Damara

This breed began being imported from South Africa in the1990s,again initially into WA. It is a fat tail sheep with high fertility. It sheds its fleece, which can be of different colours (tan, brown, black and white spotted). The fleece consists of hair with a fine layer of wool.

It is estimated there are 7,000 pure Damara in WA, 2,000 in SA, 500 in NSW and 800 in Qld. It is estimated there are 100,000 Damara/Merino cross ewes in WA, 70,000 in SA, 30,000 in NSW and 24,000 in Qld.

Australian Total: 234,300.