Winrae Dorpers

	Johnes Status Protected Stud No. - 100 SA Stud No - 5027 Brucellosis Free Winrae - CW 05/6 Redam - CW 07/14 About Dorpers Winrae Dorper Stud was established in 1999 at 'Winrae' Station Bourke, NSW Australia.
	Originally from 6 imported embryos from Tien Jordaan to become a flock of approximately 400 fullbloods today. Through embryo transfer over 500 lambs are produced each year as well as natural joining to Stud Sires. Winrae Dorpers has an Elite Ewe base that is consistently breeding Type 5 progeny. Winrae are committed to breeding the Dorper to the South African Breed Standards and producing hardy, well muscled, top quality rams and feminine, fertile ewes. Winrae Dorpers is based at 'Redam', 20 kms NW of Warialda, NSW and 'Winrae', 125kms North of Bourke, NSW.

	The Pagett family have been associated with sheep breeding for more than half a century. Following experimentation with breeds such as Dorset, White Suffolk, Border Leicester and Damaras, Winrae Dorpers was founded in 1999.
	At "Redam", the Pagetts run 1200 first, second and third cross dorper ewes and their ewe lambs and the wether lambs are offloaded at five to nine months of age. Mr Pagett said ewes were joined at the end of February with one ram for every 100 ewes, and, despite the lower-than-ideal joining rate, the ewes still consistently scanned 98 per cent in lamb, "which is pretty good for this region". The wether lambs are placed on self feeders at 30-35kgs and six weeks later are sold at an average of 50kgs over-the-hook through Country Fresh Australasia's Tamworth abbatior, lighter lambs are sold to Don Allen Meats, Stanthorpe, Queensland. Mr Pagett said the first and second cross lambs were consistently yielding 52pc. "In South Africa, they dress out at 54 to 55pc for the purebred Dorpers," he said. The benefits of Dorpers included wool shedding, lice and fly resistance, hardiness and adaptablity, good mothering instincts with quality milk, fertility and their ability to have three lambs in two years in paddock conditions providing the seasons are good. Severe drought in the far west prompted the Pagetts to buy additional property in a different climatic zone and Nick and Melissa moved to "Redam", north-west of Warialda in 2005. The two properties are 700km apart and in very different rainfall areas with a 700mm annual rainfall at the Warialda property and 275mm annual rainfall at "Winrae" Bourke - where just 150mm has fallen annually for the past six years. Commercial progeny is for sale at Winrae throughout the year at our Warialda property, where the stud is currently situated. The Pagett family claim to be the first to introduce Dorpers to NSW Western Division country and the breed's hardiness, wool shedding and mothering ability has led to a far broader uptake across the region in the years since.








	Ewes are selected for: Femininity Return pregnancies under all conditions Superior fertility with an emphasis on twinning Weaning weight per ewe Milking ability Structural soundness Medium frame Adaptability Doing ability Easy shedding ability Adequate fat cover Rams are selected for: Masculinity, ability to consistently pass on his genetic traits High growth rates Structural soundness Muscle pattern Wide deep twist Spring of rib Width of loin Body length Adaptability Testicular measurement Doing ability Easy shedding ability Adequate fat cover Inherent fertility in genes