20/08/2026
๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ง ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฆ... ๐
๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐๐๐ง๐ฌ
For ๐ณ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, the ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐' ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ has been far more than a registration authority. It has been the guardian of the Dorper breed, the voice of its breeders, and a driving force behind one of South Africa's ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐.
Why does the Society exist?
๐ชฌTo ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ the genetic quality of the Dorper breed.
๐ง To ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ of pedigrees through rigorous recording, inspections, and breed standards.
๐ To provide breeders with ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, performance recording, and stud services.
๐ป To ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ the Dorper locally and internationally through auctions, publications, exhibitions, and digital platforms.
๐จ๐ปโ๐ผTo ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ Dorper breeders at industry level, working alongside agricultural organisations and government to safeguard the future of the breed.
๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ.
๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ.
With more than 305 members, six active regional clubs, and over 44 qualified inspectors and judges, members benefit from:
โข Inspection days
โข Junior and senior training courses
โข Educational workshops
โข Club championships
โข Flock competitions
โข National auctions
โข A strong network of breeders who share knowledge, experience, and a passion for the Dorper breed.
๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ.
Developed in South Africa, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ has become one of the ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ'๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐, with millions of sheep across five continents. Renowned for its ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐, ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐, the Dorper continues to make a significant contribution to global sheep farming.
That success is built on ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ and ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ'๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
As we ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, we thank every breeder, member, inspector, and supporter who has helped build the Dorper legacy.
๐ง๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ, we are preserving the past, strengthening the present, and shaping the future of one of the world's finest sheep breeds.
