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- 2022 National Dohne Liftout
WELCOME to the 2022 National Dohne Liftout publication.
Another successful year has been experienced by the Dohne breed, with - 2024 Australian Sheep & Wool Show Preview
2024 Australian Sheep & Wool Show Preview
This year the Dohne Merino will be the Feature Breed.
Find out - April Newsletter 2025
We are now at the end of April; July will be upon us before we know it.
The Association’s - Armidale district Dohne Merino flock’s role in methane reduction trial
A self-replacing flock of Dohne merinos is playing a key role in a groundbreaking two-year study led by researchers
- August Newsletter 2024
Australian Sheep and Wool Show Report
We are still buzzing with excitement from the recently concluded Feature Breed at - Barunah Park farmer increases lambing percentage and profit with 8500 Dohne sheep
A Barunah Park farmer has increased his lambing percentage and
- Christmas Newsletter 2024
What a Year!
The focus for the first half of the year was the Feature Breed Celebration at ASWS - Comprehensive sire evaluation quantifies the Dohne dual purpose advantage
A comprehensive sire evaluation trial rated as “gold standard” has provided evidence-based data on the Dohne breed’s profitable wool,
- Creating a competitive edge
DOHNE breeders and producers are participating in a quality assurance system that allows them to share their story –
- Dohne breed set out to educate young agricultural workers at Australian Sheep & Wool Show
Five studs who specialised in Dohnes were represented at the show with the breed’s marquee focusing on an element
- Dohne genetics boosting the wool cheque in a composite ewe flock
Dohne genetics are not only adding growth potential and milk but also boosting the wool income for a northeast
- Dohne Merino set to shine in Bendigo
The dual purpose Dohne Merino sheep is the feature breed at this year’s Australian Sheep & Wool Show, with
- Dohne on the menu at Rawnsley
“It’s a really nice meat – good flavour and really good texture too.” Tony Smith, Rawnsley Park
- Dohne sire evaluation day at Coonong
Hosted by Tom and Sophie Holt, on their Coonong Station, Urana, Dohne breeders from across the country gathered to
- Dohne sire evaluation day at Coonong Station
Keen interest in the performance of their Dohne sires was evident during the annual sire evaluation field day at
- Dohne sire evaluation focus
Fourteen sires were entered in the Dohne sire evaluation trial currently being conducted on Coonong Station, Urana, where hosts
- Dohne trial leads the way for reproduction and meat eating quality results
An innovative Dohne sire evaluation trial is providing valuable insights on the reproduction and meat eating quality performance of
- Dohne Wool Dominates in the West
Out west, the Dohne breed is making its mark on the Supreme Clip of the Sale competition. Unique to
- Dohne-cross lambs hit new high at Bendigo sales
Dohne ewes are
- Dohnes are a Standout
Alex McGorman, manager of the Thornby feedlots, sees plenty of breeds come through the facility and said Dohnes are
- Family wins trophy in memory of late son as Dohne breed features at ASWS
A New South Wales family has won a memorial trophy in honour of their late son and brother at
- Father passes his passion for stud sheep down to his 14-year-old son
Gunyado Dohne stud co-principal Darren Gurnett, Kerang East, has spent the last year travelling to sheep shows to discuss
- February Newsletter 2025
Council’s annual Face to Face meeting will be held in Adelaide from Monday 3 to Wednesday 5 March 2025.
- Graziers Rethink Wool Clip Purpose at Coonong Station
“We plan to spin them into blankets, knee or a baby blanket, and because we’re so proud of how
- June Newsletter 2025
Australian Sheep and Wool Show
The Dohne Merino Marquee program this year will comprise of the following;
Friday, Education - March Newsletter 2025
It was great to finally get all councillors in the same room for our annual Face to Face meeting
- Mattschoss family start fresh with Dohnes after losing livestock in bushfires
After losing their livestock in the 2015 Pinery, SA, bushfires, Alex and Georgia Mattschoss were forced to start afresh,
- May Newsletter 2025
Lima Park Pastoral assistant manager, Barry Hutton, said the importance of wool in the composite enterprise was questioned due
- Move to Dohne pays off
The dual-purpose traits of the Dohne breed have significantly boosted the productivity of the Argent-Smith family’s sheep flock in
- SA Dohne performs well in national Merino index
In their 20th year of breeding Dohnes, the Kelly family of Glen Holme stud at Manoora were recently
- Sire evaluation open day set to deliver Dohne trial results
Ewe reproductive data from the Dohne Sire Evaluation Trial, along with the results of the meat-eating-quality tests will be
- Sisters Back Themselves in Sheep Industry
Their family runs a mostly sheep enterprise, with Merino ewes which in the past were bred with Poll Dorset
- This breeder has been instrumental in the development of Dohnes in Australia
Instrumental in the development of the Dohne in Australia, Macquarie stud co-principal John Nadin is keen to promote the
- Udders can and should be scored
Lamb mortality has an enormous impact on the sheep breeding industry, worth an estimated $840 million per annum in
- Wolf Pack looks to breed’s future
THE future of Dohne sheep is in good hands with the formation of the ‘Wolf Pack’, a group of
- Wool and carcase traits work for Clarkes
THE dual-purpose attributes of the Dohne breed have given We tern Australian mixed farmers, the Clarke family, a significant
- Young farmer brings outback lamb to the city
An enterprising young farmer is bringing outback lamb to the
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