Tunis - America's Fat-tailed Sheep
1894, where some Southdown blood was introduced.
The American Livestock Breed Conservancy lists the Tunis as rare, a classification reserved for breeds with fewer than 1000 annual U.S. registrations and 5,000 total worldwide. However, in recent years, the breed has gained in popularity. Last year the National Tunis Sheep Registry reported the 1000-mark for lamb registrations had been topped, which may mean a change in status and certainly means the breed is headed toward recovery.