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THE HIGHVELD TEAM

The Highveld Team

Meet The Team

Ms Barlow and Mr Slade purchased the Highveld Stud in 2019 and are excited about the operation's future with major plans for the growth of the business and the Australian White breed, as well as the Australian sheep industry in general.

The stud arrived at their Condobolin property in May2019 and has settled in well to the area that the couple believe will show off the breed's valuable traits - including being able to perform and do well in the toughest of pastoral conditions.

Previously Highveld Australian White Sheep Stud prevously known as Highveld Stud International is one of the Original Founding Breeders responsible for the development of The Australian White Sheep Breed, along with the Baringa & Tattykeel Sheep Studs of Oberon NSW. Back in 2013, Highveld became fully dedicated to the breeding of the Australian White Sheep, although we do still run a small flock of purebred Van Rooy sheep. We are convinced that the Australian White is fast becoming one of the world’s most valuable and modern self-replacing meat sheep breeds.  

History
Highveld Stud International was formed in 1996 by Alan Baron and Pierre Bouwer as a seed-stock breeding operation in Australia, specialising in South African breeds of small livestock.

In 1996, Highveld began the importation of White Dorper and Van Rooy sheep, as well as Boer Goats, into Australia. In later years, Black Head Dorpers and Savanna goats were also imported. These importations involved large numbers of embryos in every year until 2007, when the importation of embryos ceased. By that time Highveld, as one of the primary importers of these breeds, had become a well-established stud operation in Australia, and became well known abroad. 

To date, Highveld has exported all the above breeds to numerous countries around the world (both as live animals as well as in frozen embryo form). Countries to which we have exported include the USA, the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Japan, New Zealand, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Pakistan.

Over the years, Highveld has won numerous industry and stud show awards, having achieved both Supreme Exhibitor and Most Successful Exhibitor numerous times at most of the prominent Royal Agricultural Shows in Australia. We have been awarded Supreme Exhibit and Grand Champion (both sexes) in both the White Dorper sheep and Boer Goat breeds on many occasions. In 2012, we were pleased to become the first Dorper stud in Australia to ever win Most Successful Exhibitor of the Show – All Sheep Breeds at the All Sheep Breed Landmark NSW Sheep Show, one of the largest all-breed shows in Australia. 

In 2013 we ceased our White Dorper Sheep and Boer and Savanna goat operations to focus on our Australian White breeding operation.
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