Welcome to Domba Dorsip Stud
R&O Farming was established in 2003 and located in Australia's Southern Highlands of NSW. In 2023 Domba Dorsip Stud partnered with R&O Farming and has purchased 90 heads Awassi Ewes and Awassi Semen from R&O Farming, where in 2024 the Awassi Sheep brought to Indonesia. R&O Farm is also mentor of Domba Dorsip Stud for breeding Awassi sheep and promoting the various benefits it provides to Indonesian sheep farmers and producers as an alternative sheep breed and a profitable livestock business.
Know The Sheep
About the Awassi breed
Awassi sheep originated in the Syro-Arabian desert. Awassi is an extremely hardy breed, with a very calm temperament, used for a range of products to include milk, meat and wool. In particular, it is renown for being one of the highest milk producing sheep in the world.
In Australia, the Awassi is a rare breed that not many are familiar with (unlike the more established imported European breeds).
Awassi sheep have unique physiological characteristics such as resistance to many diseases and parasites, walk long distances over pastures for grazing, tolerating extreme temperatures, and enduring adverse feeding conditions. It easily adapts to different environments and performs as well as in its native habitat.
History of R&O Farming
We have adopted a number of assisted reproduction technologies (ART) for our genetic improvement programs to include: Estrous synchronization, artificial insemination as well as Multiple ovulation and embryo transfer (MOET). This has allowed us to increase the rate of genetic progress by selecting elite animals (of high genetic merit) to produce more offspring than would be possible by natural breeding.
Other breeds we have recently been experimenting with to cross breed with the Awassi include: East Friesien(Black and white), Damara, Van Rooy, Dorper and Ronderib Afrikaner (or Africaner) breeds.
Our Awassi Sheep
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Sales terms and conditions
We Provide High Quality Awassi Sheep
We currently have a limited number of Awassi rams, lambs and ewes for sale as well as Awassi semen (export quality) that is suitable to export to either the US or NZ.
Deposits are essential to reserve suitable animals for our customers and ensure they are not sold to anyone else for a set period of time. Deposits placed on live sheep and genetics (semen and embryos) are none refundable.
In the event of death of chosen sheep prior to collection or failure to collect the required genetics (e.g. injury or death of ram prior to semen collection), we will endeavour to replace those affected sheep with other equivalent sheep in a timely fashion. Deposits may be refunded (at our discretion) in the event we are unable to supply suitable replacements within a reasonable timeframe.
Full payment must be received prior to livestock leaving our property, be it for genetic collection purposes or outright sales.
For further details, please check our contact us page.