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The problems associated with having her home grown wool processed into garments and other woollen products was made only to obvious to Sophie Holt, when she set out on her journey to process the lambs wool grown on the Dohne sheep, she and her husband Tom raise on the family property Coonong Station, Urana. "We process our Dohne wool into blankets and jumpers," Mrs Holt said. "Its all Coonong Station Dohne wool and we sell it under the name Ethical Outback and is sold online and at various shows." Continue reading

Lambing rates up for Clayton South of Wagin

WAGIN crop and sheep farmer Clayton South's mindset for lambing next season is to keep improving with a few slight changes because - "if you keep doing what you are doing, you will end up with more of what you've got". Mr South described this lamb marking season the best to date, and he only plans to go up from here. The three to five-year goal for his family farm's self-replacing Dohne-Merino flock is to crack 150pc. Given lambing percentages have hovered upward of 120pc in the past three years - it is definitely achievable. Continue reading

Dohnes Make Good First Impression

Mr Burger is impressed with the Dohne’s maternal traits, having had a solid run with his lambing this year, seeing his ewes on their second lamb hit 122% and maiden ewes reach a substantial 116%. Continue reading

Processor’s Vertically Integrated Enterprise

Average daily gains are 350 grams across the 45-50 day feed period. Mr Peat has been impressed with the Dohne’s easy care traits, fertility and mothering ability. Continue reading

Dohne Merino In Uruguay

THE PRE-TOUR and International Dohne Conference takes place in Uruguay from 16 to 20 April 2018, will be followed by a post Conference tour through Argentina and Chile from 23 to 29 April. Continue reading

Dohne Flock Leads The Way In Certification

AN AUSTRALIAN Dohne flock is leading the way in ethically raised and produced wool by selling one of the first clips offered under the international Responsible Wool Standard. Continue reading

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Australian Dohne Breeders' Association
Australian Dohne Breeders' Association6 days ago
States’ Year in Review Western Australia
WA had three studs conducting public auctions this year.
This was down from four studs the previous year and resulted in offerings being down from 508 to 399 rams. The average clearance rate was up to 96% from 77% last year. The state average was $1805, up from $1221 in 2024. WA’s top public auction price was achieved by Far Valley ($7,900), where 98/99 rams offered sold to average $1942. Chirniminup Dohnes achieved the state’s top average price ($2028), and
once again had the largest offering, selling 188 of the 192 rams presented on the day. Mollerin Rock increased their offering on the previous year, also achieving a higher average and higher top price ($1445 and $3100 respectively).
David Kain conducted his final Dohne ram sale in 2025, having recently sold his stud to Mollerin Rock. I would like to congratulate and thank David for his many years of service to the Dohne breed.
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https://dohne.com.au/november-newsletter-2025/
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