THE Currey family has been breeding Dohne sheep for more than 12 years, with their lamb proving popular through their latest farm-to­-plate venture, the Bogewong Butcher Co shop. Frustrated by a lack of control over lamb prices and keen to add value to their mixed farming operation, Mark and Caitlin Currey pur­chased an existing butcher shop in Walgett in Janu­ary 2024. "The Dohne lambs have excellent growth rates and fat cover, and we're seeing a good amount of intramus­cular fat coming through for improved eating quality, which is really pleasing. Continue reading →

THE Dohne breed's du­al-purpose attributes are paying off for Amy Redmond, giving her family's sheep operation at Coolah a signifi­cant boost in productivity. "The biggest advantage is having two income streams, we get solid returns from both the wool and the lambs. "Their fertility and moth­ering ability is also excellent, this season our scanning re­sults were 180 per cent." Continue reading →

It was the end of an era for Far Valley Dohne stud owner David Kain when he sold his beloved stud to Mollerin Rock Dohne stud owners, the Applegate family in early April. The Australian Dohne Breeders' Association life member sold the stud after breeding Dohne rams for 26 years. After its establishment in 1999, the stud became known, not only for its reliable genetics, but as one of the first studs to purchase pregnancies from the first embryo transfer in Australia in 1999, and held the first Dohne ram sale in Australia in 2000. Continue reading →

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Judge Stephen Chalmers awarded the Dohne blue ribbon to a ram belonging to Calga/Uardry, Coonamble, NSW. Video by Andrew Miller.

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The dual-purpose traits of the Dohne breed have significantly boosted the productivity of the Argent-Smith family's sheep flock in New South Wales, improving fertility as well as the early growth and carcase quality of their lambs. CARCASE BONUS - "We sent 214 of our second line of lambs to Gundagai and they averaged a dressed weight of 29.84kg and returned $243 per head. "What we were very pleased with was that 71 per cent of the draft received the Gundagai Lamb Quality 5+ score bonus which is worth 80 cents/kg, equating to a price of $8.36c/kg. "We also received $8.50/hd for the skins, bringing the total return to $251/hd." The Dohne lambs had also been shorn with the return from their wool averaging $25/hd. "For us the results have confirmed that we're producing the right type of Dohne lamb that fits the bill for the Gundagai Lamb brand. Continue reading →