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BOARD of DIRECTORSFREDDY ROSSOUW, President

1677 East 250 LanePhillipsburg, Kansas 67661

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RON WALDRON, Vice President3516 Heck Road

St. Paris, Ohio 43072937-215-2411

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LAURI CELELLA9385 County Road 2432

Poetry, Texas 75160214-475-3473

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WESLEY GLASSPO Box 246

Sterling City, Texas 76951325-378-2404

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PAUL LEWIS12661 E. Langell Valley Road

Bonanza, Oregon 97623541-545-0019

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ALAN McANELLY2475 County Road 513Hamilton, Texas 76531

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ROBIN RAU774 Springhead Road

Colquitt, Georgia 39837229-723-9191

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FREDDIE RICHARDSON171 Rosedale Heights LaneRosedale, Virginia 24280

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DARROLL GRANT10123 Friendly Acres Rd.

Aumsville, OR 97325503-749-1863

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THEDORPER REPORT

Volume 23 Issue 4 October-December Fall 2019

Contents

DOUGLAS P GILLESPIE , Executive Secretary751 Boston Post Rd, Weston, MA02493-1105

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RONDA SEVERSEN, RegistrarPO Box 259, 13135 N. Route B

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STAFF:

SARAH TOWERY, Youth Coordinator606 Huntington Lane, Wichita Falls, TX 76305

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Regular Features:ADSBS Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3ADSBS Photo Contest Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6ADSBS Board of Directors Election Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8ADSBS President's Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17ADSBS Membership Dues Renewal Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17ADSBS Board Meeting Minutes 8-15-19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30ADSBS Youth Officers To Be Elected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33ADSBS Youth Coordinator's Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34ADSBS Youth T-Shirt Contest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36ADSBS Market Lamb Classification Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41ADSBS Online Registry Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45Upcoming Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46Advertising Rates, Sizes & Deadlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Articles:Using Ultrasound to Manage Your Ewe Flock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Zinc for Sheep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42American Lamb Summit Finds Need For Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Show & Sale Results:Show & Sale Results:Southern States Dorper Sale Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Midwest Stud Ram Sale Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18Texas Hill Country Dorper Sale Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Western Regional Dorper & White Dorper Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Wisconsin State Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27New Jersey State Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Iowa State Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Missouri State Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Kentucky State Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Minnesota State Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Indiana State Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28Eastern States Exposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Ohio State Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29Tennessee State Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29ADSBS Cookeville Youth Show Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34Texas-Oklahoma Fair Youth Dorper Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35All American Junior Sheep Show Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Northeast Youth Sheep Show Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Michigan State Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

The Burrawang Dorper and White DorperStud in Australia produces rams for ram cus-tomers and lambs for their prime lamb market.When not in drought, they run 8,000 commer-cial ewes and 2,000 stud ewes. They supply1,000 lambs/month to the abattoir. Since pay-ment is on quality and quantity of product on thehook, they are greatly interested in rapid growthof a quality product. This means that their focusis the same as their ram customers. Ratherunique for a stud operation. Normally lambs aregrown and finished in the paddock. However, indrought times lambs are finished in a novelfeedlot. Feed conversion ratios of 3:1 are com-monly achieved. Dressing percentages over55% are common in producing the 48-53 poundpremium carcasses.

Ewes are managed extensively withoutshearing, hoof trimming or hands on lambing.All stud sheep have been DNA parent tested.Lambs are tagged when worked and DNA col-lected for identification of parents. Parentagetesting is less expensive than manually mother-ing up the lambs from 2,000 ewes. Ewes areexposed more than once/year.

Rams are sold privately by the truck load andin some vendor sales. A recent vendor saleresulted in a Burrawang average of over $1750with all sold. The total sale average was justover $1,000. Burrawang has sold all availablerams for 7 years.

About 3,500 embryos have been collectedfrom the top sheep annually for a number ofyears. Some have been exported to China, thePhilippines, Saudi Arabia and Mexico. This isthe first embryo shipment to the USA. Otherembryos are used to more rapidly increase the

most productive sheep in the flock. Semen andembryos were imported from an Australian studsired by a Burrawang bred ram some yearsback. The first one in a public sale was therecent Texas Hill Country White DorperChampion ewe.

Their skilled technician and embryologistrecently achieved an 80% success rate on 550embryos in Mexico.

Burrawang infrequently exhibit their sheep.The 2019 Australian Supreme Champion Ramwas their White Dorper ram Piet, one of theWhite Dorper embryo sires.

The sheep are classed by an outside accred-ited person. The donors of these embryos wereselected by Raymond Read out of 200 type 5stud ewes that had produced type 5 lambs. Thesires are type 5 and have sired type 5 lambs.Due to selection emphasis, the Dorpers andWhite Dorpers temperament are similar in thestud.

The Burrawang stud manager, WicusCronje, taught the junior Dorper Course andjudged at the April Mid America Show and Sale.He owns the oldest Dorper stud in South Africa.Many Dorper course instructorships and showsare in his resume. The Dorper genetics are pri-marily from his South African stud. The WhiteDorper genetics trace back to Kasteel, Snymanand the Kotze Alliance.

The embryos are $400 each with freight fromLogan, Utah. The import permit has beenissued so the embryos should in Utah by thetime you read this. Contact Darroll Grant 503949 0170 or [email protected] for furtherinfo on donors and to book your embryos.

Burrawang Dorper andWhite Dorper Embryos

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ADSBS Open PhotoContest Winners

1st White Dorper Division: Donna McCreary

1st Dorper Division: Jonna Sandoval

1st Dorpers & People Division: Jeri GeblinPAGE 6 The Dorper Reportwww.dorper.org

ADSBS CookevilleYouth Photo Contest

Taylor Jane Binkley

Jackson Houser

John Byrl Neely

Conner Richardson

John Byrl Neely

John Byrl Neely

Jackson Houser

Taylor Jane Binkley

Taylor Jane Binkley

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Four director positions are up for election this fall by members of the American Dorper Sheep Breeders Society. Thereare eight candidates who have accepted nominations. Ballots will be mailed to all eligible ADSBS members aroundOctober 15th and must be returned by U.S. Mail, postmarked no later than November 15, 2019. The top three qualifiedvote-getters will win the three-year terms, and the fourth will receive the two-year term to fill a vacancy. The candidates’information in alphabetical order appears below:

American Dorper SheepBreeders Society

Board of Director Candidates

Ben BinkleyJoelton, Tennessee

My name is Ben Binkley. I grew upon a small cattle and hog farm inCheatham County, Tennessee. Inmy senior year of high school, Ibought some Boer goats, had atobacco crop, and worked at ourlocal CO-OP. Goats were not myfavorite, so I made the transition tohair sheep. A friend of mine bought aload of sheep from Texas. In the loadwas a Dorper ram that I bought fromhim to breed with my cross ewes.After the first lamb was on theground, I fell in love with the Dorperbreed.

In 2000, when I was 19, my dadand I bought the local feed mill. Weturned it into a farm and landscapingsupply store. By 2004, I had sold outof the sheep to put all of my time intothe business. However, I had hopesof getting back into the sheep oneday.

In 2009, I married my wife,Amanda. The next year we pur-chased a small farm. We started

fencing and building barns withhopes of getting into the Dorpersheep business soon.

In 2013, we bought our firstDorper sheep flock. We have attend-ed numerous ADSBS sales andshows both as a consignor and abuyer. Our farm was visited by SouthAfrican judge, Pieter van Schalkwykin 2018. It was a great opportunity topick his brain and learn so muchabout the breed. This last year, weadded a small white Dorper flock toour farm with urging from our 8-year-old daughter. For the past few years,I have served on the Mid-SouthRegional Dorper Association as aboard member. I love to learn aboutand share the breed. I am alwaysadvocating for the Dorper breed in allaspects. I would love the opportunityto continue to promote Dorpers bybecoming a board member for theADSBS. Therefore, I would appreci-ate your vote.

Crystal EmsoffChilcoot, California

I am honored to be nominated to

serve on the ADSBS Board ofDirectors. As an introduction, I want-ed to provide a brief history of mybackground. Like many first-genera-tion sheep producers, my passion forsheep began as a junior livestockproject through 4-H and FFA. I laterattended Abilene ChristianUniversity in Texas, where I earned abachelor’s degree in animal science.I then returned to northeasternCalifornia with my new husband andworked as a range technician for theU.S. Forest Service, overseeing thegrazing of cattle and some 8,000western range ewes on the TahoeNational Forest. During this time, webegan building our own flock. Myinterest in Dorpers was initiallypiqued by our purchase of severaloutstanding White Dorper commer-cial ewes, though it was another 15years before we began raising regis-tered Dorpers. We currently own aranch with our two young sons fivemiles west of the California-Nevadastate line. We run an 80-ewe flockconsisting of registered Dorpers,commercial Dorper-cross ewes, andHampshire wether dams. With therecent purchase additional land, weplan to grow our flock by another100-150 head of registered andcommercial Dorper ewes over thenext several years. Our ranch islocated in the high desert where theSierra Nevada mountain rangemeets into the Great Basin. It istough, rugged county that demands


tough, rugged sheep. Dorpers haveproven to be the ideal breed.

Ever since that first 4-H project,raising and promoting sheep hasbeen my passion. I have been a vol-unteer 4-H leader for 17 years andam a member of our county fair’s jun-ior livestock sales committee. I am aregular article contributor to TheShow Wether magazine. I haveserved the last two years on theWestern States Dorper AssociationBoard of Directors, where I spear-headed the first ever Dorper marketlamb division in our region at theCalifornia State Fair, with the goalsof both encouraging youth interest inour breeds, as well as providing newmarket opportunities to our mem-bers. I also initiated a full youthbreeding and market show at ourWestern States Dorper Show & Sale.This fall, I am heading up the firstannual Western States OnlineDorper Sale. Last year we had ourflock inspected by Ashley Phillipsand this spring I attended the ADSBSJunior Breeders Course in Duncan. Iplan to continue through the seniorand judges courses next year. Oursons are actively involved in show-ing, exhibiting our Dorpers at roughlya dozen shows every year inCalifornia and Nevada, helping toraise awareness and interest in ouramazing breeds.

Having lived in different regions ofthe country and working in differentsegments of the sheep industry, Ifully recognize that there are a widerange of management and market-ing needs among U.S. Dorper breed-ers. As an ADSBS board member, Iwill strive to serve all our members. Iprescribe to the “United We Stand,Divided We Fall” mindset. I trulybelieve that we need every singleproducer to continue growing inter-est in and demand for our breed.This includes the commercial pro-ducer, the seedstock breeder, thehobby farmer and the showman. All

can be successful, while still adher-ing to the South African breed stan-dard. The role of board members isnot to push their own agendas, butrather to meet the needs of thosethey were voted to represent. I willendeavor to do exactly that. I believethat in a day and age where themajority of farmers are approachingretirement age and laws are increas-ingly being passed by uninformed ormisinformed voters, getting youthexcited about Dorpers and educat-ing the public are going to be criticalfor continued growth. The Dorperand White Dorper produce a superi-or and unique product (premiumDorper lamb) and additional workneeds to be done to differentiate thisproduct in the U.S. market. ADSBShas benefited from visionaryfounders as well as enthusiastic newmembers. I hope to be able continuethis forward momentum as we striveto grow our breeds together! Pleasefeel free to contact me anytime withany questions or comments that youmight have.

Dr. Dennis FennewaldCookeville, Tennessee

I was born and raised on a diversi-fied family farm in central Missourithat included a sheep flock. Thisfarm has been in the Fennewaldfamily since 1962. We love beingstewards to the land and enjoyedconverting our abundant naturalresources into delicious and health-ful products. This lifelong love of

agriculture led me to receive my B.S.at the University of Missouri, my M.S.at Montana State University and myPhD back at the University ofMissouri. Along the way, I also mar-keted beef semen, served as thedirector of commercial marketing fora beef breed association and man-aged a large commercial grass-based dairy and sheep flock.

I currently serve as an associateprofessor of animal science atTennessee Tech University, where Iteach and have been involved withthe Dorper flock since it was formedin 2012. We started the flock with 25commercial White Dorpers. Thesesheep were a great example of aneasy-care breed that efficiently con-verts fescue pasture into high valueprotein and does it with a minimum oflabor. We have grown the flock towhere we will have over 100 lamb-ings in 2019 of registered percent-age and purebred White Dorpers.We focus on maintaining a perform-ance-driven, grass-based, acceler-ated lambing flock that thrive in alow-input system. I also have theopportunity each year to welcomepurebred and commercial Dorperand White Dorper breeders toTennessee Tech each year as theSouthern States Sale is held atHyder-Burks Agriculture Pavilionlocated on the university farm.

My interest in running for theboard is to move the conversationforward on strategies for breedimprovement, as well as increasethe use of our breeds by commercialproducers nationwide. I believe thisstrategy includes documentation ofthe maternal value of Dorper sheep.Additionally, I believe that we aspurebred producers need to supportprograms (and develop more asappropriate) that have the potentialfor premiums at market for commer-cial producers using Dorper andWhite Dorper genetics.

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Darroll GrantAumsville, Oregon

I earned degrees from Washing-ton State University, University ofConnecticut and Kansas StateUniversity. I spent over a decadeteaching at Texas A & I University(now Texas A & M University)Kingsville, Texas and have beenself-employed since that time. Wehave over 40 years of sheep raisingexperience.

We initially invested in Dorpersheep in 1995 after a friend saw animported group in scrapie quarantinein 1995 in Texas and suggested that Ishould check out the breed. Aftersome investigation, I was convincedthat Dorpers had a number of traitsthat the U.S. commercial sheepindustry could benefit from. Ourinvestment resulted in fullbloodWhite Dorper lambs born in June of1996 from South African embryosshipped to Canada, implanted intorecips, which were shipped to theU.S. Two additional imports weremade prior to 2000. Embryo transferwork was done to increase the num-bers more quickly than natural repro-duction prior to 2000. Additionalgenetics have been sourced fromAustralia several times. We haveexhibited and sold at the MWSRSale a number of times. Our sheepwere also sold in Texas at Dorpersales prior to the initial Hill CountrySale. We were invited to participate

as one of four flocks in the WestCoast Sale in California. Exhibitionof Dorper sheep at livestock showswas accepted as a means of achiev-ing breed exposure. Some of thiswas done at the Oregon State Fair.We are all aware of the show ringchallenges with judges who are notaware of the breed standards.

I have been elected to the boardseveral times. For several yearsprior to hiring an executive secretaryI developed the annual budget. Ihave always emphasized account-ing of income and expenditures.Safe investment of surplus funds forthe best return has been an accom-plished goal. With encouragementand suggestions, the financial state-ment has now become more easilycomprehended. I was appointedtreasurer some years back to regu-larly review the financial statements.I serve as the contact person with theAgnathia Genetic Project and I previ-ously I worked on the dermatospo-raxis protocol.

In the future, I would like to seethe addition of a fitting contest for theyouth. Further development ofDorper classes for major livestockshows will increase the breed expo-sure. I also see increased participa-tion in carcass contests to displaythe Dorper advantage. The commer-cial Dorper industry can use somehelp. What are their needs in breed-ing stock and management to moreeconomically produce and marketquality Dorper lamb? Niche marketscan be very rewarding, but how canDorper lamb be moved into the larg-er sheep meat trade in the U.S?Partnerships can be developedbetween sheep research organiza-tions, harvesters and the ADSBS toresult in more management toolsand better informed producers for abetter bottom line. There are existingresources that are under-utilized forgenetic improvement. These need tobe explored and made available to

the membership. The Flock54 pro-gram of Superior farms has genomictesting for a number of conditions, aswell as parentage for less invest-ment than other parentage testingonly programs.

Dorper breeders are aware of theDorper strengths. Since the perfectDorper has not yet been born, wherecan improvements be made toprogress in that direction? What arethe memberships concerns in breed-ing and merchandising Dorpers andhow can they be solved? Thank youfor your consideration of me for aposition on the ADSBS. Please feelfree to call me at 503 949 0170.

Sharon HolmanSonora, Texas

I am Sharon Holman fromSonora, Texas, and I am seeking aseat on the ADSBS Board ofDirectors. If elected, I will serve allmembers of ADSBS to promote thebreed to consumers looking for highquality mild flavored lamb, to com-mercial producers, in the showringand to stud breeders.

I saw my first Dorper in SouthAfrica in 1999, while visiting Boergoat stud breeders and purchasedmy first ADSBS registered Dorper in2006.

Having served on the board of theAmerican Boer Goat Association forseveral years, I am fully aware of thechallenges to a rapidly growing live-stock breed organization. I was a


Boer goat breeder from 1994 to2014.

Education is of vital importance,not only “Dorper Sheep 101” but alsokeeping members informed of topicslike predator control, parasites, ani-mal health, etc.

I am full time rancher in southwestTexas and utilize sheep, goats and afew cows to manage my rangeresources. I was raised on a ranchand earned a BBA in accountingfrom Texas Tech University, thenstarted my ranching career. I raiseregistered Dorpers and WhiteDorpers. Ranching is my livelihoodand my passion and my hobby. I askfor your vote. Thanks.

Judi MaultIndian Valley, Idaho

My name is Judi Mault and I liveon the Lazy J Ranch in Indian Valley,a small town in Idaho. Indian Valleyhas a pure authenticity that doesn'texist in big cities. The local residentsstill get excited to see a new lamb orcalf born instead of going to a glitzyevent or the shopping mall.Previously, I lived on a ranch inQuincy, California. I have worked asa phlebotomist, paralegal and retiredfrom the State of California ChildSupport Services as the director. Inmy spare time I trained border col-lies, competed in stock dog competi-tions and raised breeding sheep andregistered commercial rams. As anevent planner I produced golf tourna-

ments, state child support confer-ences, horse shows and dog trials. Ialso served as treasurer on theIndian Valley Community Hall boardfor five years.

I have raised sheep for my kid's 4-H projects and to train the border col-lies. In 1994, I saw my friend'sDorpers and I was hooked. Soonafterwards, I bought three fullbloodDorper ewes and a fullblood ram.That was the beginning of the Lazy JRanch dorper flock.

I have 40 registered Dorper ewesand two registered rams along withthree Pyrenees dogs to keep thebears, wolves and coyotes away. Mywebsite, dorpercorner.com, attractsmany buyers and my lambs are soldbefore they are born to breeding andcommercial ranches. Many cus-tomers spend the night at the Lazy JRanch Bed & Breakfast when theyare picking up their sheep.

The University of Idaho holdslambing clinics here at the Lazy JRanch twice a year. These clinicsare for any breed, but they do exposethese breeders to Dorpers. In fact,two breeders bought Dorpers andswitched their breed after seeing myDorpers. Vet students visit fourtimes a year to obtain instruction onultrasound techniques. The vet stu-dents also assist me when I amlambing.

I have volunteered on the ADSBSMarketing Committee for the last twoyears. We have completed manyprojects including: updated andmaintained the dorper website,developed funding program to assistlocal clubs, produced yearly photocontest, planned and organizedADSBS annual dinner, applied forgrants to the American Lamb Board,enhanced marketing exposure onFacebook and other digital media,conducted surveys, increased newmemberships, worked with market-ing companies advertising to edu-cate the public to purchase Dorper

meat and buy seed tock DorpersWe have several new marketing

projects to help the commercialbreeder as well as the registeredbreeder in 2020. Any suggestionsare welcome. Please contact mewith your ideas at (208) 741-0237. Isupport the breed standards andhope to represent all Dorper breed-ers with their concerns. I would behonored to serve on the board and Irequest your vote. Thank you.

Freddie RichardsonRosedale, Virginia

Hello, I’m Freddie Richardson; Ihave been nominated to run for theboard of directors. I am from south-west Virginia, where I operate CircleR Farming Dorpers and WhiteDorpers. We have been raising live-stock for more than 20 years now.For the past 15 years, my wife, myson and I have been raising sheep.We started with a few hair sheepcrosses before converting fully intothe Dorpers. We saw the differencethe Dorpers made to our flock anddecided that’s what we were going toraise.

Before serving on the ADSBSboard, I served as vice president ofthe Mid-South Regional DorperAssociation. In the past three yearsthat I have been on the board ofdirectors, I have had the privilege towork with the youth committee. Wehave worked to get many changesand opportunities for our youth. We


have added a breeding sheep classinto the Southern States Show andSale (Cookeville, Tennessee). Wewere able to divide the U.S. into fourregions, giving more kids a chance atthe futurity points and winnings. Iwas also involved in helping get theproduction class added to some ofour shows. But I couldn’t have doneit alone; I also had the support of oth-ers and the help to see it thru. Wehave added a youth coordinator thatalso played a part.

I enjoy working with our youth. Iknow it’s been said before, they areour future. We need to educate andsupport them. We need to standbehind them not only on the show cir-cuit, but on the production side. Iwould like to see more opportunitiesfor education for them and we havebeen working on that. I feel that if westart early with kids they will and canhelp this breed grow and out-performwhat we are already seeing. I havereally enjoyed working with the youthand our national association the pastthree years. We have watched itgrow and I am hoping we will contin-ue to see it grow.

I have sat back and watched ouryouth at some of the shows and thecompassion they have toward theirsheep amazes me, but what I alsosee is the kindness they have towardeach other. Yes, the ribbons are nicebut after the show you never knowwho won because it doesn’t matterthey are friends. That’s what needspromoting, it’s not a competition butit’s about everyone helping eachother.

I am proud to be part of theADSBS. I was honored to serve thepast three years and work with somewonderful people, not only on theboard but the producers as well. Ilook forward to the future of thisbreed and would like to be part of itsrapidly growing success with yoursupport. I want to thank everyone fortheir past support and hope for thecontinued support in this re-election.

Freddy RossouwPhillipsburg, Kansas

Hi my fellow ADSBS members.I have been a member of the

ADSBS since 2012. We raise regis-tered fullblood and commercialDorpers in Phillipsburg Kansas. Westrive to raise good quality Dorpersfor seedstock and commercial pro-ducers. We also sell lamb meat to asmall grocery store chain here inKansas. I strongly believe that bykeeping our breed true to the Dorperbreed standards we can maintain thestrength of our breed and keep pro-ducing a quality meat producing ani-mal.

I have served on the ADSBSboard for three years and served onthe Mid America Dorper Breeders(MADB) club board for four years.During my first year on the ADSBSboard in 2017, I served on the showand sale committee and learned howthe society and the board operates. Ifound that the financial statementshowed that our QuickBooksaccounting system was not being uti-lized in an efficient way which madeit difficult to track operating and proj-ect expenses. During my secondyear in 2018, I was elected by theboard members to serve as vicepresident I also served on thefinance committee and I served aschairman of the show and sale com-mittee and was responsible fororganizing and planning flockinspections for breeders across the

U.S. Darroll Grant and I worked withRonda to reconfigure theQuickBooks to be more efficient totrack income and expenses by hav-ing everything categorized. In2019, the board elected me to bepresident. We had a budget planningmeeting at the beginning of the yearat the ADSBS office. I presented theboard with a set of proposed finan-cial operating procedures and rulesas we did not have these kinds ofchecks and balances in place. Theboard accepted and implementedthese procedures and rules. I alsoasked Ronda to attend all boardmeetings to assist the board withquestions regarding the office opera-tions and anything regarding thefinancials, statements and member-ship questions. I appointed commit-tees to explore educational pro-grams and programs to promote thebreed in the commercial sector alongwith promoting the dorper meat.

The MADB club and the ADSBSboard felt that there was a need for asale in the Midwest region thatincluded commercial ewes. I tookpart in the planning of this event andthe 1st Sunflower Classic sale washeld in Hutchison Kansas.

Ronda and I worked together toget a more efficient credit card pay-ment system which has savedRonda time in the office and we arenow able to accept credit card pay-ments with direct deposit into theADSBS banks account. Membersare now able to renew their annualmembership online on our websiteand pay dues by credit card. Newmembers are also able to join theADSBS and pay on our website. TheDorper breed has shown greatgrowth in the seedstock, commercialand show sectors and the breed hasa lot more potential for growth. I feelthat the commercial sector has thegreatest potential for the growth ofour breed.

Please feel free to contact mewith any questions at 785-533-4444.


Southern States Dorper Show & SaleJuly 26-27

Cookeville, TennesseeDORPER RAMSCH-FRL 5 Kelley Dorpers $1,800 Tommy Slack, W3696 Willow Bend Rd., Lake Geneva, WI 53147RC-YR 80 Willowcreek Farm $1,000 K&B Sheep & Cattle Co., 1106 S. 11th St., Paragould, AR 72450YR 38 RR Dorpers $2,000 Buckler Farms, 2646 Little IndianCreek Rd., Buffalo Valley, TN 38548YR 57 Narrow Gate Farm $900 James & Asheley Beaty, 1140 Beason Rd., Byrdstown, TN 38549YR 83 Cedar Hill Dorpers $950 Lee Farms, 3482 Rose Hill Rd., Nauvoo, AL 35578YR 56 Narrow Gate Farm $1,150 Chris A Thompson, 22445 Peters Rd 64, Quincy, OH 43343YR 73 Fleetwood Farms $950 Goose Creek Dorpers, 629 E. Pumpkin Chapel, Dunnville, KY 42528YR 53 Fred L Gillum $1,400 Binks Family Farm, 1334 Mt. Zion Rd., Joelton, TN 37080YR 43 4x4 1983 Dorpers $700 Edwin McNew, 640 Co. Rd. 572, Rainsville, AL 35986YR 26 DC Dorpers $750 Glenn Yoder, 5145 Viola Rd., McMinnville, TN 37110YR 15 Binks Family Farm $1,000 RAR Dorpers, 344 Shady Lane, Marion, NC 28752YR 66 Circle H Livestock $650 Cory Bowden, 1386 Boatland Road, Jamestown, TN 38556YR 14 Conner Richardson $900 Edwin McNew, 640 Co. Rd. 572, Rainsville, AL 35986YR 84 Cedar Hill Dorpers $1,000 Lisa Zambuto, 1565 Doctor Jack Rd., Conowingo, MD 21918YR 88 Heart for Spring Farm $550 Ronnie Burchett, 5223 Lost Creek Rd., Sparta, TN 38583YR 74 Fleetwood Farms $900 Cross Creek Farms, 2584 Kennedy Creek Rd., Auburntown, TN 37016YR 67 Poetry Dorpers $400 Glenn Yoder, 5145 Viola Rd., McMinnville, TN 37110YR 45 4x4 1983 Dorpers $500 Brian & Sonya White, 2135 Gene Brown Rd., Boaz, AL 35956FRL 12 Rockridge Dorpers $1,100 Green Mountain Dorpers, 260 Low Gap Rd., Sparta, TN 38583FRL 68 Poetry Dorpers $400 Annette Bryant, 429 County Rd 415, Athens, TN 37303FRL 27 DC Dorpers $950 Melton Dorpers, 250 Strawberry Rd., Monticello, KY 42633FRL 76 Fleetwood Farms $575 Glenn Yoder, 5145 Viola Rd., McMinnville, TN 37110FRL 9 Inbody Brothers $400 Robert Kemmer, 2720 Kemmer Rd., Crossville, TN 38555FRL 13 Rockridge Dorpers $950 Gilbert Brothers Farms, 370 S. Lowe Ave., Suite A 146, Cookeville, TN 38501FRL 39 Fancy Farm Dorpers $475 Dale Carter Farms, 2419 Lamar Crosby Rd., Baxley, GA 31513FRL 1 Patoka Valley Sheep $900 Ryan Corder, 448 Corder Farm Rd., Monticello, KY 42633FRL 44 4x4 1983 Dorpers $400 Robert Kemmer, 2720 Kemmer Rd., Crossville, TN 38555FRL 6 Kelley Dorpers $650 Scott & Vicki Good, 4976 E. Berlin Rd., Thompasville, PA 17364FRL 36 Gary & Nancy Keller $400 Nathaniel Taylor, 80 Grays Chapel Rd., Nancy, KY 42544WRL 10 Inbody Brothers $400 Ryan Corder, 448 Corder Farm Rd., Monticello, KY 42633WRL 49 Quarter Circle T Farms $400 Brian & Sonya White, 2135 Gene Brown Rd., Boaz, AL 35956SRL 35 Rocking C Farms $400 Xanadu Farm, 2081 Taylor Wood Rd., Simpsonville, KY 40067SRL 34 Rocking C Farms $1,200 Patsy Tollefson, 4150 K16 Hwy., Soldier, KS 66540

$27,100 33 rams averaged $821.21

Champion Dorper Fall Ram Lamb consigned by Kathy Kelley. Reserve Champion Dorper Yearling Ram, consigned by WillowcreekFarm.



WHITE DORPER RAMSCH-YR 123 Land O Ledgend $2,400 Bailey Farms, 3295 Hartsbridge Rd., Pinson, TN 38366YR 124 Land O Ledgend $1,400 Bailey Farms, 3295 Hartsbridge Rd., Pinson, TN 38366YR 122 Land O Ledgend $1,350 Heather & Barbara Reed, 714 Norton Rd., Summerville, GA 30747YR 153 Kough Kids $1,350 Vicente & Rosio Garcia, 2030 W. North St., Piggot, AR 72454YR 157 Orate Sheep Haven $850 David Wendland, 41780 Rd. 721, Holbrook, NE 68948YR 113 Red Raven Acres $900 Mob Boss Acres, 8155 Estes Rd., Louden, TN 37774YR 156 Orate Sheep Haven $750 Herman & Katie Radke, 5080 Decatur Hwy, Ten Mile, TN 37880FRL 114 Red Raven Acres $550 Henry Martin, 5726 South Fork Ridge Rd., Liberty, KY 42538FRL 111 Southern Roane Farms $400 Rhett Baker, 3287 Monterey Hwy, Sparta, TN 38583FRL 101 Dale Carter Farms $500 Jesse Guerra, 840 Tampico Circle, Eagle Pass, TX 78852FRL 100 Dale Carter Farms $400 Jesse Guerra, 840 Tampico Circle, Eagle Pass, TX 78852WRL 106 Greg Gilman $400 Ryan Corder, 448 Corder Farm Rd., Monticello, KY 42633SRL 108 Greg Gilman $550 Frank W Fisher Jr., PO Box 802, Battleboro, NC 27809SRL 107 Greg Gilman $450 Adam & Candice Kough, 4798 Swan Rd., Farmington, KY 42040

$12,250 14 rams averaged $875.00

WHITE DORPER EWESCH-FEL 135 S Bar T Livestock $1,200 F TJB Binks Family Farm, 1334 Mt. Zion Rd., Joelton, TN 37080RC-FEL 129 Land O Ledgend $1,800 Bailey Farms, 3295 Hartsbridge Rd., Pinson, TN 38366YE 115 Red Raven Acres $650 Vicente & Rosio Garcia, 2030 W. North St., Piggot, AR 72454YE 121 Red Raven Acres $1,000 Ally Winters, 25725 CR 402, Kahoka, MO 63445YE 127 Land O Ledgend $1,500 Narrow Gate Farm, 164 Narrow Gate Farm Ln, Smithville, TN 37166

Champion White Dorper Yearling Ram, consigned by Land-O-Ledgend.

Reserve Champion White Dorper Fall Ram Lamb, consigned by S BarT Livestock.


Champion Dorper Fall Ewe Lamb, consigned by Bink's Family Farm. Reserve Champion Dorper Yearling Ewe, consigned by Narrow GateFarm.


YE 110 Greg Gilman $600 Dale Carter Farms, 2419 Lamar Crosby Rd., Baxley, GA 31513YE 109 Greg Gilman $550 Adam & Candice Kough, 4798 Swan Rd., Farmington, KY 42040FEL 116 Red Raven Acres $475 Wyle Winters, 25725 CR 402, Kahoka, MO 63445FEL 119 Red Raven Acres $550 Justin Loveday, PO Box 449, Fair Grove, MO 65648FEL 133 S Bar T Livestock $1,450 F Bella Duenas, 512 Ellis, Red Oak, TX 75154FEL 118 Red Raven Acres $550 Heather & Barbara Reed, 714 Norton Rd., Summerville, GA 30747FEL 147 Sheepy Acres $500 Rickey L Jackson, 32 CR 1123, Booneville, MS 38829FEL 120 Red Raven Acres $500 Rhett Baker, 3287 Monterey Hwy, Sparta, TN 38583FEL 141 Tenn Tech University $525 Gillmore Livestock, 160 CR 522, Corinth, MS 38834FEL 117 Red Raven Acres $525 David Wendland, 41780 Rd. 721, Holbrook, NE 68948FEL 148 Kuecker White Dorpers $400 Elliott Weaver, 450 Grady Elliott Rd, Estill Springs, TN 37330WEL 103 KJB Farm $950 Richard Duenas, 512 Ellis, Red Oak, TX 75154WEL 130 Land O Ledgend $725 Elliott Weaver, 450 Grady Elliott Rd, Estill Springs, TN 37330WEL 146 Sheepy Acres $400 Ryan Corder, 448 Corder Farm Rd., Monticello, KY 42633WEL 104 KJB Farm $475 Abigayle Houser, 205 Patton Rd., Pikeville, TN 37367WEL 154 Kough Farms $525 Gillmore Livestock, 160 CR 522, Corinth, MS 38834WEL 152 Rock Solid Ranch $400 Ryan Corder, 448 Corder Farm Rd., Monticello, KY 42633SEL 140 S Bar T Livestock $1,000 F TJB Binks Family Farm, 1334 Mt. Zion Rd., Joelton, TN 37080SEL 138 S Bar T Livestock $1,000 Mark & Sarah Towery, 606 Huntington Lane, Wichita Falls, TX 76305SEL 149 Kuecker White Dorpers $400 Sarah Weaver, 450 Grady Elloitt Rd., Estill Springs, TN 37330SEL 142 Tenn Tech University $400 Rhett Baker, 3287 Monterey Hwy, Sparta, TN 38583

$19,050 26 ewes averaged $732.69

DORPER EWESCH-FEL 19 Binks Family Farm $2,400 F Wyle Winters, 25725 CR 402, Kahoka, MO 63445RC-YE 59 Narrow Gate Farm $1,800 Rusty Lee, 1143 Hwy 211 NE, Winder, GA 30680YE 86 Cedar Hill Dorpers $1,400 Patoka Valley Sheep, 1138 E. 200 N., Princeton, IN 47670YE 63 Circle H Livestock $1,250 David Freds, 1508 S. 800 E., Lafayette, IN 47905YE 16 Binks Family Farm $750 David Freds, 1508 S. 800 E., Lafayette, IN 47905YE 69 Poetry Dorpers $475 Conner Cowdrey, 4841 Bennett Rd., Millsap, TX 76066YE 77 Fleetwood Farms $900 Buddy Coleman/Turkey Creek FFA, 7805 Paul Buchman Hwy., Plant City, FL 33565YE 61 Narrow Gate Farm $1,650 Patoka Valley Sheep, 1138 E. 200 N., Princeton, IN 47670YE 60 Narrow Gate Farm $750 Ronald Ladner, 107 Crosby Rd., Moselle, MS 39459YE 46 4x4 1983 Dorpers $750 K&B Sheep & Cattle Co., 1106 S 11th St., Paragould, AR 72450YE 87 Cedar Hill Dorpers $1,050 Mt. View Farm, 335 Kegley School Rd., Kegley, WV 24931YE 64 Circle H Livestock $750 Pleasant Hill Dorpers, 123 CR 339, Wynne, AR 72396YE 29 DC Dorpers $550 Mt. View Farm, 335 Kegley School Rd., Kegley, WV 24931YE 78 Fleetwood Farms $600 Mt. View Farm, 335 Kegley School Rd., Kegley, WV 24931YE 65 Circle H Livestock $600 Sundown Farm, 1039 Sundown Way, Boonville, NC 27011YE 47 4x4 1983 Dorpers $575 K&B Sheep & Cattle Co., 1106 S 11th St., Paragould, AR 72450YE 28 DC Dorpers $500 Gilbert Brothers Farms, 370 S. Lowe Ave., Suite A 146, Cookeville, TN 38501FEL 71 Poetry Dorpers $750 F David Freds, 1508 S. 800 E., Lafayette, IN 47905FEL 70 Poetry Dorpers $700 F Ronald Ladner, 107 Crosby Rd., Moselle, MS 39459FEL 18 Binks Family Farm $800 F Joseph Wilson, 7192 State Route 307N, Fancy Farm, KY 42039FEL 22 Binks Family Farm $800 F Joseph Wilson, 7192 State Route 307N, Fancy Farm, KY 42039

Champion White Dorper Fall Ewe Lamb, consigned by S Bar TLivestock.

Reserve Champion White Dorper Fall Ewe Lamb, consigned by Land-O-Ledgend.



FEL 72 Poetry Dorpers $950 F Moody Farms, 3850 CR 25, Killen, AL 35645FEL 11 Inbody Brothers $400 Karl Holden Lovelace, 167 Bent Creek Ln., Jackson, TN 38305FEL 4 Walnut Ridge $800 F Towering Oaks Farm, 5222 Snow Camp Rd., Graham, NC 27253FEL 41 Fancy Farm Dorpers $575 Sundown Farm, 1039 Sundown Way, Boonville, NC 27011FEL 79 Fleetwood Farms $650 Gilbert Brothers Farms, 370 S. Lowe Ave., Suite A 146, Cookeville, TN 38501FEL 40 Fancy Farm Dorpers $575 Chloe Iiams, 13177 FR 1195, Jenkins, MO 65605FEL 30 DC Dorpers $650 Dant Dorpers, 477 Hwy 1233, Calhoun, KY 42327FEL 42 Fancy Farm Dorpers $400 Chloe Iiams, 13177 FR 1195, Jenkins, MO 65605FEL 37 Gary & Nancy Keller $475 F Sundown Farm, 1039 Sundown Way, Boonville, NC 27011WEL 20 Binks Family Farm $600 F David Freds, 1508 S. 800 E., Lafayette, IN 47905WEL 21 Binks Family Farm $600 F David Freds, 1508 S. 800 E., Lafayette, IN 47905WEL 51 Quarter Circle T Farms $500 Sundown Farm, 1039 Sundown Way, Boonville, NC 27011SEL 82 Willowcreek Farm $1,050 F Fred Gillum, 1406 Glover Rd., Kirksey, KY 42054SEL 52 Quarter Circle T Farms $625 F Ronald Ladner, 107 Crosby Rd., Moselle, MS 39459SEL 91 Towering Oaks Farm $400 Frank W Fisher Jr., PO Box 802, Battleboro, NC 27809

$29,050 36 ewes averaged $806.94

UNHALTERED RAMSWhDorper 222 Riverwood Farms $550 Jesse Guerra, 840 Tampico Circle, Eagle Pass, TX 78852WhDorper 225 Land O Ledgend $650 Frank W Fisher Jr., PO Box 802, Battleboro, NC 27809WhDorper 221 Riverwood Farms $550 Jesse Guerra, 840 Tampico Circle, Eagle Pass, TX 78852WhDorper 226 Land O Ledgend $900 Josh Berry, 3709 Mobleys Cut Rd., Thompson Station, TN 37179Dorper 229 Cross Creek Farms $425 K&B Sheep & Cattle Co., 1106 S. 11th St., Paragould, AR 72450

$3,075 5 rams averaged $615.00DORPER PENS OF EWES1Pen3 185 Cedar Hill Dorpers $1,650 Dant Dorpers, 477 Hwy 1233, Calhoun, KY 423272Pen3 164 DC Dorpers $3,000 Layla Inghuhn, Double L Sheep, 59E Old Petersburg Rd., Princeton, IN 476703Pen3 186 Buckler Farms $1,950 Dant Dorpers, 477 Hwy 1233, Calhoun, KY 423274Pen3 183 Fleetwood Farms $1,350 Glenn Yoder, 5145 Viola Rd., McMinnville, TN 371105Pen3 187 Harris Sheep Station $1,425 Karl Holden Lovelace, 167 Bent Creek Ln., Jackson, TN 38305Pen3 160 Patoka Valley Sheep $1,200 C. B. Cooper, 8190 Warswa Rd., Dry Ridge, KY 41035Pen2 165 C. Huntis Black $1,200 Pleasant Hill Dorpers, 123 CR 339, Wynne, AR 72396Pen2 172 Rocking C Farms $1,600 Gilbert Brothers Farms, 370 S. Lowe Ave., Suite A 146, Cookeville, TN 38501Pen3 176 Quarter Circle T Farms $975 Chloe Iiams, 13177 FR 1195, Jenkins, MO 65605Pen3 178 Fred L Gillum $2,025 Chloe Iiams, 13177 FR 1195, Jenkins, MO 65605Pen3 166 C. Huntis Black $2,100 Pleasant Hill Dorpers, 123 CR 339, Wynne, AR 72396Pen3 162 Inbody Brothers $900 Heather & Barbara Reed, 714 Norton Rd., Summerville, GA 30747Pen3 173 Rocking C Farms $2,400 Ronald Ladner, 107 Crosby Rd., Moselle, MS 39459Pen2 175 Peyton Phillips $850 Poetry Dorpers, 9385 CR 2432, Terrell, TX 75160Pen3 177 Quarter Circle T Farms $1,500 Chloe Iiams, 13177 FR 1195, Jenkins, MO 65605Pen2 167 C. Huntis Black $950 Chloe Iiams, 13177 FR 1195, Jenkins, MO 65605Pen2 174 Rocking C Farms $3,000 Patsy Tollefson, 4150 K16 Hwy., Soldier, KS 66540Pen3 179 Fred L Gillum $2,550 Sundown Farm, 1039 Sundown Way, Boonville, NC 27011Pen3 180 Poetry Dorpers $1,200 Nancy & Gary Keller, 12404 Simpsons Mill Rd., Keymar, MD 21757Pen2 184 Cedar Hill Dorpers $1,400 Patsy Tollefson, 4150 K16 Hwy., Soldier, KS 66540

$33,225 20 pens of ewes averaged $1,661.25WHITE DORPER PENS OF EWES1Pen3 197 Land O Ledgend $2,250 Bailey Farms, 3295 Hartsbridge Rd., Pinson, TN 383662Pen3 198 Land O Ledgend $2,250 Bailey Farms, 3295 Hartsbridge Rd., Pinson, TN 383663Pen3 206 C. Huntis Black $2,400 TJB Binks Family Farm, 1334 Mt. Zion Rd., Joelton, TN 370804Pen3 205 C. Huntis Black $2,400 Josh Berry, 3709 Mobleys Cut Rd., Thompsons Station, TN 371795Pen2 203 Dale Carter Farms $1,500 Adam & Candice Kough, 4798 Swan Rd., Farmington, KY 42040Pen4 202 Weaver Sheep $2,200 Jesse Guerra, 840 Tampico Circle, Eagle Pass, TX 78852Pen2 201 Sheepy Acres $1,400 Adam & Candice Kough, 4798 Swan Rd., Farmington, KY 42040Pen1 194 Hickory Grove Wh Dorpers $525 Heather & Barbara Reed, 714 Norton Rd., Summerville, GA 30747Pen3 196 Southern Roane Farm $1,425 Mob Boss Acres, 8155 Estes Rd., Louden, TN 37774Pen4 199 Tenn Tech University $1,800 Jesse Guerra, 840 Tampico Circle, Eagle Pass, TX 78852Pen2 207 C. Huntis Black $1,600 Josh Berry, 3709 Mobleys Cut Rd., Thompsons Station, TN 37179Pen3 200 Tenn Tech University $975 Rhett Baker, 3287 Monterey Hwy, Sparta, TN 38583

$20,725 12 pens of ewes averaged $1,727.08

2019 sale grossed $144,475 146 lots averaged $989.552018 sale: 150 lots grossed $179,650 and averaged $1,197.672017 sale: 112 lots grossed $148,900 and averaged $1,329.462016 sale: 102 lots grossed $123,700 and averaged $1,212.752015 sale: 114 lots grossed $149,750 and averaged $1,313.602014 sale: 106 lots grossed $96,200 and averaged $907.55


By Freddy RossouwADSBS President, Phillipsborg, Kansas

Hello to everyone.For some of you fall lambing has started and others have had their rams with the ewes or are getting

ready to do so. As we are drawing closer to the end of 2019, the board election is coming up and nomi-nees to the board have written their biographies for this addition of the Dorper Report. I would like to wishall the nominees the best of luck with their campaigns. I would ask all members to take the time to read allthe biographies and to contact the nominees if you have any questions. Every member will receive anumbered ballot in the mail with a self-addressed envelope to return your ballot in. I would like to take thisopportunity to thank Doug, Ronda and the current board members for all their hard work and effort thispast year. Paul Lewis has completed two 3-year terms and has reached his term limit and will be steppingdown at the end of this year. Thanks, Paul for your time serving on the board. It was great serving with youon the board. The current board has been working on various projects through the year. Some of the proj-ects are underway and functioning, some are still being worked on and some are longer term projects.

I wish for everyone success with their lambing and breeding this fall season.

Thanks Freddy Rossouw

PAY DUESBY JANUARY 15,2020

COUNTRYSIDE NETWORK has agreed to providelamb cookbooks to the first 100 members whopay their annual dues to the ADSBS before January15, 2020 (one per family). In addition, ADSBSmembers who pay their dues by January 15, 2020will be entered in a drawing. The winner willreceive a half page ad in the Dorper Report. Thewinner will be announced at the annual meeting inDuncan Oklahoma in April 2020. You can mail yourdues renewal or renew online at www.dorper.org.





Champion Dorper Ram from Riverwood Farms

Reserve Champion Dorper Ramfrom Riverwood Farms

Champion White Dorper Ram from Riverwood Farms

Reserve Champion Ramfrom Paragon Dorpers

Champion White Dorper Ewefrom Riverwood Farms

Reserve Champion White Dorper Ewe from Missouri Dorpers

Champion Dorper Ewe from Riverwood Farms

Reserve Champion Dorper Ewe from Dry Creek Dorpers

Champion Dorper Ram

Champion Dorper Ewe

Reserve Champion Dorper Ram

Texas Hill CountryDorper Association

Show & SaleThe number of sheep consigned was down from a year

ago, but prices paid for those sheep were up sharply to high-light the 13th Annual Texas Hill Country Dorper Association’s(THCDA) Show/Sale Sept. 6-7 at the Gillespie County FairGrounds Show Barn, Fredericksburg, Texas.

The annual show/sale, one of the top Dorper shows in thecountry for many years, attracted 98 buyers from eightstates. Those buyers bought 127 Dorpers and WhiteDorpers, which was down from a record 127 registered buy-ers who bought a record 209 sheep a year ago.

But those who consigned their sheep left pleased afterSaturday’s sale.

A total of 79 Dorpers and White Dorpers in the haltereddivision averaged selling for $1,387 each vs. $1,169 a yearearlier. A total of 48 sheep sold as pens of three and aver-aged $981.25 each compared to the year-earlier average of$668.

“We just had a great show,” said THCDA President MikeMcKinnerney of Richland Springs, Texas. “From top to bot-tom of all the sheep consigned, this show had the highestquality sheep in our history, and the market responded tothat quality.

“Once again, our show provided buyers a great opportu-nity to acquire some of the top quality sheep anywhere in theentire country. Our members just do a great job of produc-ing top-quality sheep in this breed.”

The two top-selling sheep were both Dorper rams. The Reserve Champion Ram, consigned by Norman

Kohls’ N & K Ranches of Eldorado, Texas was bought for$5,600 by James Davis of Illinois. The Champion DorperRam, shown by Preston Faris’ Feed My Sheep Ranch inSonora,Texas brought $5,000.

The top-selling ewe was a yearling Dorper that was theGrand Champion Dorper Ewe. She was consigned byPowell Ranch of Eldorado, Texas and sold to JR Howard for$4,300.

Hill View Dorpers, operated by Richard and MelissaWahrmund of Center Point, Texas showed the ReserveChampion Dorper Ewe which sold for $2,500.

In the White Dorper division, the Wildcat Ranch, operated


Reserve Champion Dorper Ewe Reserve Champion White Dorper Ewe

Champion White Dorper Ewe

Champion & Reserve White Dorper Rams

by Wesley Glass of Sterling City,Texas showed theChampion Ewe ($2,500) and the Reserve Champion Ram($1,500).

Oak Hill Ranch, operated by Dawn and Chacho Cahill ofSonora, Texas had the Champion White Dorper Ram($2,750), while N&K Ranches showed the Reserve Champ-ion White Dorper Ewe ($2,000).

The Roeder Ranch of Fredericksburg, Texas showed theChampion Dorper Pen of 3, purchased for $3,600 by PatsyTollefson of Soldier, Kansas. Oak Hill Ranch had the topWhite Dorper Pen of 3 ewes for the second year in a row.Douglas Bean bought those three ewes for $5,250.

The show was held on Friday, while the sale was conduct-ed Saturday. Marvin Ensor was the show judge.

In the THCDA’s annual business meeting on Saturday,Justin Marschall of Harper, Texas was elected associationpresident for the next two years to succeed McKinnerney.Cheryl Cash of Goldthwaite, Texas was elected secretary tosucceed Garet von Netzer.


UsingUltrasound toManage Your

Ewe FlockBy Jo Ann Harris

Figure 1

In the last issue (Dorper Report, Summer 2019), I arguedfor using ultrasound to assist in selecting rams for breedingbased on the size of their loin. This article will explore usingultrasound technology to manage your ewe flock duringbreeding and pregnancy.

It doesn’t matter if you breed for show, seedstock or tomake market lambs: the end-game is the same. The goal isto wean lambs. For the shepherd who wants to take a seri-ous look at managing the process better, ultrasoundingewes at the ideal time can help minimize farm stress at lamb-ing, save on feed costs, and allow quicker recycling or cullingof open ewes.

There are several advantages to using ultrasonagraphyon a farm during the breeding cycle but they all boil down totime and money; both of which can be precious to the full-time farmer and the back-yard hobbyist.

There are a couple of ways to tell if your ewe is pregnant.I always laugh when a new sheep owner asks on Facebook -“How can I tell if my ewe is pregnant?” and someone says ababy lamb will come out. Some of us don’t want to wait 147days to see.

The two commonly available methods of pregnancy test-ing are blood testing or Ultrasounding the ewe. Both haveadvantages and neither is a perfect science. Currently, thereare no available urine tests for sheep.

The blood test is highly specific, allowing detection ofabout 94% of open ewes. This allows the breeder to identifyopen ewes that can either be put back in with the ram orculled. Blood testing indicates the presence of proteins pro-duced by the placenta in the blood of the ewe. It cannot tellyou if the detected levels are increasing, decreasing orappropriate for the stage of gestation. It cannot alert you to aewe that has recently aborted or indicate how many fetusesare developing. Ultrasounding ewes has the advantageover blood testing of time saved by having immediate feed-back, on-site, versus waiting for results from the lab.

While blood testing is fairly accurate, ultrasound accura-cy rates can be variable based the skill level of the vet ortechnician performing the scan. A skilled technician shouldhave the ability to detect and correctly count number of fetus-es in >90% of the ewes.

Costs for blood and ultrasound testing are relatively com-

parable. You can find labs to pregnancy blood test for as littleas $4 each for the lab costs. A full accounting of the costs forpregnancy blood testing should include the cost of the bloodcollection tubes, mailing fees and cost of the blood draw (ifyour vet does it for you) and/or the cost of your time. Costs tolab test blood are more predictable and constant which is anadvantage over ultrasounding.

Costs for services to perform ultrasound on-farm can beas low as $5 per ewe when multiple animals are scannedduring a session. Having a vet come to your farm to scanmay be cost prohibitive for a single animal or small herd andvets may charge higher per animal fees for small numbers.Variable cost factors may include a farm visit charge by thevet/technician or an office visit charge if you bring to theoffice. Costs may vary by region, vet used and many otherfactors but the cost may be negotiable with the provider, soask. There is potential to save costs by pooling sheep fromnearby farms at one location, moving sheep through a chutein an efficient manner and having enough handling help onhand. Ask your vet what requirements he/she has and waysto minimize costs.

With both ultrasound and blood testing you can test fairlyearly in the pregnancy to be able to identify open and preg-nant ewes. When choosing ultrasound, there is a window ofopportunity to count fetuses after mating; when the growingfetal sacs are large enough to be detected but not so largethat the sacs and growing lambs overlap to make countingdifficult. The ideal time for detecting and counting fetuses isbetween 45-60 days gestation. At this stage of develop-ment, the fetal sacs begin to fill with amniotic fluid whichshows as a solid black circle (Picture 1). You and the techni-cian may be able to see the fetus contained within the blackcircle which, early on, will show as a small white “bean”. Thelambs develop rapidly during this time so it is possible to seea tiny lamb-shaped fetus if your ewe is further along.

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counts but becomes more difficult and relies more on the skillof the technician and a little luck. The positions and locationsof the lambs in the uterine horns may make getting an accu-rate count difficult later in gestation. If your goal is bettermanaging the pregnancy and costs, then knowing the num-ber of lambs the ewe is carrying should be done before about60 days. So, would it still make sense to scan to determinepregnancy after this window? I think the answer is yes. Youstill receive a determination of open vs. pregnant like youwould with a blood test. Additionally, the scanner may beable to identify at least a portion of the ewes carrying multiplelambs by identifying two heads or sets of ribs in the sameframe or focal plane. Ewes who have aborted or have deadlambs can be identified at this time and decisions madebefore several more months go by and the ewe then missesa breeding/lambing cycle. These missed opportunities forlambs will decrease the overall lifetime productivity of a ewe.

As the fetus(es) grows larger, there are indications ofpregnancy easily identifiable with ultrasound scanning if youmiss the window for counting. On the ultrasound monitor,bones appear white on the darker background due to beinghyperechogenic (meaning the sound waves of the ultra-sound bounce back at higher amplitude than the surround-ing tissues). Bone structures of a lamb, such as the ribs,legs, spine or head (Picture 2) are seen by the scanner inreal time along with movement. Another feature that indi-cates pregnancy are the “C” shaped placentomes (Alsoseen in Picture 2) where the fetus and ewe are connectedduring pregnancy. There are between 75 and 125 placen-tomes during gestation and viewing them on the screen are agood indication of a pregnant ewe.

At this time, if a ewe shows as open after a mating with theram you may either recycle her back to a breeding pen to tryagain, cull her from your flock, or place her back with openewes that require maintenance nutrition. All of the optionsshould save resources by eliminating late-gestation feedingcosts of open ewes or using pasture for an animal that maybe infertile or sub-fertile.

Accurate counts of lambs a ewe is carrying allows theshepherd to manage the late gestation nutrition of the ewe ina manner that efficiently utilizes resources. Recognizing thatfarms employ different approaches of managing how ewes

are fed, I use resources as a general term to include grain,purchased hay of all forms or using better pastures for preg-nant ewes with no judgement or determination of the correctway. The end-point being, all of these options have a costassociated with them and the goal should be to minimizecosts inputs and maximize outputs.

Dorpers, ideally, will give birth to two lambs; not always,but that is the goal, if not the reality, of lambing. Feeding allewes the same has potential for large single lambs especial-ly if grain is used. There is a danger of difficult birth or pro-lapse for an overly conditioned ewe carrying a large singlelamb. Lactation issues may also be an issue. On the otherend of the spectrum are the triplet-bearing ewes who mayneed more protein, calcium or energy to support multiple ofthree or more lambs or ewes may require more frequentfeedings as the lambs start to take up space the rumenneeds to process food.

Figure 1 shows how diverting the cost of feeding openand single ewes to ewes gestating three (or more) lambssaves costs when feeding grain in a 100 ewe flock. Corn isassumed at current market rates of $0.066 per pound in bothtables and supplemented at the rate of two pounds per dayduring the final four weeks before lambing in the first table.The table shows the difference in costs by removing addi-tional feed from the open ewes, reducing the additional feedto on pound per day for single carrying ewes and increasingfeed to three pounds for triplet carrying ewes.

The same methodology works if you are a pasture or haybased operation by reallocating resources from open/sin-gles to triplets. Calculated costs are highly specific to indi-vidual farms so use the example to determine if you can saveby using this method. In addition to a small resource sav-ings, managing the feeding of ewes based on lamb countsreduces risk to the ewes and increases lamb survivability. Allof which help drive productivity and profit. In fact, the cost ofone ewe that dies during lambing due to complications dueto over/under feeding would pay for the cost to ultrasound anentire flock. The additional sale of 1-2 lambs that survivebased on better ewe management could likewise cover thecost of testing.

Consider the cost avoidance of not having to pay for milkreplacer by grafting a lamb. A bonus of knowing how many

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Supreme Champion Ram over all breeds at the 2019 California StateFair was the Regional Champion Dorper Ram from JN Ranch.

Regional Champion Dorper Ewe at the 2019 California State Fair –Jesus Zermeno

Regional Champion White Dorper Ram – Rhys Ludlow

Regional Champion White Dorper Ewe – Ricardo Zermeno

Yearling Rams: 1. JN Ranch; 2. Linda Franklin; 3. JNRanch; 4. Catherine Diaz-Khansefid. Fall Ram Lambs: 1. JNRanch; 2. Joann Freitas. Spring Ram Lambs: 1. JN Ranch; 2.JN Ranch; 3. Jose Lozano; 4. Blake Burns; 5. Cadena FamilyStock; 6. Rolando Salinas. Regional Champion Dorper Ram:JN Ranch. Regional Reserve Champion Dorper Ram: JNRanch.

Yearling Ewes: 1. Jesus Zermeno; 2. Cadena FamilyStock; 3. JN Ranch; 4. Jesus Zermeno; 5. Jesus Zermeno; 6.Cadena Family Stock; 7. Rolando Salinas; 8. Catherine Diaz-Khansefid; 9. Daniel Olivas; 10. Jacob Olivas. Pair of YearlingEwes: 1. Jesus Zermeno. Fall Ewe Lambs: 1. Jose Lozano; 2.Joann Freitas; 3. Jesus Zermeno; 4. Joann Freitas; 5. JoannFreitas; 6. Catherine Diaz-Khansefid. Spring Ewe Lambs: 1.Cadena Family Stock; 2. JN Ranch; 3. JN Ranch; 4. JN Ranch;5. Joann Freitas; 6. Cadena Family Stock; 7. Jesus Zermeno;8. JN Ranch; 9. Jesus Zermeno; 10. Jesus Zermeno; 11. JesusZermeno; 12. Joann Freitas; 13. Catherine Diaz-Khansefid.Pair of Ewe Lambs: 1. Joann Freitas; 2. Jesus Zermeno.Regional Champion Dorper Ewe: Jesus Zermeno. RegionalReserve Champion Dorper Ewe: Cadena Family Stock.Young Flock: 1. Joann Freitas. Get of Sire: 1. Joann Freitas.Best Pair: 1. Jesus Zermeno; 2. Joann Freitas; 3. CatherineDiaz-Khansefid.

California State FairWESTERN REGIONAL DORPER SHOW

WESTERN REGIONALWHITE DORPER SHOW

Fall Ram Lambs: 1. Rhys Ludlow. Regional ChampionWhite Dorper Ram: Rhys Ludlow.

Yearling Ewes: 1. Ricardo Zermeno; 2. Ricardo Zermeno;3. Blake Burns, 4. Blake Burns. Pair of Yearling Ewes: 1.Blake Burns. Fall Ewe Lambs: 1. Rhys Ludlow; 2. Kylee

Burns; 3. Kylee Burns. Regional Champion White DorperEwe: Ricardo Zermeno. Regional Reserve Champion WhiteDorper Ewe: Rhys Ludlow. Best Pair: 1. Rhys Ludlow; 2.Kylee Burns.


Wisconsin State FairDORPERS & WHITE DORPERS

Yearling Rams: 1. Lobdell Dorpers. Fall Ram Lambs: 1.Lobdell Dorpers; 2. Tim Elsbury; 3. Jenna-Rae McHenry.Senior Champion Ram: Lobdell Dorpers. Reserve SeniorChampion Ram: Lobdell Dorpers. January Ram Lambs:1. Lobdell Dorpers. February Ram Lambs: 1. Tommy Slack;2. Jenna-Rae McHenry. March/April Ram Lambs: 1.Lobdell Dorpers; 2. Tommy Slack. Pair of Ram Lambs: 1.Lobdell Dorpers; 2. Tommy Slack; 3. Jenna-Rae McHenry.Junior Champion Ram: Lobdell Dorpers. Reserve JuniorChampion Ram: Tommy Slack. Grand Champion Ram:Lobdell Dorpers. Reserve Grand Champion Ram: LobdellDorpers.

Yearling Ewes: 1 & 3. Tommy Slack; 2 & 4. LobdellDorpers; 5 & 6. Jenna-Rae McHenry; 7. Carson Lobdell.

Grand Champion Dorper Ram at Wisconsin State Fair and ReserveGrand Champion at Iowa Sate Fair, exhibited by Lobdell Dorpers.

Wisconsin Supreme Champion Ewe, exhibited by Tommy Slack.

Pair of Yearling Ewes: 1. Tommy Slack; 2. Lobdell Dorpers;3. Jenna-Rae McHenry. Fall Ewe Lambs: 1. LobdellDorpers; 2. Tommy Slack; 3. Carson Lobdell; 4. Jenna-RaeMcHenry; 5. Tim Elsbury. Senior Champion Ewe: TommySlack. Reserve Senior Champion Ewe: Lobdell Dorpers.

January Ewe Lambs: 1. Lobdell Dorpers; 2 & 3. TommySlack; 4. Jenna-Rae McHenry. February Ewe Lambs: 1.Lobdell Dorpers. March/April Ewe Lambs: 1. LobdellDorpers; 2 & 3. Tommy Slack. Pair of Ewe Lambs: 1.Lobdell Dorpers; 2. Tommy Slack; 3. Jenna-Rae McHenry.Junior Champion Ewe: Lobdell Dorpers. Reserve JuniorChampion Ewe: Lobdell Dorpers. Grand Champion Ewe:Tommy Slack. Reserve Grand Champion Ewe: LobdellDorpers. Exhibitors Flock: 1. Lobdell Dorpers; 2. TommySlack; 3. Jenna-Rae McHenry. Premier Exhibitor: LobdellDorpers.

Iowa State FairALL OTHER MEAT BREEDS

Yearling Rams: 1. Lobdell Dorpers; 2. Red CountryAcres. Fall Ram Lambs: 1. Lobdell Dorpers. January RamLambs: 1. Lobdell Dorpers. March & After Ram Lambs: 1.Lobdell Dorpers. Shorn Ram Lambs: Lobdell Dorpers. Pairof Ram Lambs: 1. Lobdell Dorpers. Champion & ReserveChampion Rams: Lobdell Dorpers.

Yearling Ewes: 1 & 2. Lobdell Dorpers; 3. Red CountryAcres. Pair of Yearling Ewes: 1. Lobdell Dorpers. Fall EweLambs: 1. Lobdell Dorpers. January Ewe Lambs: 1.Lobdell Dorpers. February Ewe Lambs: 1. Lobdell Dorpers;2. Red Country Acres. March & After Ewe Lambs: 1.Lobdell Dorpers. Pair of Ewe Lambs: 1. Lobdell Dorpers.Champion & Reserve Champion Ewes: Lobdell Dorpers.

Pair of Lambs: 1. Lobdell Dorpers. Young Flock: 1.Lobdell Dorpers. Flock: 1. Lobdell Dorpers; 2. Red CountryAcres. Premier Exhibitor: Lobdell Dorpers.

New Jersey State FairDORPERS & WHITE DORPERS

Yearling Rams: 1. Gary W. Keller; 2. Ethan Timer.Senior Ram Lambs: 1. Gary W. Keller. Junior RamLambs: 1. Gary W. Keller. Pair of Ram Lambs: 1. Gary W.Keller. Champion Ram: Gary W. Keller. ReserveChampion Ram: Ethan Timer.

Yearling Ewes: 1. Ethan Timer; 2 & 3. Gary W. Keller.Pair of Yearling Ewes: 1. Gary W. Keller. Senior EweLambs: 1. Ethan Timer; 2. Gary W. Keller. Junior EweLambs: 1. Gary W. Keller. Pair of Ewe Lambs: 1. Gary W.Keller. Champion Ewe: Ethan Timer. Reserve ChampionEwe: Ethan Timer.

Exhibitors Flock: 1. Gary W. Keller.


Eastern States ExpositionDORPERS & WHITE DORPERSYearling Rams: 1. Riverwood Farms; 2.

Jakob Leary; 3. Highloft Farm; 4. Tina Fisk-Colt.Fall Ram Lambs: 1. Riverwood Farms; 2.Riverwood Farms; 3. James & Donna Averill; 4.Gerald Tracy; 5. Gerald Tracy; 6. JenniferOsgood; 7. Victoria Robinson. Senior ChampionRam: Riverwood Farms. Reserve SeniorChampion Ram: Riverwood Farms.

Winter Ram Lambs: 1. Riverwood Farms; 2.Jessica Larrick; 3. Riverwood Farms; 4. JenniferOsgood; 5. James & Donna Averill; 6. James &Donna Averill; 7. Tina Fisk-Colt. Spring RamLambs: 1. Riverwood Farms; 2. James & DonnaAverill; 3. Chloe McGuire; 4. Liam Phipps; 5.Sydney Phipps. Pair of Ram Lambs: 1.Riverwood Farms; 2. Gerald Tracy; 3. James &Donna Averill; 4. Highloft Farm; 5. JenniferOsgood; 6. Tina Fisk-Colt; 7. Victoria Robinson.Junior Champion Ram: Riverwood Farms.Junior Reserve Champion Ram: Jessica

Larrick.Grand Champion Ram: Riverwood Farms.

Reserve Grand Champion Ram: RiverwoodFarms.

Senior Yearling Ewes: 1. Riverwood Farms;2. Riverwood Farms; 3. Jennifer Osgood; 4.James & Donna Averill; 5. James & Donna Averill;6. Victoria Robinson; 7. Gerald Tracy. JuniorYearling Ewes: 1. Jennifer Osgood; 2. James &Donna Averill; 3. Jessica Larrick; 4. JessicaLarrick; 5. Jessica Larrick; 6. Victoria Robinson; 7.Tina Fisk-Colt. Pair of Yearling Ewes: 1.Riverwood Farms; 2. Jennifer Osgood; 3. James& Donna Averill; 4. Jessica Larrick; 5. HighloftFarm; 6. Victoria Robinson; 7. Tina Fisk-Colt. FallEwe Lambs: 1. Emily Vincent; 2. RiverwoodFarms; 3. Riverwood Farms; 4. James & DonnaAverill; 5. Jessica Larrick; 6. Jessica Larrick; 7.Tina Fisk-Colt. Senior Champion Ewe:Riverwood Farms. Reserve Senior ChampionEwe: Riverwood Farms.

Senior Winter Ewe Lambs: 1. RiverwoodFarms; 2. Jennifer Osgood; 3. James & Donna

Averill; 4. Jakob Leary; 5. Gerald Tracy; 6.Jennifer Osgood; 7. Sydney Phipps. JuniorWinter Ewe Lambs: 1. Riverwood Farms; 2.Chloe McGuire; 3. James & Donna Averill; 4.Jessica Larrick; 5. Victoria Robinson; 6. VictoriaRobinson; 7. Peter DiStefano. Spring EweLambs: 1. Riverwood Farms; 2. RiverwoodFarms; 3. Jakob Leary; 4. Chloe McGuire; 5.James & Donna Averill; 6. James & Donna Averill;7. Griffin Averill. Pair of Ewe Lambs: 1.Riverwood Farms; 2. Jennifer Osgood; 3. JessicaLarrick; 4. Jakob Leary; 5. James & Donna Averill;6. Highloft Farm; 7. Chloe McGuire. JuniorChampion Ewe: Riverwood Farms. ReserveJunior Champion Ewe: Riverwood Farms.

Grand Champion Ewe: Riverwood Farms.Reserve Grand Champion Ewe: RiverwoodFarms.

Exhibitor’s Flock: 1. Riverwood Farms; 2.Jennifer Osgood; 3. James & Donna Averill; 4.Highloft Farm; 5. Jessica Larrick; 6. VictoriaRobinson; 7. Gerald Tracy. Breeders Flock: 1.Riverwood Farms; 2. Jennifer Osgood; 3. James

Champion Ewe at Missouri State Fair forBailey Frieze.

Champion Ram at Missouri State Fair for MattLambert.

Champion Ewe at Kentucky State Fair forCircle H Livestock.

Champion Ram at Eastern States Expositionfor Riverwood Farms.

Champion Ewe at Eastern States Expositionfor Riverwood Farms.

Supreme Champion Ewe at Tennessee StateFair for John Buyrl Neely.


& Donna Averill; 4. Highloft Farm; 5. VictoriaRobinson; 6. Tina Fisk-Colt. Get of Sire: 1.Jennifer Osgood; 2. Chloe McGuire; 3. James &Donna Averill; 4. Victoria Robinson; 5. GeraldTracy; 6. Highloft Farm; 7. Tina Fisk-Colt.

Premier Exhibitor: Riverwood Farms.Premier Breeder: Riverwood Farms.

Indiana State FairDORPERS & WHITE DORPERSYearling Rams: 1. Lobdell Dorpers; 2. Jenna-

Rae McHenry. Fall Ram Lambs: 1. LobdellDorpers; 2. Jenna-Rae McHenry; 3 & 4. WalnutRidge; 5. Fleetwood Farms. Winter RamLambs: 1. Lobdell Dorpers; 2. Jessica JeanLarrick; 3. Fleetwood Farms. Spring RamLambs: 1. Jenna-Rae McHenry; 2. LobdellDorpers; 3. Fleetwood Farms; 4. Irene Moore.Pair of Ram Lambs: 1. Lobdell Dorpers; 2.Walnut Ridge. Champion Ram: Lobdell Dorpers.Reserve Champion Ram: Lobdell Dorpers.

Yearling Ewes: 1 & 4. Jessica Jean Larrick; 2& 5. Lobdell Dorpers; 3 & 7. Jenna-Rae McHenry;6 & 8. Walnut Ridge. Pair of Yearling Ewes: 1.Jessica Jean Larrick; 2. Lobdell Dorpers; 3.Jenna-Rae McHenry; 4. Walnut Ridge. Fall EweLambs: 1. Lobdell Dorpers; 2 & 4. Jessica JeanLarrick; 3 & 6. Walnut Ridge; 5. Kincaid Dorpers;7. Irene Moore; 8. Clay Hill Ranch; 9. Jenna-RaeMcHenry; 10. Fleetwood Farms. Winter EweLambs: 1. Lobdell Dorpers; 2. Kincaid Dorpers; 3& 4. Jenna-Rae McHenry; 5. Fleetwood Farms; 6.Irene Moore. Spring Ewe Lambs: 1 & 3. LobdellDorpers; 2. Irene Moore; 4. Fleetwood Farms.Pair of Ewe Lambs: 1. Lobdell Dorpers; 2.Jessica Jean Larrick; 3. Kincaid Dorpers; 4.Walnut Ridge; 5. Jenna-Rae McHenry.Champion Ewe: Lobdell Dorpers. ReserveChampion Ewe: Jessica Jean Larrick.

Best 4 Head: 1. Lobdell Dorpers; 2. JessicaJean Larrick; 3. Jenna-Rae McHenry; 4. WalnutRidge. Flock: 1. Lobdell Dorpers; 2. Jessica JeanLarrick; 3. Walnut Ridge; 4. Jenna-Rae McHenry.

Kentucky State FairDORPERS

Fall Ram Lambs: 1. Mark Inbody. WinterRam Lambs: Mark Inbody; 2. Lyndsey Garrett.Pair of Ram Lambs: 1. Mark Inbody. Cham[pionRam: Mark Inbody. Reserve Champion Ram:Lyndsey Garrett.

Yearling Ewes: 1. Leighton Holladay; 2. CashHolladay. Fall Ewe Lambs: 1. Mark Inbody; 2.Leighton Holladay; 3. Circle H Livestock. WinterEwe Lambs: 1. Lyndsey Garrett; 2. CashHolladay; 3. Mark Inbody. Spring Ewe Lambs: 1.Circle H Livestock. Pair of Ewe Lambs: 1. CircleH Livestock; 2. Mark Inbody. Champion Ewe:Leighton Holladay. Reserve Champion Ewe:Mark Inbody.

Premier Exhibitor: Mark Inbody.WHITE DORPERS

Fall Ram Lambs: 1 & 2. Abigail Sallee.Spring Ram Lambs: 1. Tyler Garrett. Pair ofRam Lambs: 1. Abigail Sallee. Champion &

Reserve Champion Rams: Abigail Sallee.Yearling Ewes: 1 & 2. Abigail Sallee. Pair of

Yearling Ewes: 1. Abigail Sallee. Winter EweLambs: 1. Emily Sallee. Spring Ewe Lambs: 1.Tyler Garrett. Champion & Reserve ChampionEwes: Abigail Sallee.

Premier Exhibitor: Abigail Sallee.

Minnesota State FairALL OTHER MEAT BREEDS

Yearling Rams: 1. Lobdell Dorpers; 2.Musselman Shropshires; 3. Natalee Marquette;4. Musselman Shropshires; 5. Amy Marquette.Fall Ram Lambs: Scott Odland; 2 & 3. LobdellDorpers; 4. Henry Hampson. January RamLambs: 1. Lobdell Dorpers; 2. Mark Quistoff; 3.Natalee Marquette; 4. Chad Burns Montadales; 5.Amy Marquette. February Ram Lambs: 1 & 2.Rafter W Weidauer Shropshires; 3 7 4. AmyMarquette. March & After Ram Lambs: 1. HenryHampson; 2. Lobdell Dorpers; 3 & 4. AmyMarquette. Pair of Fall Ram Lambs: 1. LobdellDorpers. Pair of January Ram Lambs: 1. AmyMarquette. Pair of February Ram Lambs: 1.Rafter W Weidauer Shropshires; 2. AmyMarquette. Pair of Spring Ram Lambs: 1. AmyMarquette. Champion Ram: Lobdell Dorpers.Reserve Champion Ram: Scott Odland.

Yearling Ewes: 1 & 4. Scott Odland; 2 & 5.Lobdell Dorpers; 3. Musselman Shropshires. Pairof Yearling Ewes: 1. Lobdell Dorpers; 2. RafterW Weidauer Shropshires; 3. Amy Marquette. FallEwe Lambs: 1. Lobdell Dorpers. January EweLambs: 1. Lobdell Dorpers; 2 & 3. Scott Odland; 4& 5. Amy Marquette. February Ewe Lambs: 1.Scott Odland; 2. Henry Hanson; 3. LobdellDorpers; 4. Musselman Shropshires; 5. Rafter WWeidauer Shropshires. March & After EweLambs: 1. Lobdell Dorpers; 2 & 3. HenryHampson; 4. Nancy Marquette; 5. AmyMarquette. Pair of January Ewe Lambs: 1. AmyMarquette. Pair of February Ewe Lambs: 1.Henry Hampson; 2. Rafter W WeidauerShropshires. Pair of Spring Ewe Lambs: 1.Henry Hampson. Champion Ewe: Scott Odland.Reserve Champion Ewe: Lobdell Dorpers.

Premier Exhibitor: Lobdell Dorpers.

Missouri State FairDORPERS & WHITE DORPERSYearling Rams: 1. Jared Frieze; 2. Bailey

Frieze; 3. Brier Day; 4 & 5. Alexander Lisovsky.Senior Ram Lambs: 1. Bailey Frieze. JuniorRam Lambs: 1. Matt Lambert; 2 & 3. JaredFrieze; 4. Payton Nix; 5. Rylan Nix. Pair of RamLambs: 1. Jared Frieze. Champion Ram: MattLambert. Reserve Champion Ram: JaredFrieze.

Yearling Ewes: 1. Payton Nix; 2. MaceLambert; 3. Brier Day; 4. Cooper Gehring; 5.Jared Frieze. Pair of Yearling Ewes: 1. PaytonNix; 2. Jared Frieze; 3. Rylan Nix. Senior EweLambs: 1. Bailey Frieze; 2. Cooper Gehring; 3 &4. Ella Key; 5. Brier Day. Junior Ewe Lambs: 1 &3. Jared Frieze; 2. Payton Nix; 4. Bailey Frieze; 5.

Elliott Key. Pair of Ewe Lambs: 1. Ella Key; 2.Jared Frieze; 3. Cooper Gehring; 4. Payton Nix; 5.Elliott Key. Champion Ewe: Bailey Frieze.Reserve Champion Ewe: Payton Nix.

Best Pair: 1. Bailey Frieze; 2. Jared Frieze; 3.Brier Day; 4. Payton Nix; 5. Rylan Nix. Breeder’sFlock: 1. Jared Frieze; 2. Payton Nix; 3. RyanNix. Pen of Lambs: 1. Jared Frieze.

Ohio State FairDORPERS & WHITE DORPERS

Yearling Rams: 1. Lobdell Dorpers; 2 & 3.Cynthia Connolly. Fall Ram Lambs: 1 & 3.Riverwood Farms; 2. Lobdell Dorpers. SpringRam Lambs: 1. Inbody Brothers; 2. RiverwoodFarms; 3. Jessica Jean Larrick. Pair of RamLambs: 1. Riverwood Farms; 2. Lobdell Dorpers.Champion Ram: Lobdell Dorpers. ReserveChampion Ram: Riverwood Farms.

Yearling Ewes: 1. Riverwood Farms; 2 & 3.Lobdell Dorpers. Pair of Yearling Ewes: 1.Lobdell Dorpers; 2. Riverwood Farms; 3. JessicaJean Larrick. Fall Ewe Lambs: 1. LobdellDorpers; 2. Jessica Jean Larrick; 3. RiverwoodFarms. Spring Ewe Lambs: 1. Lobdell Dorpers;2 & 3. Cynthia Connolly. Pair of Ewe Lambs: 1.Lobdell Dorpers; 2. Riverwood Farms; 3. CynthiaConnolly. Champion Ewe: Riverwood Farms.Reserve Champion Ewe: Lobdell Dorpers.

Flock: 1. Lobdell Dorpers; 2. Riverwood Farms;3. Cynthia Connolly.

Tennessee State FairDORPER & WHITE DORPER

Early Junior Ram Lambs: 1. Abigayle Houser.Late Junior Ram Lambs: 1. Sarah Weaver; 2.Abigayle Houser; 3. Jackson Houser. Pair of RamLambs: 1. Abigayle Houser. Champion Ram:Sarah Weaver. Reserve Champion Ram:Abigayle Houser.

Senior Yearling Ewe: 1. John Neely; 2. JohnNeely; 3. Sarah Weaver; 4. Abigayle Houser; 5.Emma Tomaszewski; 6. Jackson Houser; 7. AllieNunley. Junior Yearling Ewes: 1. Sarah Weaver;2. Jackson Houser; 3. Abigayle Houser; 4. EmmaTomaszewski; 5. Sarah Weaver; 6. Allie Nunley;7. Cash Piatt. Pair of Yearling Ewes: 1. JohnNeely; 2. Sarah Weaver; 3. Abigayle Houser; 4.Emma Tomaszewski; 5. Jackson Houser; 6. AllieNunley. Senior Ewe Lambs: 1. John Neely; 2.Abigayle Houser; 3. Abigayle Houser; 4. SarahWeaver; 5. Jackson Houser. Early Junior EweLambs: 1. Abigayle Houser; 2. Abigayle Houser;3. Elliott Weaver. Late Junior Ewe Lambs: 1. JohnNeely; 2. Abigayle Houser; 3. Cash Piatt; 4. SarahWeaver; 5. Allie Nunley; 6. Jackson Houser. Pairof Ewe Lambs: 1. John Neely; 2. Abigayle Houser;3. Sarah Weaver; 4. Elliott Weaver; 5. JacksonHouser.

Champion Ewe: John Neely. ReserveChampion Ewe: John Neely.

Flock: 1. Sarah Weaver; 2. Abigayle Houser; 3.Jackson Houser.



American DorperSheep Breeders Society, Inc.

Minutes of Board of Directors MeetingAugust 15, 2019

The Board of Directors of the American Dorper Sheep Breeders Society (ADSBS) met via conferencecall on August 15, 2019. The meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m. CDT with all members present:Freddy Rossouw, Ron Waldron, Lauri Celella, Wesley Glass, Paul Lewis, Alan McAnelly, Robin Rau,Freddie Richardson and Darroll Grant. Staff on the call included Registrar Ronda Seversen, ExecutiveSecretary Doug Gillespie, and Youth Coordinator Sarah Towery.

Minutes of the June 11, 2019 meeting had been distributed. It was MOVED, SECONDED and VOTEDto approve the minutes as written.

Registrar Seversen reported that registration numbers were lagging 13 percent behind 2018 duringthe current year. Transfers and memberships were about even.

Youth Coordinator Towery reported on youth activities at the All American Junior Show in Kansas,Northeast Youth Show in Massachusetts, and Southern States Sale in Tennessee. Towery will attend theNorth American International in Kentucky in November to assist with youth activities. She reminded theboard members that her updated email address is [email protected].

Executive Secretary Gillespie reported on recent activities at the Midwest Sale and Southern StatesSale. He will be attending the Texas Hill Country Sale in September and the North American inNovember.

Grant reported for the ADSBS Research Committee. Dr. Waddell at TSU continues to work on theagnathia matter. Blood from two known carriers was sent to Oklahoma for sequencing and results areexpected later in August. At that point Gene-Check could develop the test. TSU has spent about $6,000above our funding for the project so far. Darroll asked board members to consider whether ADSBSshould publicly identify carriers, as a decision would need to be made.

Waldron reported for the ADSBS Show & Sale Committee. Southern States Sale was discussed. Itwas suggested that perhaps we drop the Spring ram lamb classes, as these rams are not ready forbreeding. The issue of consignors selling sale sheep prior to the auction was discussed, and a rule sug-gested. Waldron and Gillespie will work on final wording. It was also suggested that the entry forminclude a signature acknowledging an understanding of the rules. Waldron also indicated that therewould not be a NAILE sale in 2019, due to a shortage of interested consignors.

Glass discussed the Texas Market Lamb Classification Criteria, which were received favorably by theboard. It was MOVED, SECONDED and VOTED to adopt the Texas Classification Guidelines, and fur-ther to encourage shows to have classes for Dorpers, White Dorpers and Dorper crosses. It was alsoadopted to clarify for show management that Dorpers crossed on White Dorpers would result in exces-sive color patterns beyond those specified in the guidelines.

Richardson reported for the ADSBS Youth Committee on preliminary plans to use the $5,000 raised atDuncan for youth camps in Texas and Tennessee in 2020.


McAnelly reported for the ADSBS Commercial Committee. Plans for a ram test at Tennessee Tech arebeing explored, as well as a carcass evaluation at Angelo State. The committee is also exploring the cre-ation of an LLC and a brand label for Dorper lamb.

Rau summarized her written report for the ADSBS Advertising & Promotion Committee. The commit-tee is providing funding for a sheep field day through WSDA and is currently reviewing how advertisingfor ADSBS sales is conducted.

Lewis reported that the ADSBS Education Committee is looking at creating webinars, working withReed Redden of TAMU.

The upcoming board election was discussed. Members may nominate up to three individuals each forthe two-year term, or the three three-year terms by September 1. Nominees must accept their nomina-tion, agree to undergo the background check, and submit a candidate statement and photo by lateSeptember. Balloting will take place during October through mid-November.

Waldron announced that Dorper lamb will be featured at the American Culinary Federation Cook-Offon October 16 in Cincinnati.

It was suggested that ADSBS have a promotional display at Denver during the market lamb show.The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 p.m. CDT.

Respectfully Submitted,

Douglas Gillespie, Executive Secretary

ADSBS Marketing Snapshot



Greetings from

the ADSBS Youth Coordinatorthe desk of

This has been a super busy summer for youth within ADSBS, it seems there is an endless flow of fairs, expos and showsthat our youth have opportunities to “show off” their prized Dorpers and White Dorpers. Many shows are growing their Dorpernumbers in leaps and bounds, while others have recently decided to add a Dorper division to a longstanding sheep show.Please consider supporting these new divisions! That is how we grow them and promote our awesome breed! On the futurityfront, we have received 117 nominations, but only 33 ewe lambs have been enrolled. Remember, this year’s rules state youmust send in the enrollment form on your nominated ewe lamb within 30 days of the sale (if you are purchasing your futurityewe). The futurity is a really great program and I highly encourage all of our youth to participate! Our first year of productionclasses went very well and we are looking to grow it next year. Don’t forget to check out the T-Shirt design contest and theyouth officer election information in this report, along with all the show results. We try to get as many of those in the report sowe can recognize our youths hard work. As always, I am an email or phone call away if you need me! See ‘yall this winter.

Sarah [email protected]

2019 Texas-Oklahoma Fair Production-Champion: Richard Duenas Reserve Champion: Madison Miller1. Spring Dorper Ewe: 1st-Addy Holtzclaw 2nd- Hutsyn

Hohertz 3.-Hutsyn Hohertz 4. Henslie Hohertz 5. -YCross 6.Jaxon Kelley

2. Winter Dorper Ewe: 1. Addy Holtzclaw3. Fall Dorper Ewe: 1. Maggie Spikes 2. Maggie Spikes4. Yearling Dorper Ewe: 1. Landri Lewis 2. Henslie

Hohertz 3. Maggie Spikes 4. Landri Lewis5. Dorper Aged Ewe: 1. Landri Lewis 2. Richard DuenasChampion: Addy HoltzclawReserve Champion: Landri Lewis6. White Dorper Spring Ewe: 1. Paislee Cullar 2. Henley

Ballinger 3. Y Cross 4. Henslie Hohertz 5. Addy Holtzclaw 6.Kollen Furr

7. Winter Dorper Winter Ewe: 1. Hutsyn Hohertz 2.

Paislee Cullar 3. Landri Lewis 4. Kollen Furr 5. HenleyBallinger 6. Henley Ballinger

8. White Dorper Fall Ewe: 1. Paisley Lord Arrows 2. JakeEdwards 3. Henslie Hohertz 4. Maci McCorkle 5. Kollen Furr6. Alecia Edwards

9. White Dorper Yearling Ewe: 1. Maggie Spikes 2.Maggie Spikes 3. Carson Leatherman 4. Y Cross 5. TerrahLeatherman 6. Tyler Leatherman

10. White Dorper Aged Ewe: 1. Landri Lewis 2. Y Cross 3,Devin Dennis 4. Y Cross 5. Kollen Furr 6. Y Cross

Champion: Maggie SpikesReserve Champion: Hutsyn Hohertz11. Dorper Spring Ram: 1. Hailey Knight 2. Madison Miller

3. Madison Miller12. Dorper Winter Ram:1. Hutsyn Hohertz13. Dorper Fall Ram: 1. Jake Edwards 2. Alecia Edwards14. Dorper Yearling Ram: 1. Henslie Hohertz 2. Hailey

Knight

Good Fall to Y’all!



Champion: Jake EdwardsReserve Champion: Henslie Hohertz15. White Dorper Spring Ram: 1. Kollen Furr 2. Henslie

Hohertz16. White Dorper Winter Ram: 1. Maggie Spikes 2. Landri

Lewis 3. Landri Lewis 4. Henslie Hohertz 5. Hutsyn Hohertz17. White Dorper Fall Ram: 1. Alecia Edwards18. White Dorper Yearling Ram: 1. Maggie SpikesChampion: Maggie SpikesReserve Champion:Alecia EdwardsJr Showmanship Winner: Henslie HohertzSr Showmanship Winner: Maggie SpikesNovice Showmanship Winner: Paislee Cullar

Southern StatesYouth Show Results

Yearling Dorper Ram- 1. Connor RichardsonChampion Dorper Ram- Connor RichardsonYearling Dorper Ewe-1. John NeelyFall Dorper Ewe-1. Taylor Jane Binkley 2. Connor

Richardson 3. John Neely 4. Leighton HolladayWinter Dorper Ewe-1. Taylor Jane Binkley 2. Cash

HolladaySpring Dorper Ewe-1. Taylor Jane Binkley

Champion Dorper Ewe- Taylor Jane Binkley Reserve Champion Dorper Ewe- Connor RichardsonYearling White Dorper Ram-1. Jonathan Kough 2.

Abigayle Sallee 3. Abigayle Houser 4. John Neely 5. EmilySallee

Fall White Dorper Ram-1. Abigayle Sallee 2. AbigayleSallee

Winter White Dorper Ram-1. Abigayle HouserSpring White Dorper Ram-1. Abigayle Houser 2. Jackson

HouserChampion White Dorper Ram- Abigayle SalleeReserve Champion White Dorper Ram- Jonathan

KoughYearling White Dorper Ewe- 1. Abigayle Sallee 2.

Abigayle Sallee 3. John Neely 4. Abigayle Houser 5. AddisonKough 6. Jackson Houser

Fall White Dorper Ewe- 1. Abigayle Houser 2. JacksonHouser

Winter White Dorper Ewe- 1. Emily Sallee 2. John Neely3. Addison Kough 4. Jonathan Kough

Spring White Dorper Ewe- 1. John Neely 2. AbigayleHouser 3. Abigayle Houser

Champion White Dorper Ewe- Abigayle Sallee Reserve Champion White Dorper Ewe- Abigayle

SalleeProduction Class

Jr Division-1. Abigayle Houser 2. Addison Kough 3. TaylorJane BinkleySr Division- 1. John Neely 2. John Neely

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Champion Dorper Ram – Ally Winters

Reserve Champion Dorper Ram – Ally Winters

Champion Dorper Ewe – Cynthia Connolly

Reserve Champion Dorper Ewe – Landri Lewis

DORPERSFall Ram Lambs: 1. Ally Winters; 2.

Abigail Thornton; 3. Wyle Winters; 4.Brooke Ewald; 5. Cynthia Connolly; 6.Caleb Visel-Lobdell; 7. Austin Inbody; 8.Bailey Frieze; 9. Henslie Hohertz.Winter Ram Lambs: 1. Ally Winters; 2.Caleb Visel-Lobdell; 3 & 4. CynthiaConnolly; 5. Hutsyn Hohertz; 6. TommySlack; 7. Abigail Thornton; 8. LoganInbody; 9. Avery Walton; 10. LandriLewis; 11. Payton Nix. Spring RamLambs: 1 & 3. Cynthia Connolly; 2.Abigail Thornton; 4. Hutsyn Hohertz; 5.Henslie Hohertz; 6. Wyle Winters; 7.Sydni Case; 8. Rylan Nix; 9. Payton Nix.Pair of Ram Lambs: 1. Ally Winters; 2.Cynthia Connolly; 3. Hutsyn Hohertz; 4.Caleb Visel-Lobdell; 5. Henslie Hohertz;6. Wyle Winters; 7. Payton Nix.Champion & Reserve ChampionRams:Ally Winters.

Yearling Ewes: 1. Landri Lewis; 2 &7. Cynthia Connolly; 3. Mace Lambert; 4& 17. Payton Nix; 5 & 8. AbigailThornton; 6. Tommy Slack; 9 & 15.Caleb Visel-Lobdell; 10. Ally Winters;11. Wyle Winters; 12. Carson Lobdell;13. Morgan Teafatiller; 14. CooperGehring; 16. Henslie Hohertz; 18. IzzyWade; 19. Bailey Frieze; 20. AlleeHoover; 21. Hutsyn Hohertz; 22.Maggie Spikes. Pair of Yearling Ewes:1. Cynthia Connolly; 2. AbigailThornton; 3. Payton Nix; 4. Caleb Visel-Lobdell. Fall Ewe Lambs: 1. BaileyFrieze; 2. Carson Lobdell; 3. HenslieHohertz; 4. Caleb Visel-Lobdell; 5.Austin Inbody; 6. Tommy Slack; 7.Ashlyn Maddox; 8. Hutsyn Hohertz; 9 &17. Maggie Spikes; 10. Ally Winters; 11.Bella Duenas; 12. Madison Teafatiller;13 & 16. Cooper Gehring; 14. HunterStanfill; 15. Meyer Lambert. JanuaryEwe Lambs: 1 & 6. Cynthia Connolly; 2.Abigail Thornton; 3. Caleb Visel-Lobdell; 4. Henslie Hohertz; 5. TommySlack; 7. Logan Inbody. February EweLambs: 1. Avery Walton; 2 & 5. CynthiaConnolly; 3. Abigail Thornton; 4. CalebVisel-Lobdell; 6. Hutsyn Hohertz; 7.

Reserve Champion Ewe: LandriLewis.

Young Flock: 1. Cynthia Connolly;2. Caleb Visel-Lobdell; 3. AbigailThornton; 4. Hutsyn Hohertz; 5. HenslieHohertz. Best Four Head of Ewes: 1.Cynthia Connolly; 2. Hutsyn Hohertz; 3.Caleb Visel-Lobdell. Market Lamb: 1.Madelyn Growth; 2. Charley Coffin; 3.

Payton Nix; 8. Sydni Case. March EweLambs: 1 & 7. Abigail Thornton; 2 & 5.Cynthia Connolly; 3. Caleb Visel-Lobdell; 4 & 8. Hutsyn Hohertz; 6.Tommy Slack. Pair of Ewe Lambs: 1.Cynthia Connolly; 2. Abigail Thornton;3. Caleb Visel-Lobdellk; 4. HutsynHohertz; 5. Henslie Hohertz.Champion Ewe: Cynthia Connolly.

All American Junior Show


Champion White Dorper Ram – Jessica Waldron

Reserve Champion White Dorper Ram –Maggie Spikes

Champion White Dorper Ewe – Maggie Spikes

Reserve Champion White Dorper Ewe –Jessica Waldron

Payton Nix; 4. Kalena Troupe; 5. SydniCase.

WHITE DORPERSFall Ram Lambs: 1. Jessica

Waldron; 2. Wyle Winters; 3. MorganTeafatiller; 4. Madison Teafatiller; 5.Henslie Hohertz; 6. Keelyn Seagraves;7. Hutsyn Hohertz, 8. Hunter Stanfill.Winter Ram Lambs: 1. Maggie Spikes;

Kiersten Reed. Champion Ram:Jessica Waldron. Reserve ChampionRam: Maggie Spikes.

Yearling Ewes: 1 & 2. MaggieSpikes; 3 & 15. Bailey Frieze; 4. JessicaWaldron; 5. Avery Walton; 6 & 16. RylanNix; 7 & 14. Wyle Winters; 8. KeelynSeagraves; 9. Hunter Stanfill; 10. IzzyWade; 11 & 13. Kiersten Reed; 12. AllyWinters. Pair of Yearling Ewes: 1.Maggie Spikes; 2. Rylan Nix; 3. BaileyFrieze; 4. Wyle Winters; 5. KierstenReed. Fall Ewe Lambs: 1 & 2. JessicaWaldron; 3. Henslie Hohertz; 4 & 7.Avery Walton; 5 & 10. Hutsyn Hohertz;6. Richard Duenas; 8. Ally Winters; 9.Keelyn Seagraves; 11. Bailey Frieze;12. Kiersten Reed; 13. Kaylee Dunn;14. Morgan Teafatiller; 15. MaggieSpikes; 16. Claire Martin. January EweLambs: 1. Jessica Waldron; 2. KeelynSeagraves; 3. Hutsyn Hohertz; 4.Maggie Spikes; 5. Morgan Teafatiller; 6.Chloe Martin; 7 & 11. Kiesten Reed; 8.Richard Duenas; 9. Bailey Frieze; 10.Hunter Stanfill. February Ewe Lambs:1. Callen Oldenburg; 2. Hutsyn Hohertz;3. Bailey Frieze; 4. Henslie Hohertz; 5.Ally Winters; 6. Claire Von Behrens; 7.Kaylee Dunn; 8. Richard Duenas; 9.Bella Duenas. March Ewe Lambs: 1.Callen Oldenburg; 2 & 3. HutsynHohertz; 4. Jessica Waldron; 5 & 7.Rylan Nix; 6. Kaylee Dunn; 8 & 9. ClaireMartin; 10. Chloe Martin; 11. KirstenReed; 12. Richard Duenas. Pair ofEwe Lambs: 1. Jessica Waldron; 2.Callen Oldenburg; 3. Hutsyn Hohertz; 4.Maggie Spikes; 5. Avery Walton; 6.Henslie Hohertz; 7. Bailey Frieze; 8.Kiersten Reed; 9. Chloe Martin; 10.Richard Duenas; 11. Rylan Nix; 12.Kaylee Dunn. Champion Ewe: MaggieSpikes. Reserve Champion Ewe:Jessica Waldron.

Young Flock: 1. Jessica Waldron; 2.Callen Oldenburg; 3. Maggie Spikes; 4.Hutsyn Hohertz; 5. Henslie Hohertz; 6.Kiersten Reed. Best Four Head ofEwes: 1. Maggie Spikes; 2. JessicaWaldron; 3. Hutsyn Hohertz; 4. RylanNix; 5. Kiersten Reed. Market Lambs:1. Shaylee Maddox; 2. Linsey Eddy; 3.Rylan Nix..

2. Jessica Waldron; 3. Hutsyn Hohertz;4 & 5. Bailey Frieze; 6. KeelynSeagraves; 7. Morgan Teafatiller; 8.Hunter Stanfill; 9. Madison Teafatiller.Spring Ram Lambs: 1. CallenOldenburg; 2 & 6. Kiersten Reed; 3.Henslie Hohertz; 4. Hutsyn Hohertz; 5.Bailey Frieze. Pair of Ram Lambs: 1.Jessica Waldron; 2. Henslie Hohertz; 3.Bailey Frieze; 4. Hutsyn Hohertz, 5.


DORPERS & WHITE DORPERSYearling Rams: 1. Jakob Leary. Senior Ram Lambs: 1.

Jessica Waldron; 2. Victoria Robinson. Junior Ram Lambs:1. Jessica Waldron; 2. Jakob Leary; 3. Vanessa Robinson; 4.Victoria Robinson; 5. Peter DiStefano. Pair of Ram Lambs:1. Jessica Waldron; 2. Victoria Robinson. Champion Ram:Jessica Waldron. Reserve Champion Ram: JessicaWaldron.

Yearling Ewes: 1. Jessica Waldron; 2 & 4. VictoriaRobinson; 3 & 5. Jakob Leary. Pair of Yearling Ewes: 1.Victoria Robinson; 2. Jakob Leary. Senior Ewe Lambs: 1 &2. Jessica Waldron. Junior Ewe Lambs: 1 & 3. JessicaWaldron; 2 & 4. Jakob Leary; 5 & 9. Vanessa Robinson; 6 &7. Victoria Robinson; 8. Griffin Averill; 10 & 11. PeterDiStefano. Pair of Ewe Lambs: 1. Jessica Waldron; 2.Jakob Leary; 3. Vanessa Robinson; 4. Victoria Robinson; 5.Peter DiStefano. Champion Ewe & Reserve ChampionEwe: Jessica Waldron. Exhibitors Flock: 1. JessicaWaldron; 2. Jakob Leary; 3. Victoria Robinson; 4. VanessaRobinson; 5. Peter DiStefano.

Northeast YouthSheep Show

Champion Ram – Jessica Waldron

Reserve Champion Ram – Jessica Waldron

Reserve Champion Ewe – Jessica Waldron

Champion Ewe – Jessica Waldron


DORPERS & WHITE DORPERSYearling rams: 1. Willowcreek Farm. Intermediate Ram

Lambs: 1&2. Willowcreek Farm. Junior Ram Lambs: 1. Willowcreek Farm 2. Caitlin Plank,

3&5. Kayla Inbody, 4. Luke InbodyPair of ram lambs: 1. Willowcreek Farm, 2. Kayla Inbody.

Champion & Reserve Champion Rams: Willowcreek Farm.

Yearling Ewes: 1&2. Willowcreek Farm. Pair of YearlingEwes: 1. Willowcreek Farm. Senior Ewe Lambs 1.Willowcreek Farm; 2. Kayla Inbody; 3. Brett Kessler.Intermediate Ewe Lambs: 1&2. Willowcreek Farm.

Junior Ewe Lambs 1&2 Willowcreek Farm, 3. CaitlinPlank, 4. Kayla Inbody. Pair of Ewe Lambs: 1. WillowcreekFarm, 2. Kayla Inbody. Flock: 1. Willowcreek Farm.

Michigan State Fair

Champion Ram at Michigan State Fair for Willowcreek Farm Champion Ewe at Michigan State Fair for Willowcreek Farm

1st Flock for Lobdell Dorpers at Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota and Maryland State Fairs.



Recent research by Whit Stewart of the University ofWyoming as reported in The Shepherd publication indicatesthat the National Research Council recommendations forzinc in the sheep diet may not produce optimal production. Iwill condense the article.

Zinc is an important trace element in the body with func-tions in wool production, appetite control, gene expression,reproduction and immune function. Zinc is not stored in tis-sue.

Forages and feed stuffs may vary in zinc content duringthe year so there may be times of deficiency.

NRC requirements were developed on sheep of the past.Today we expect greater animal productivity. Recently pub-lished research from China indicated that Dorper-Yu (aChinese breed) ewe lamb crosses had different zinc require-ments than the NRC recommendations.

Proper zinc levels can result in a greater return. Rams fed

double the recommended levels of zinc produced 14%longer wool. Not applicable to Dorpers, I realize. What aboutother physiological benefits?

Ewes fed 3-5x the NRC recommendations had a 40%greater survival rate of lambs from birth to weaning. Thatsounds like money headed for the bank. Additional work byother researchers found that lower zinc levels were associat-ed with sub-clinical mastitis resulting in 33 less pounds oflamb weaned than from ewes with healthy udders. Moremoney to the bank.

What levels of zinc should be fed? Are their breed differ-ences? It appears that there is for copper. Zinc content of for-ages varies during the year and animal requirements mayvary on the stage of animal growth or production. The form ofzinc may have an influence upon absorption and utilization.

More research and results coming in the future.***

Zinc for sheepBy Darroll Grant



President Mike McKinnerney of Richland Springs called the meeting to order at 8:10 a.m. The meeting was held in con-junction with the 2019 Texas Hill Country Dorper Show/Sale (THCDA) at the Gillespie County Fairgrounds Livestock Barn.

Board member Wade Littlefield provided the invocation.Treasurer Edie McDaniel presented the association’s financial report, which included an operating account balance of

$59,519.92 and a scholarship account balance of 8,207.62.McKinnerney then reported the June 29th Special Dorper sale at the Lampasas Cattle Auction was a big success,and that

a second sale in Lampasas is scheduled for Saturday, November 16th , beginning at 1 p.m. This is a sale where consignorsmust be members of the THCDA. He said members interested in consigning sheep can contact him, 325-456-4842, or auc-tion owner Andy Baumeister, 512-902-3540, for more information or to consign animals.

Justin Marschall then gave a brief report on an on-going project with the THCDA partnering with Angelo State University.The project’s details are still being worked out, he said. The project’s objective is to develop more research data on the car-cass qualities of Dorper sheep meat. Members interested in providing either commercial or registered animals will becharged a $40 processing fee to slaughter the animals and could get the processed meat back if desired. The meat will beanalyzed for its qualities, all aimed at helping producers do a better job of marketing their sheep.

The next order of business was election of president and secretary, who will take office officially on October 1, 2019 andserve for the next two years. Marschall and Cheryl Cash were the nominating committee’s nominees for president andsecretary respectively and were elected by members attending the annual meeting.

McKinnerney, who will move to the immediate past president’s spot on the board, thanked Bob Yelverton who has beenimmediate past president and will now rotate off the board. He also thanked board member Harry Owens, who will be rotat-ing off the board from his one-year term.

Treasurer McDaniel then publicly thanked the Kelli Kennedy family from Louisiana for sponsoring this year’s show awards.Yelverton then reported that the THCDA will supply 100 pounds of Dorper meat for the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers

Association to use at its booth at the October Wine Festival in Fredericksburg.McDaniel said she will coordinate with website manager Indians Hills on placing content on the THCDAwebsite.Wade Littlefield then reported he will be coordinating two seminars on Dorper sheep to build interest among prospective as

well as current breeders in the Texas Panhandle area. The seminars are scheduled for December 7 in Clovis, New Mexico.and December 14 in Amarillo, the latter in conjunction with a large annual farm show held in Amarillo for many years. Wadesaid seminars he has helped coordinate in the Panhandle in the past year have helped stimulate interest in Dorper sheepamong prospective producers.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 a.m.Respectfully submitted byGaret von Netzer, secretary

lambs to expect from a ewe is the abilityto graft an orphan or the third triplet ontoanother ewe birthing a single that hasadequate milk supply for two lambs.

Managing stress by knowing what toexpect can help take some of theguesswork out of lambing. And, mini-mizing stress during a busy lambingseason keeps us working efficientlytowards our goals. For some of us, itmay be the security of knowing that youwon’t be searching the field with a flash-light at 2:00 a.m. looking for secondbaby you are sure should be there. Forothers it may be small cost savings byfeeding ewes based on their pregnancy

while reducing risks. And the benefit ofknowing which sheep successfully bredor didn’t breed.

If you do consider using Ultrasoundon a future lambing cycle or for ramselection, please drop us a line and letus know if you felt it was a useful tool foryour farm. We welcome comments,questions and feedback on the use oftechnology to help other Dorper flockowners. [email protected]

Darall and Jo Ann Harris raiseFullblood, Percentage and CommercialDorpers and goats on their 50 acre farmlocated 75 miles south of Nashville,Tennessee. They are both MasterSmall Ruminant certified by the State ofTennessee University Extension

Program and Jo Ann and their daughterDarby are Advanced Master SmallRuminant certified. In 2018, Darby andJo Ann became certified by the NationalSheep Improvement Program (NSIP) tocollect Loin and Backfat measurementsvia Ultrasound for entry into the NSIPdatabase. Their farm in Prospect,Tennessee was a 2017 recipient of aSustainable Agriculture Research andEducation (SARE) Grant to study inno-vative ways to reduce HaemonchusContortus on pasture. Jo Ann is cur-rently serving a three-year term as aBoard Member of Mid South RegionalDorper Association and attended andpassed the Dorper Senior Course inDuncan, Oklahoma in 2019.

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Ultrasound...

THCDA Annual Meeting Minutes

September 7, 2019, Fredericksburg, Texas


Acceptable 1. Must be a Dorper, White Dorper, or a cross among these two breeds. 2. Conformation: long, deep, wide body with well sprung ribs and excellent muscling. 3. Color: Dorper- white sheep with black limited to head, neck, and forequarters not extending ?below the knee to

the dewclaw or behind the heart girth; White Dorper- white sheep. 4. Must have at least 1/3 hair primarily on belly, forearm, and britch. 5. 100% hair below the knees and hocks. 6. 100% hair forward of poll.7. Moderate size ear with no wool covering.8. Head should be strong, bold, with a deep jaw.9. Polled or small horns or scurs.

10. Spots or speckles in the skin only when shorn.11. Dorper – black spots above the hoof line and below the dewclaw.

Discriminatory 1. Tall, leggy, shallow, narrow bodied lambs.2. A limited amount of spots on body and underline not to exceed a total of 4 square inches (size ?of softball).3. Awhite sheep with brown or red colored speckles in the covering confined to the neck and head.4. Excessive wool covering more than 2/3 of body (belly, forearm, and britch).5. Wool forward of poll.6. Heavy horns.7. Long, pendulous ears.8. Long, narrow muzzle.

Absolute Disqualifications 1. All wool or very little evidence of hair on belly, forearm, or britch.2. Wool below the knees or hocks.3. Wool on the ears.4. Sheep with more than 4 square inches (softball size) or cumulative color back of the heart girth.5. Solid brown, red or rust colored head.6. Speckling or spots from knee to dewclaw or from hock to dewclaw.7. Strong breed characteristics of breeds other than Dorper or White Dorper.8. Surgical alterations other than re-docking.9. Steep hip or tendency to show callipyge gene.

10. Evidence of color alterations.

AMERICAN DORPER SHEEPBREEDERS SOCIETY, INC.Market Lamb Classification StandardsAdopted 8-15-19

The American Dorper Sheep Breeders Society recommends market lamb divisions for Dorpers, WhiteDorpers, and Dorper/White Dorper crosses. Show management should understand that Dorper/WhiteDorper crosses will likely have color patterns with black in excess of this standard, and should considerallowing up to 50% black in the Dorper cross division.


October 18 Western States Dorper Association Online Dorper & White Dorper Sale, via Willoughby Livestock Sales. For info: www.wsdorpers.org.

October 26-27 Chisholm Trail Youth Dorper Association Youth Show & Prospect Market Lamb & Goat Show, Taylor, TX.For info: [email protected].

November 16 Texas Hill Country Dorper Classic Sale, Lampasas Cattle Auction, Lampasas, TX. For info: Mike McKinnerney (325-456-4842) or Andy Baumeister (512-902-3540).

November 16-19 North American International Livestock Exposition (Eastern Regional Dorper Show), Louisville, KY. For info: www.LivestockExpo.org.

January 22-25, 2020 American Sheep Industry Convention, Scottsdale, AZ. For info: www.sheepusa.org.

January 31-February 2, 2020 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (Ft. Worth Regional Dorper Show), Fort Worth, TX. For info: www.fwssr.com.

February 9-10, 2020 San Antonio Livestock Show & Rodeo, San Antonio, TX.For info: www.sarodeo.com.

February 14-16, 2020 San Angelo Livestock Show & Rodeo, San Angelo, TX. For info: www.sanangelorodeo.com.

March 4-6, 2020 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, Houston, TX. For info: www.rodeohouston.com.

April 24-25, 2020 Mid-America Dorper Show & Sale & Annual General Membership Meeting, Stephens County Fair &Expo Center, Duncan, OK. For info: www.Dorper.org.

May 16-17, 2020 Western States Dorper Show & Sale, Modesto Junior College, Modesto, CA. For info: www.wsdorper.org or contact [email protected].

June 23-25, 2020 Midwest Stud Ram Show & Sale, Missouri State Fairgrounds, Sedalia, MO. For info: www.midwestsale.com.

July 2-5, 2020 All American Junior Sheep Show, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. For info: www.allamericanjuniorshow.com.

July 24-25, 2020 Southern States Dorper Show & Sale, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN. For info: www.Dorper.org.


American Lamb Summit

Finds Need For Changeutcomes from the inaugural American LambSummit were clear: all segments of the industryneed to further improve lamb quality to keep andattract new customers and become more effi-

cient to recapture market share from imported lamb.Yet, it was just as clear that production technologies andproduct research put industry success within grasp.

“I have never been so enthusiastic about our indus-try’s opportunities, but we just can’t allow ourselves tobe complacent or accept status quo,” said Dale Thorne,American Lamb Board chairman, a sheep producer andfeeder from Michigan. Thorne stressed, “the end-gameis profitability for all aspects of our industry.”

The Summit, sponsored by the American LambBoard (ALB) and Premier 1 Supplies, brought together200 sheep producers, feeders and packers from allover the country to Colorado State University (CSU) inFt. Collins, Colorado, August 27-28, 2019.

The conference included in-depth, challenging dis-cussions ranging from consumer expectations, busi-ness management tools, realistic production practicesto improve productivity and American Lamb quality andconsistency, to assessing lamb carcasses. Sessionswere carefully planned so that attendees would gaintools for immediate implementation.

“We can’t keep saying ‘I’ll think about;’ we have torealize that change is required for industry profitability,”Thorne emphasized.

The Lamb Checkoff Facebook page features sum-mary videos from the sessions and additionalresources. The Lamb Resource Center is the hub for allLamb Summit information, as it becomes available.

Consumersredefine quality

“Consumers are ours to win or lose,” said MichaelUetz, managing principal of Midan Marketing. Hisextensive research with meat consumers shows that

the definition of quality now goes beyond product char-acteristics, especially for Millennials and GenerationZ’s. “It now includes how the animal was raised, what itwas fed, or not fed, impact on sustainability and influ-ence on human health,” Uetz said.

“Your power is in your story. You have a great one totell about American Lamb,” he advised.

Lamb production toolsIncreasing flock productivity, using genetic selection,

and collecting then using production and financial datawere stressed as critical steps for on-farm improve-ments. “The best way to improve productivity is toincrease the number of lambs per ewe,” said ReidRedden, PhD, sheep and goat specialist, Texas A&MAgriLife Extension. “Pregnancy testing your ewesshould be part of a producer’s routine. Not only canopen ewes be culled, but ewes can be segmented forthe number of lambs they are carrying for better alloca-tion of feed,” he said.

While genetic selection is now common in beef, porkand both Australian and New Zealand sheep, theAmerican Lamb industry’s slow adoption is hinderingflock improvement and giving competition a definiteadvantage, said Rusty Burgett, Program Director,National Sheep Improvement Program. He pointed tohow the cattle industry uses EPDs (expected progenydifferences) to select for traits. “We can do the samewith our tools, but we must get more sheep enrolled intothe program,” said Tom Boyer, Utah sheep producer.

Carcass and meat qualityUnderstanding what leads to quality American Lamb

on the plate means looking beyond the live animal tocarcass quality, stressed Lamb Summit speakersinvolved in processing and foodservice.

Individual animal traceability is ultimately what isrequired to give consumers the transparency they are


demanding, said Henry Zerby, PhD, Wendy’s QualitySupply Chain Co-op, Inc. A lamb producer himself,Zerby was straight-forward to the Summit participants:“Being able to track animals individually to know if theywere ever given antibiotics, how they were raised,through the packer is on the horizon. We need to realizeand prepare for that.” US lamb processors are imple-menting systems at various levels and offer programsfor sheep producers.

Lamb flavor has been an industry topic for decades.Dale Woerner, PhD, Texas Tech University meat scien-tist, has been conducting research funded by ALB. Heexplained that flavor is a very complex topic, influencedby characteristics such as texture, aroma, cooking andhandling of the product, and even emotional experi-ence. “Lamb has more than one flavor profile, affectedby feeding and other practices,” he explained. Summitparticipants tasted four different lamb samples, whichillustrated Woerner’s points about various preferencesand profiles.

“By grouping carcasses or cuts into flavor profilegroups, we can direct that product to the best market,”he said. The Lamb Board research is currently in thefinal phase of research on using technology to identifyflavor profiles in the processing plant.

What’s nextThe Summit was designed to instill relevant, mean-

ingful knowledge that can be implemented immediatelyto address both current and future needs. It also soughtto inspire collaboration, networking and informationsharing across all segments and geographic regions ofthe American Lamb industry.

“If we work together to implement progressive pro-duction changes throughout our supply chain, we canregain market share from imported product and supplyour country with more great-tasting American Lamb,”concluded ALB Chairman Thorne. ALB hopes thatattendees left the Summit with multiple ideas to do justthat.

Source: ALB


PUREBREDSPREVAIL AGAIN !!Don’t be one of those who sacri-fices superior genetic opportunityto enhance the performance in yourbreeding flock and ranking in theshow ring because you are worriedabout having an “F” instead of a“P” in the registration number ofyour sheep. Instead, worry aboutthe really important letter “Q” forQUALITY in your purchase andbreeding decisions.

We want to take this opportunity tothank the N&K Ranch of Eldorado, TXfor their purchase of one half interest inFMSR 269 R at Fredericksburg recently.We also want to thank John B Neelyfrom Auburntown, Tennessee for hispurchase of FMSR 853 W at the Mid-America Sale in Duncan,OK. She hasbeen a frequent winner for him and ourcongratulations to JB for his successand for the wonderful way he has pre-sented her.

Thanks to all of those who purchasedfrom us at the Mid-America Dorper Salein Duncan, OK, at our own HolidayProduction Sale in San Angelo,TX onLabor Day weekend, and the Texas HillCountry Dorper Assn Sale inFredericksburg,TX.

THCDA Champion Ram • FMSR 269 R PUREBRED

Supreme Champion Ewe • Over All Breeds- Jr & Open Show2019 Tennessee State Fair • FMSR 853 W PUREBRED

Reserve Champion Dorper • Wether FMSR #9 PUREBREDGrand Champion Carcass



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