Transition to the new Digital Dorper within sight!
The ADSBS will begin transitioning to the new Digital registry on July 21. There will be a number of changes and updates as we go through this process with you. Please stay tuned on the website and social media (Facebook) for updates. As of July 15, the office will hold all registration papers for the week of the July 14 - July 18. That week will be used to complete all registrations in ABRI and for ABRI to export our files to Digital Dorper.
The office will have access to Digital Dorper as of July 21. We anticipate that a small group of breeders will have access within 1 to 2 weeks after that, and by August 11 all members should have access to their own accounts. We will communicate this rollout by the end of July as we get all the details in place. We appreciate your patience over the next month as this will be a huge transition for the breed and for each of you.
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Managing Resources and Your Pocketbook: the benefits of adding sheep to a cattle operation
Written by: Karla Blackstock, Executive Director of the American Dorper Sheep Breeders’ Society and Dan Quadros, Ph.D., Small Ruminant Specialist with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Rotational grazing remains a necessary management tool to conserve pastures and improve livestock nutrition. Properly rotating livestock improves soil condition, increases pasture utilization, and manages overall animal health.
Adding sheep to a cattle operation can diversify assets with a quick return on investment. Even better, adding Dorpers, which have superior growth performance and carcasses, help achieve these goals much more efficiently.
Lauri Celella of Poetry Dorpers and Amanda Houser, Assistant Manager for the Farm Administration at Tennessee Tech, use Dorper sheep for biological weed control, increase soil organic matter and increase profits.