The Ayrshire is the native dairy cow of Scotland and the successful survivor of several types that were still present in the early nineteenth century in the Scottish Lowlands. By the mid-1600s in the ...

WOODBURN, Ore. — Though Jack and Cindy Perrin started their dairy in 1976 with just a handful of cows, to him it was the fulfillment of a long-held dream. “Dad worked at dairies through high school ...

Herd instinct: Duncan Hunter with his prize Ayrshire cow, Bella, at his dairy farm in Hertfordshire Credit: Photo: Clara Molden Bella has big brown eyes that would melt your heart. She recently made ...

Having just taken up the role of breed manager within the Ayrshire Cattle Society, I am looking forward to the many Challenges ahead. I was raised on a dairy farm in the Cotswolds of England and the ...

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Farmers Weekly have heard through the grapevine that the Queen’s 180 cow pedigree Ayrshire herd is to be dispersed through the Ayrshire Cattle Society over the coming months. Established by King ...

MSc Katri Sarviaho explored the impact of genomic selection on the genomic architecture of the Finnish Ayrshire dairy cattle breed in her doctoral dissertation. Genomic selection was introduced in ...

The Queen’s 180-cow pedigree Ayrshire herd based at Home Park, Windsor, is to be dispersed. The herd was established in 1951 by King George VI and passed on to his daughtershortly after his death. It ...

A well-known Ayrshire farmer has spoken of his pride after being bestowed with a Lifetime Achievement award by his peers. Hugh Kennedy was the 2023 recipient of the John Dennison Lifetime Achievement ...

THE first sale of females from the relatively new Rhos herd of pedigree Ayrshire cattle at Cardigan last week attracted a large crowd and a consistent trade from start to finish. THE first sale of ...

THE critical genetic study of a character such as that of milk production in cattle, which is highly subject to environmental influences, cannot be carried out effectively until a fairly comprehensive ...

A pioneering device which could revolutionise farming practices and transform the health and wellbeing of cattle has been tested by farmers in Ayrshire. Farmers at the farming and rural skills ...