Dorper sheep

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Name (Latin)
Dorper sheep
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Sheep breeds
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Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q1250393
Library of congress: sh2001010628
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: The Dorper sheep in Western Australia, 2000:p. 2 (The Dorper is a synthetic sheep breed introduced into Western Australia from South Africa in 1996. The breed was developed in South Africa in the 1930s by crossing the Blackhead Persian ewe with the Dorset Horn ram.)
  • A world dictionary of livestock breeds, types and varieties, 1996:p. 207 (Dorper: (S. Africa); white with black head, often black feet, orig. c 1942-50, chiefly at Grootfontein, from Dorset Horn X Blackhead Persian (50:50))