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Dorpers are a synthetic mutton breed that were developed in South Africa in the 1930's from the Dorset Horn and the Blackhead Persian. The South African Department of Agriculture and a group of farmers decided to develop a new sheep breed able to produce a maximum number of lambs with good mutton qualities which could be marketed off arid and extensive grazing conditions. Most of the lambs came out black and white and the Dorper breed was selected from those that had the black heads and white bodies and a more muscular body type.

A few of the lambs came out as all white. They formed the basis of the White Dorper breed. From that group of white lambs there was then an infusion of Van Rooy genetics, which is a fat-tailed breed, very similar to the Black Head Persian except for the lack of a black head. The difference in color is just a matter of choice. In South Africa, about 85% of all Dorpers are black-headed.
Today, Dorpers are the second most popular breed of sheep in South Africa. Of the approximately 30 million sheep in South Africa, about one third are Dorper or Dorper crosses.

Source: Encyclopædia Britannica

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