Australia’s Leading Terminal Sire Breed
Delivering consistent growth, carcase quality and performance for prime lamb producers across Australian conditions.
72
Years of Prime Lamb Production
6M
Lambs sired by poll dorset rams a year
72
Years of Prime Lamb Production
6M
Lambs sired by poll dorset rams a year
CONSISTENCY
Strong reproductive performance across systems.
Fast Growth
Efficient weight gain to meet market specifications.
Carcase Quality
Consistent muscling and high-value lamb outcomes.
Adaptability
Proven across diverse Australian environments.
Formed in 1954, we are the largest representative association of Poll Dorset breeders in Australia.
As a member you can:
- Breed, register and sell pedigreed Poll Dorsets
- Benefits derived from APDA’s marketing, promotion and communications activities targeted to further grow and develop the Poll Dorset breed
- Ability to certify animal health (eg, Brucellosis Accreditation)
- Exhibit sheep at various agricultural shows and events
- Sell rams at multi-vendor events eg. Australasian Championships
- PLUS MORE
Latest News
Dubbo Prime Lamb Competition
Poll Dorsets dominated this year’s Dubbo Show Prime Lamb hoof and hook competition taking the lion’s share of awards. In a dominant display for the breed, Poll Dorset-sired lambs were awarded first place in both the trade and export weight classes and second in the...
Entries Now Open – 2026 Australasian Dorset Championships Show & Sale
The Australian Poll Dorset Association encourages members to support one of the premier events on the Dorset calendar, with entries now open for the 2026 Australasian Dorset Championships Show & Sale. Conducted by the Bendigo Agricultural Show Society, in...
Same breed,new thinking
Poll Dorsets have the opportunity to become a designer terminal breed should they choose. Offering specific traits that address industry challenges or provide additional benefits could become a tipping point in encouraging prime lamb producers to select Poll Dorsets....
Fire and ice – the two extremes of breeding
Breeding Poll Dorsets does not need to be a battle of “fire and ice” or the numbers camp and the phenotype camp. Blending both together will create the demand for Poll Dorsets into the future. Speakers at the National Poll Dorset Conference were quick to show respect...
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Buyers I know – whether chasing trade or export lambs – all prefer the Poll Dorset first-cross, which I think comes down to the lamb’s shape, fat content, yield and clean, white skin
Tom Pattinson, Prime Lamb Producer, Wagga Wagga, NSW
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breed of choice
Poll Dorsets are the breed of choice for a growing number of farmers across Australia, Here our members tell us why.
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