Some of the things they look for are the appearance of sheep and how well they can stand on their feet. The competition is separated by breed. The Dorset breed was one of the first to be judged.

A flock of rare breed sheep has been brought in to help conservation efforts over the winter months at a park. The Dorset Down sheep have been introduced at High Woods Country Park in Colchester ...

Prioritising fertility and challenging ewes to milk off forage has halved an autumn lambing flock’s labour requirement and ...

2. Dorper Sheep The Dorper, is a composite breed of South. It was developed through the crossing of the Blackhead Persian ewes with the Dorset Horn rams. The name 'Dorper' is a coupling of the ...