Background...
News
2008 marked the 50th anniversary of the John Dell Dorpers stud.
Dell's Dorpers are proud to announce that our flock in Australia
showed very well in 2008's Dorper National Sale in Dubbo.
Please see the news page for further details. We will now be able to offer embryos of excellent quality, worldwide, from our South African and Australian genetics.
Background
ABOVE: Looking to the future.
I raise Dorpers on our family farm, Hounslow, near the town of Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape province of Southern Africa. My stud was established by my late father in 1958 and I took over in 1978.
My farm is 3500ha and I run 800-1000 type 4 and 5 Dorper ewes. Our annual rainfall is an unreliable 400mm and temperatures vary from 4o C to 40o C creating hardy and very diverse vegetation, from Valley Bushveld to open Karoo and Grassveld.
ABOVE: Our Hounslow farm house is steeped in history. It was built circa 1820 and is now the Hounslow Country Lodge, if you're interested to find out more please click here.
I have been an inspector since 1983 and have judged all the National Shows since 1986. I served as a member of the Dorper Council, from 1986 till 2007 - 21 years.
Our Savanna goats - young ewes
Pregnant ewes - note the excellent size and good colour.
In addition to my Dorper Stud, I also raise Savanna Goats. The Savanna goats are an indigenous species of white goat with dark pigmentation. Genetic material from the Dorper and Savanna studs is ALWAYS available. For more information or enquiries, please don't hesitate to email me at dell@johndelldorpers.co.za
A view of the Hounslow operations.