The British Wool Marketing Board classes Dorset Down wool as one of the highest grades in the country; considerable quantities of it go to the hosiery trade.
Today we believe that modern Dorset Down rams are one of the best suited breeds to produce prime export lambs.
The Dorset Down is a terminal sire and has no equal for early maturing lamb production.
The aim of this study was to estimate correlated responses in lean, fat and bone weights in vivo in Dorset Down sheep selected for lean tissue growth.
Wool from the Dorset Down and Dorset Horn Breeds is of particularly fine texture with a short staple.