosted by stormhoek, memel. The passion we put in to the development of our merino wool is sold via our online clothing store at. Find a complete list of sheep breeders societies who are members of stud book south africa.
Calga and uardry dohne merino studs the allround performers. The dohne merino story, the suidplaas stud was a supreme example of breeding excellence producing many outstanding rams in south africa and in australia, where their genetics had a strong influence on the success of the. West wail dohne merino and white suffolk studs pimpino. Over recent years feedback from meat processors have advised lambs from kardinia have recorded a 1. Sheep breeds originating in south africa wikipedia. Fertility nonseasonal breeders with a high libido and fecundity. The dohne merinos were initially developed to be a hardy woolled sheep that are easy care with high reproductivity and growth rate under harsh sourveld eastern cape conditions. But there are still a couple of characteristics that make the dohne s wool unique.
Initial development took place under the leadership of mr koot kotze, director, dohne research institute, stutterheim. Practical guide australian dohne breeders association. Join facebook to connect with dohne merino and others you may know. The database uses the same structure as merinoselect and is managed by sheep genetics. Merino origins edmund h burrows gives a detailed and definitive account of the history of merino farming and wool production in south africa in his book, overberg outspan. It is bred predominantly for its wool, and its carcass size is generally smaller than that of sheep bred for meat. The dohne merino breed society says farewell to cameron mcmaster. Since grassland is commercialized through the grazing animal, particular attention is paid to the livestock production systems associated with each main type. Merino is a natural fibre which means it breathes well allowing you to stay cool in the heat and keep warm in the cold. Dohne merino sheep full breed information modern farming.
The versatility of the breed makes it suitable for production systems and environments where conventional woolled sheep are less productive. A comparison between slaughter traits and meat quality of various sheep breeds. The merino sheep introduced into australia soon after settlement were able to produce a creamy fleece of 1 12 2 kg. It was the first stud group breeding scheme for sheep in. South african meat merino samm, american rambouillet and german merinofleischschaf have been bred to balance wool production and carcass quality.
The undulating country consists of heavy black ground through to. Cameron is an accomplished writer who already successfully authored the book sheep in my blood. Since our inception as a dohne breeder, we have been able to evaluate and work. The purpose of this paper is to discuss some genetic trends in the dohne merino as a typical example of the application of blupmethodology to study the genetic history of a new farm animal breed during its initial stages of development. We breed both dohne and our own successful dollar maker rams, as well as, being involved in every stage of the production of our own merino clothing line mihi merino. The dohne merino story, during the 1950s and 60s, the breed continued to develop as a result of the work undertaken by private breeders. Progeny were interbred and selected for traits including.