2000年初引入新西兰无角陶赛特品种绵羊41只，投放在河西走廊的甘肃永昌肉用种羊场，采用舍饲为主、放牧为辅的饲养管理条件，通过对引入羊只的行为表现、生理生化指标、生长发育、繁殖性能、血液蛋白多态位点基因频率及基因型频率、抗病性等进行系统观测，引入的无角陶赛特品种绵羊适应性好，并具有良好的种质特性。至2008年，在永昌县用无角陶赛特品种绵羊杂交改良获得的1～3代杂种羊超过20万只，在甘肃、宁夏、青海、河南等推广区，杂交改良当地羊获得各代杂种羊130余万只，其成为目前正在培育的甘肃现代肉羊新品种的主要父系之一，取得了显著的经济效益。

In early 2000, 41 of Poll Dorset sheep were introduced from New Zealand into Yongchang mutton sheep breeding farm, which is located at the Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province,China. The introduced sheep were mainly rearing in confinement, and the grazing was used as assistant. After the systematic study of the introduced sheep, such as behavior, physiological and biochemical index, growth and development, reproductive performance, polymorphic loci of blood protein gene and gene type frequency, and disease resistance, the results indicate that the introduced Poll Dorset sheep had both good adaptability and germplasm characteristics. By the end of 2008, the total number of 1~3 generation hybrid sheep were more than 200 000 in Yongchang County, and more than 1 300 000 of different generation hybrid sheep were got in Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai and Henan provinces where were used as spread areas. Significant economic benefits were made. Poll Dorset sheep is one of the main paternal breeds which are using for cultivating the modern mutton sheep breed in Gansu Province.