| 1962 | Appointment of first full
time secretary Mrs S.E. Abbott (later Elliot). |
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| 1963 | First official Dorper
Club: Hopetown Dorper Club |
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| 1963 | Regional division of
Inspectors. First Inspectors and Judges day at De Aar. |
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| 1964 | Affiliation of White
Dorpers to Dorper Breeders' Society |
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| 1964 | Performance Testing Scheme
launched |
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| 1966 | First white Dorper
National Championship Show at Kenhardt. First Dorper News: Editor S.W.
Bosman |
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| 1967 | Rhodesian breeders secede
and form their own association: Dorper Sheep Breeders Association of
Central Africa. |
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| 1971 | Coming of Age of the
Dorper Breeders' Society - celebrated at Grootfontein, Middelburg
E.G. |
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| 1974 | Doctor's Thesis Dr. Q.P.
Campbell: a Study of Breeding Problems in Dorper Sheep. |
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| 1975 | First 25 years of the
Society's existence celebrated at De Aar. |
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| 1977 | Affiliate to S.A. Stud
Book Association. |
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| 1979 | Legal status granted to
the Society. |
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| 1980 | Thirty years existence
celebrated at Grootfontein, Middelburg E.C. |
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| 1982 | First combined Dorper and
White Dorper National Championship Show: Record prices |
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| 1984 | Second World Congress and
Small Stock Tour: Dorper is named "Africa Sheep" and lamb meat quality is
praised. Freezing of semen and extensive artificial insemination became
possible. |
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| 1985 | Dorper offices bought at
Middelburg. Computer acquired to streamline administration. First official
(Club) sale of Performance Tested Rams at Colesberg: E.P. Dorper Club.
Started active participation with Stud Book. Appointment of part time
Liaison Officer: R.G. Rayner |
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| 1986 | National Carcass
Competition: 1st Prize Group Class 2nd Prize Individual Carcass |
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| 1987 | DORPER SHEEP BREED
proclaimed under the Stock Improvement Act. Appointment of R.G. Rayner as
Liaison Officer on full-time basis until 1989 First National Sale at
Upington. National Carcass Competition 1st & 2nd Prize Group Class 1st
& 3rd Prize individual carcass |
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| 1988 | Official Sales R4 million.
National Sales over R1 million. Record entry of 1200 Dorpers at National
Championship Show - Bloemfontein. |
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| 1990 | 1000 Animals entered per
National Show became the norm in 1990, 1992,1994 and 1996. The largest
small stock show in the world. 40th Anniversary celebrated at Grootfontein
Agricultural College, Middelburg E.C. International Expo at Bloemfontein,
where the Dorper breed came into its own. In the carcass competition 120
entrants entered 1200 animals of all breeds of which 600 were slaughtered.
The Dorpers won 8 of the first places. |
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The
Dorper Sheep Breeders' Society of South Africa
