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What Poll Dorset Breeders Need to Know This Sale Season As Poll Dorset breeders prepare for the 2026 ram sale season, there are several important updates from Sheep Genetics worth understanding. Combined LAMBPLAN, increased emphasis on percentile bands, and a...

  Top genetics is a key part of a profitable prime lamb enterprise but maximising the potential of those genetics comes down to pastures. Nicole Frost is the co-principal of Peak Pasture and Livestock, and is convinced there is much that can be done to make sure the...

It’s the biggest lamb gathering in the Southern Hemisphere and Poll Dorsets were part of the huge gathering for LambEx in Adelaide, South Australia. Emi Hughes from Bernalta Poll Dorsets at Sampson Flat, South Australia, helped to organise the Poll Dorset stand at the...

The Australian Poll Dorset Association once again was a major sponsor for the National Intercollegiate Meat Judging held in Wagga Wagga. There were more than 160 competitors from 10 universities and industry, including international teams from Japan and the United...

Pre-joining ram examinations are vitally important because they help us control the things we can control before joining starts. There are three main reasons we recommend them. Firstly, we want to make sure we have enough sound, fertile rams to do the job. Secondly,...

There could be few more enthusiastic about the future of sheep than Elliot Bangert. The 20-year-old is keen to make the most of any opportunities he can in his pursuit to follow a career in agriculture and alongside that, his burgeoning Poll Dorset stud, Mizpah,...

Back in February, Adam Gaydon, Location Manager for Dubbo, had the opportunity to speak at the Poll Dorset National Conference. It was a great chance to spend time with like-minded people who understand a concept we are so deeply committed to at Boys to the Bush. Good...

How long have you been on the board and why did you join? I joined the Australian Poll Dorset board in February this year. I've always had a passion for the Poll Dorset breed, having grown up around the breed. After becoming involved at a regional level, I wanted to...

There’s nothing traditional about one commercial lamb operation run in NSW despite using a well established breeding strategy of a Poll Dorset ram over a first cross ewe. With 2600 ewes and a bank of terminal sires, the operation run by Angus Knight is focussed 100...

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...

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....

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...

The Australian Poll Dorset Association invites members, breeders and industry partners to join us for the 2026 National Poll Dorset Conference, proudly hosted in the Albury–Wagga Wagga region. This flagship national gathering will bring together breeders from across...

Smarter Selection for Poll Dorset Breeders in Tough Seasons In challenging seasons, every kilogram of feed and every hour of labour counts. Making informed decisions early about which animals are worth investing in can help stud and commercial operations stay...

In August, Sheep Genetics launched the new Combined LAMBPLAN research analysis to the Australian sheep industry, to enable direct comparisons of the genetic merit of Maternal and Terminal animals within a single unified evaluation. The Combined LAMBPLAN analysis will...