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We are
located 40 miles west of Indianapolis near Roachdale,
Indiana. On our farm we
specialize in Dorpers, percentage Dorper/St. Croix and Working Border Collies.
Lisa has been training and trialing Border collies since 1989. They
were our first exposure to the St Croix
breed. The St. Croix breed
posses many desirable traits but it was taking 9 months to 1 year to get them
ready for market. In 2003 we introduced
Dorpers into the flock and were extremely impressed
with the results. Our weaning weights
dramatically increased along with decreasing the time it took us to get the
lambs to market weight. We are
currently in the process of incorporating more purebred Dorper
ewes and percentage Dorper ewes into the flock and
cutting back on the number of St. Croix we
have.
The Dorper breed was developed in South Africa in the 1930’s and
1940’s using Horned Dorset and Blackheaded Persian
Sheep. They were developed to produce
top carcass characteristics and to thrive under harsh conditions. The coat is a mixture of hair and short
wool, which is shed in the spring.
Mature rams weigh between 225 and 275 pounds. The first Dorpers
were introduced into the North America in
1995. They are now being successfully
raised in all areas of the United States,
Canada and Mexico.
Greene Acres Farms have breeding stock and freezer lambs for sale, please
e-mail us for availability
For more information on the Dorper
breed please visit www.dorper.org
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