The Cormo sheep is a breed of domestic sheep from Australia. It was developed by crossing Corriedale rams with superfine Saxon Merino ewes in the early 1960s.
And the breed was actually developed in Tasmania. Name of the breed is actually derived from the names of two of the parent sheep breeds.
It was fixed through intense selection criteria, assessed by objective measurement.
Today, the Cormo sheep is mostly found in the south eastern states of Australia. And they have also been exported to the United States, Argentina, Belgium, China and Italy.
It was first introduced into the United States in 1976. Today, the breed is raised mainly for wool production. Read some more information about this Australian sheep breed below.
Cormo Sheep Characteristics
The Cormo sheep are medium sized animals. They are mainly white in coloration and have open face. Both rams and ewes are usually polled.
They produce a long, stapled, high yielding fine-wool fleece with a high degree of fiber uniformity. Photo and info from Wikipedia.
Uses
The Cormo sheep is a wool sheep breed. It is raised mainly for wool production.
Special Notes
The Cormo sheep are pretty hardy and strong animals. They are well adapted to almost all climates. The lambs are fast growing and the ewes are known for their fertility.
The breed is very good for wool production, and their wool is of very good quality with a fiber diameter of about 18 to 23 microns.
The breed also cross well with the American sheep breeds. However, review full breed profile of this breed in the following chart.
| Breed Name | Cormo |
| Other Name | None |
| Breed Purpose | Mainly wool |
| Special Notes | Very hardy and strong animals, well adapted to almost all climates, lambs grow relatively faster, the ewes are known for their fertility, very good for high quality wool production with about 18 to 23 microns diameter, cross well with the American sheep breeds |
| Breed Size | Medium |
| Horns | No |
| Climate Tolerance | Almost all climates |
| Color | Mainly white |
| Rarity | Common |
| Country/Place of Origin | Australia |
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