2024 Australian Sheep & Wool Show Preview This year the Dohne Merino will be the Feature Breed. Find out more about this event in this publication. This full Special Liftout publication will be available in the following ACM newspapers; Stock Journal, Stock & Land, The Land. Continue reading →

The dual purpose Dohne Merino sheep is the feature breed at this year's Australian Sheep & Wool Show, with about 100 entries expected from studs across New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria. "It's the opportunity to get everyone together, there are Dohne breeders spread throughout Australia, and showcase the breed at what is probably the biggest sheep show in the southern hemisphere, if not the world," Continue reading →

An innovative Dohne sire evaluation trial is providing valuable insights on the reproduction and meat eating quality performance of the breed, with the latest results released at a field day in February. Held by Dohne trial hosts, Tom and Sophie Holt, at their property, Coonong Station, Urana, NSW, an extensive range of ewe reproductive data, along with the results of the meat eating quality tests, were presented to interested field day participants. Additional comprehensive wool, growth and visual trait assessments were also released. Established by the Australian Dohne Breeders Association in 2021, the sire evaluation trial at Coonong comprises 13 Dohne rams entered from breeders in NSW, South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria. Continue reading →

DOHNE breeders and producers are participating in a quality assurance system that allows them to share their story - in the form of images, videos and text - all the way down the wool handling and processing supply chain to spinners and weavers. They are some of the 1000 grower members of The Schneider Group's paddock-to-wool Authentico Integrity Scheme. The Authentico brand was launched in the 1990s, but it's really taken off in the past five years as a key plank is recognising woolgrowers who no longer mules their sheep. Continue reading →