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Spring Sales 2017 – Summary

The 2017 Sales  set an all time record turn-over for production sales,  Table 1 below indicates the results achieved on production sales for the 2017 spring sales season.  Compared to 2016 1.6 percent (or only 19 rams more) were sold at an average price of R11,435.   This price of 11.6 percent higher than 2016 […]

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Production Sale – Bester Brs Moorreesburg

The annual production sale of FC and Jeandre Bester took place on the 10th of August 2017 on the farm of FC Bester.  A total of 75 top Dohne Merino rams were auctioned by Mr. Appie Maritz (BKB, Paarl) at the excellent average price of R10,400.  The highest price for an individual ram of R26,000 was paid by Mr Mr. Louw from Malmesbury.  It is clear that the

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National Dohne Merino sale – Record breaking price in 2017

2017’s National sale will be remembered for the all-time record price of R220000 paid by Members of Crux Dohnes for the ram JW150558.  The ram’s performance figures was as follows : Weaning direct growth rate – +0.44 (above average in the breed); Weaning maternal – +3.75 (In the top 10% of the breed); Body weight at 12 months +5.59 kg. (top 10%);  Clean fleece weight +0.45 (top 10%); Fibre Diameter -0.15  (Average); General Merit +19.9 (top 10%).    The ram was bred ……….

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Autumn Production Sales – 2017 – Summary

Compared to 2016 all autumn production sales for 2017 are, practically spoken, finalized.  There are still one production sale to come on the 24th of March 2017, but this particular sale did not take place in 2016.   It is therefore reasonable to  compare the 2017 production sales results to that of 2016.  In 2017 a total of 1126 rams were sold at an average price of  ……….

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Australian Dohne Merino Breeder – Murray Rogerson visits South Africa

Murray Rogerson is a prominent Dohne Merino Breeder in the state of Victoria, Australia.  Murray’s Stirling Dohne Merino stud is situated in the South Western part of Victoria at Glenthompson.   Murray describes the area as a “soft damp area” with an average yearly rainfall of 540mm.   Sheep have to handle “long wet grass” for approximately …………

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Sales 2017 – White Wools, Molteno

Andries and Dries Pienaar held their annual Production sale on the 25th of January 2017 on their farm in the Molteno district. The sale was marked by the display and viewing of their excellent top rams to be offered for sale on the 15th of February at the National Dohne Merino sale in Bloemfontein. The 63 rams of excellent quality on offer, were all sold at the high average price of ……….

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Sales 2017 – FEM Dohnes, Burgersdorp

This well established Dohne Merino stud kept on functioning under the worst possible drought conditions, thinkable, for at least the last three years.   Despite this appalling farming conditions,  Frans and Andries Marx hosted an extremely successful production sale on the 22nd of February 2017.  A total of 85 rams were sold at an average price of R9894.  The highest priced ram ………..

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Sales 2017 – Crux Dohnes, Edenburg

Crux Dohnes held their very successful sale on the 9th of February 2017 on the farm De Put of Dohne president,  Mr. Koos Vosloo.  This extremely large sale offered and sold 3259 ewes and 111 rams, rendering it the second largest Dohne Merino sale in South Africa.   The overall average price for stud and commercial ewes ……….

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Sales 2017 – Vlakkloof Dohnes, Protem

Daniel Giliomee, our Dohne merino breeder with top marketing skills held the annual production sale of his Vlakkloof Dohne Merino Stud on the evening of 24 January 2017. Daniel’s evening schedule included entertainment of the ladies present, by Wessel of Koekedoor fame! Needless to say that this form of marketing paid off very handsomely and the 48 rams on offer were sold at an ………..

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Sales 2017 – Lowmar Production Sale

Pillipie and Japie Marais together with Hugh Collett held the second production sale of 2017 on the farm Vervulling in the Cradock district on the 24th of January. Demand was above all expectations and the 64 rams on offer were sold at an average price of R10,016. Stud ewes cast for age were sold at R1,800 each. The highest priced ram at …………

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Dohne news – January 2017

The Dohne Merino Breed Society congratulates Cameron McMaster on his 80th birthday. Cameron’s birthday was on the 25th of January but the celebration took place on the 22nd of January 2017 at his home in Napier. The celebration was in the format of a dinner for all his loyal friends. Cameron is still very active […]

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Sales 2017 – Potberg Production Sale

The 2017 Dohne Merino Autumn sales season kicked off with the extremely successful sale of Mr. JF (Vlooi) Du Toit’s Potberg Dohne Merino Stud, Bredasdorp. Mr. Du Toit sold 81 top rams for the average price of R9728. This average price is R578 higher than the price recorded in 2016 for the same sale. Mr. Du Toit’s rams were in demand for especially ………………………

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Council Report – 2015

South African agriculture was subject to not only economic instability but also the onslaught of a terrible drought during, particularly the latter half of 2015 in the summer rainfall areas.  Numbers of small towns experienced demoralizing water shortages and depended on underground water supplied by farmers.   The fortunes of Dohne Merino breeders were softened by the attributes of hardiness and adaptability of their flocks.  In true Dohne Merino culture, our breeders also …………..

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The Genetics of shoulder height

The main selection criteria for the Dohne Merino breed is among others to increase yearling live weight, maintain fleece weight and to reduce mean fibre diameter. It is known that heavier and leggier animals tend to be less hardy and possibly less reproductive. It is hypothesised that selection for growth (weaning and post weaning) will […]

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SWM rams post best average

THE Superior Wool Merinos stud received a significant lift in its annual Poll Merino ram sale at Tintinara on Friday. Of the 80 rams offered, 78 sold to $4100 – up 14 per cent on last year’s sale top. Extra keenness by buyers also pushed the average up 12pc to $1501 – the stud’s best […]

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Bidders seek triple treat

COMPETITION from repeat buyers and new bidders underpinned the success of Hamilton Run Poll Merino, Dohne and White Suffolk stud’s annual on-property sale on Tuesday last week, with a top price of $4600 for the Poll Merinos. Stud principals Greg Andrews and Nicole Luckraft sold 103 of 112 Poll Merinos on offer for an average […]

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Fiftieth anniversary of the Dohne Merino Breed Society – 14 September 2016

The Dohne Merino Breed Society ended its 50th anniversary on a high note near Bredasdorp on the 14th of September 2016.  The occasion of the celebration took place at a wonderful venue – the RUENS PRIMARY – school.  The gala event took the format of a formal dinner with guest speaker Prof Mohammed Karaan of Stellenbosch University.  The festive ambience of the event was enhanced by ……….

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Buyers support auction addition

A SMALL offering of July/August 2015-drop White Suffolk rams, penned for the first time at Hamilton Run, met solid demand, with 39 of 44 selling to $1100 and averaging $776. The Hamilton Run White Suffolk stud was established with the purchase of 150 stud ewe hoggets from the Kismet stud, Albury, NSW. Hamilton Run stud […]

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The Maternal Qualities

Since the inception of the Dohne breed in our property, we have seen the benefits of the breed. Dohnes have proven their superior mothering ability and growth rates to meet lamb market specifications and also still produce a reasonable fleece at shearing. The Dohne fits into our sheep and cropping operation efficiently as documented below. […]

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Demand for wool, carcase qualities

MT ALMA’S Dohne ram sale strength was its commercial buyers, but a number of SA studs also operated. Robin and Marianne Schwartz, Pindari stud, Waterloo, lead the stud buying with three rams to $5000. Landmark auctioneer Richard Miller said it was just rewards for the Ashby family’s depth of quality. “Thestrength was the large volume […]

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The Dohne role in the Australian Industry

The Dohne is a true dual-purpose breed option capable of performing in a variety of environments. The use of objective testing programs and a focus on the major factors driving profit, performance and efficiencies within sheep enterprises, has seen the breed increase in number and importance in recent years. Continued improvements in wool and sheep […]

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How the Dohne stack up financially

Since its inception the aim of the Dohne Merino has been well defined with the breeding objective to improve meat, wool and reproductive traits. In comparison, Fine Wool enterprises have focused on just wool in the past, and similarly, prime lamb enterprises have tended to focus just on meat and reproduction. This analysis modelled the Dohne, Fine wool Merinos and a crossbred Prime Lamb enterprise run in three different environments and found the Dohne Merino is more profitable based on the last 10 year prices whether it is being run in high, medium or low rainfall environments. It would appear that the adoption of objective measurement and modern breeding tools has meant that the breed’s objective has been well implemented over the last 50 years.

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Gariep Superior Genetic’s first sale!

Jannie  Krüger and his son Niël bought in only the best genetics they could lay their hands on when they established their Dohne Merino stud, a few years back.  This father and son combination must be congratulated on the excellent stud they managed to buid up in such a short period in time.  Their strategy paid off when they staged their first official sale this year on the 23rd of August.  For starters they sold …………

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Kouga Dohnes, Karreedouw – Production sale

Mr Henri Du Plessis and his son Stephan, who recently received his certificate for passing the Dohne Merino course for Breeders, held their annual production sale of Kouga Dohnes on the 13th of September at Humansdorp.  GWK auctioneers’ Mr. Renier Zietsman and his staff conducted this very successful production sale at which 67 excellent Dohne Merino rams were sold at an average price ……….

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