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

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