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Ayrshire cows

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Ayrshire cows

The advantage of the Ayrshire breed is its longevity of production. A higher proportion can be milked for 10 years or more – longer than any of the other main breeds.

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Ayrshire New Zealand

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Hugh Stringleman and Frank Scrimgeour, Dairying and dairy products – Dairy cattle breeds, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/15707/ayrshire-cows (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Hugh Stringleman and Frank Scrimgeour, published 1 March 2009.