On this page you will be able to browse, and download documents articles and links that will help you understand the breed and highlight ways in which Dohnes can be a solution to some of your sheep and enterprise issues.
DOHNE Solutions is a series of articles, which aim to address the real or perceived challenges for Dohne Breeders.
Balance
Bare Breech
Biosecurity
How Dohnes can help with farm biosecurity.
Breed More Ewes **NEW
The need to breed more ewes and HOW Dohnes have a place.
Flock Recovery & Rebuild
A proactive and strategic plan to assist your flock's return to profitiability following drought.
Flystrike
Foot Structure
Horsepower of Rams **NEW
Understand the 'horsepower' of rams before purchasing. Similar to studying and comparing specifications on machinery, using ASBV's gives greater understanding of the genetic influence of a ram on his progeny.
Importance of Fat
The importance of fat for a wool growing sheep enterprise.
Mulesing
A proactive approach to using genetics to negate the need to use Mulesing as a strategy to reduce the risk of flystrike.
New Ram Integration
Performance Testing
Great news for Merino breeders.
Performance testing reveals truth.
Some of the highest performing rams in South Australia will have sons available at Glen Holme this year.
Consistently during more than 20 years since Dohne Merinos began to make an impact in the Australian sheep industry, the message has been told that their three-way balance of fertility, growth rates and wool production is very profitable.
Productivity
Is profit important to you?
The key to being a successful sheep producer is productivity, and breeding more profitable sheep.
Temperament
Wool Quality Challenges
Wool Cut
Understanding ASBV's
A guide to understanding the Dohne ASBV's (Australian Sheep Breeding Values)
Glen Holme Dohnes Brochure
A brochure outlining key aspects of the Dohne Breed and benefits of Glen Holme Dohnes.