| February 9-10 | San Antonio Livestock Show & Rodeo, San Antonio, Texas. For information: www.SARodeo.com. |
| February 20-23 | San Angelo Livestock Show & Rodeo, San Angelo, Texas. For information: www.SanAngeloRodeo.com |
| March 2-4 | Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, Reliant Park, Houston, Texas. For information: www.rodeohouston.com. |
| April 25-26 | ADSBS Dorper Courses, Stephens County Fair & Expo Center, Duncan, OK. For information: ADSBS Registrar Ronda Sparks, 573-696-2550 or ADSBSoffice@centurytel.net. www.Dorper.org. |
| April 27 | ADSBS Annual General Membership Meeting, Stephens County Fair & Expo Center, Duncan, OK. For information: www.Dorper.org. |
| April 27 | ADSBS Youth Dorper Show, Stephens County Fair & Expo Center, Duncan, OK. For information: www.Dorper.org, or contact Doug Gillespie, ADSBS Executive Secretary, Dorpers@ymail.com, or (254) 681-8793. |
| May 9-11 | Ohio Dorper Showcase Show & Sale, Preble County Fairgrounds, Eaton, Ohio. For information: www.BannerSheepMagazine.com |
| May 25 | West Coast Production Sale,County Fairgrounds, Orland, California. For information: www.WestCoastProductionSale.com |
| May 30-June 1 | Nugget Invitational Sheep Show & Sale, John Asquaga’s Nugget Hotel & Casino, Sparks, Nevada. For information: www.BannerSheepMagazine.com |
| June 24-27 | National Dorper/White Dorper Sale, Midwest Stud Ram Sale, Sedalia, MO. For information: www.MidwestRamSale.com |
| July 26-27 | Southern States Dorper Show & Sale, Hyder-Burks Pavillion, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, Tennessee. For information: www.Dorpers.org, or ADSBS Executive Secretary Doug Gillespie, Dorpers@ymail.com or (254) 681-8793. Sale catalogs: www.Dorper.org (after June 25). |
December of 1995. In October of 1996 the first event was held in Cameron, Texas with attendees from Mexico, Canada, South Africa and several regions of the United States. The first business meeting was held and a board of directors was elected. By December 1996, the organizational by-laws were formalized and the Society was incorporated. 
American Dorper Sheep Breeders’ Society
The official registry for Dorper Sheep in the USA
Dorper Sheep – Meat Sheep for the Modern Producer.
Hardy and Adaptable - Dorper Sheep are highly adaptable and do well in harsh, extensive conditions as well as in more intensive operations.
Excellent Maternal Qualities - Ewes are excellent mothers and heavy milkers. Lambs are vigorous and have high survivability.
Long Breeding Season - Dorpers are non-seasonal or have an extended breeding season. They can easily be managed to produce three lamb crops in two years.
Reproductive Efficiency-Dorpers are very fertile and prolific. Lambing rates of 180% can be achieved per lambing. They are early maturing and will produce a lamb crop at one year of age.
Pre-potency - Dorper sheep cross well with commercial ewes of other breeds and as terminal sires produce fast growing, muscular lambs.
Non-Selective Grazers - Dorpers are excellent converters of a wide range of forage types and they excel in grazing or weed control operations.
Heat and Insect Tolerant - Because of their Blackhead Persian origin, Dorpers have natural tolerance to high temperatures and heavy insect populations. They are productive in areas where other breeds barely survive.
American Dorper Sheep Breeders' Society
PO Box 259
Hallsville, MO 65255-0259
Telephone: 573-696-2550
Fax: 573-696-2030
E-mail: ADSBSoffice@centurytel.net
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