Kardinia Dohne ram sale tops at $3600 and $2165 average
KARDINIA Dohne stud principal Don Mills said he was very happy with the results of their on-property ram sale at Corowa on Thursday.
A total of 45 of 50 rams on offer were sold to a top of $3600 and a sale average of $2165. Continue reading
2022 Newsletter
Kardinia Dohne stud is proud to be 1 of 10 woolgrowers to supply Dohne wool to be used by A.BCH, bespoke knit fabric designer and manufacturer MTK Australia range. The Dohne wool was used within its A.34 thermal shirt range. The fibre was purchased by Fox and Lillie before being sent to Xin'ao in China to be processed and spun. Continue reading
Kardinia Dohnes rams sell to $4000 twice and average $2492
Long time clients of Kardinia Dohnes at Corowa bought to a top price of $4000 on Thursday for a well-balanced ram exhibiting excellent traits in his meat and wool. Continue reading
2021 Newsletter
Kardinia Dohne stud who ceased mulesing in 2006 is part of Fox and Lillie Rural (Sheep Wool Buyers and Brokers) largest Australian farm group of woolgrowers accredited under the RWS (Responsible Wool Standard) programme. RWS is a global independent and voluntary standard that addresses the welfare of sheep. Continue reading
2020 Newsletter
Kardinia is gearing up for a strong ram selling season with seasonal conditions looking favourable across most regions.
For the health and safety of all clients we have introduced a few changes with our sale being conducted under Covid safe guidelines. Continue reading
Dohne Breeders see Potential to Market to Leading Global Brands
THE CHARACTERISTICS of Dohne sheep lend well to meeting the growing demand for non-mulesed practices, presenting opportunities for Dohne woolgrowers to take advantage of accreditation schemes in order to differentiate their wool in the marketplace. Continue reading
2018 Newsletter
Welcome to the Kardinia Dohne Stud 2018 newsletter. Increased prices for wool and lamb have seen records broken even with the lack of rainfall in some areas. We are receiving lots of positive feedback about how Dohne’s are performing producing prime lambs and quality wool and one passionate grower conducted their own mini trial using a combination of Dohne’s Merino’s and Poll Merino’s. Whilst the group of 100 ewes in each of the 4 groups was too small to draw any firm conclusions the results are certainly interesting. Dohne’s won conclusively in the lambing and weaning % , Dohne’s led the way across weight, fat, muscle depth and micron but were slightly lower in fleece weight. Overall gross per ewe averaged out over the 100 in each group was as follows. Continue reading
The Dohne does stack up well financially
“The Dohne sheep presents a very different alternative to sheep producers than previously available sheep genetics in Australia. With emphasis on both meat and wool traits, it presents the potential to have a true dual purpose sheep, which provides an alternative to the fine or medium wool Merinos and specialist prime lamb breeds or composites that have been traditionally used in sheep enterprises.” Continue reading
Sheep Week – Meeting Dohne demand
A CHANGING market landscape has increased demand for Dohne rams, according to Kardinia Dohnes stud principals Don and Karen Mills.
“There’s several things that have happened in the national sheep flock in the last 10 years,” Mr Mills said. Continue reading
Prime lamb flavour over fast growth at “Carnbre”
The Andrew’s family began their Dohne prime lamb operation six years ago after deciding the existing Merino base was not reaching the prime lamb market potential.
Jarrod Andrews, “Carnbrae”, Tocumwal, and his parents Jeff and Jenny, run 4000 Dohne ewes on a 1092 hectare property. Continue reading
