Ayrshire genetics are an important ingredient in many successful crossing breeding programmes.

Use Ayrshire genetics and reap the benefits of -

• Dairyness with strength.

• Excellent mobility.

• High yields of quality milk.

• Healthy udders.

• Reduced veterinary costs.

• Easy care cows with long working lives.

Ayrshires are rapidly becoming the number one choice for dairy herds using a crossing programme to extend the working lives of their cows, reduce veterinary costs, improve mobility and tolerance to changes in feed and management, while still maintaining an ability to produce high yields of quality milk.

There are many hundreds of black and white heifers and cows throughout the UK with Ayrshire fathers.  Black is a dominant colour when using Ayrshire semen on black and white cows, taking up to three generations to change black and white to brown and white.

Illustrating -

Carnell Zeala Girl 6 H1 86

Sired by - Carnell Bright Crown First Lact.: 8,520 kgs milk 3.70% bf 3.36% p

Gwynnog Amadeus Jane 2 EX 90

Sired by - Attwell Amadeus Two Lact. Av.: 6,736 kgs milk 4.38% bf 3.38% p

Ballygreggan Nicola 5

Sired by - McCornick Navigator First Lact.: 8,013 kgs milk 4.32% bf 3.41% p

First calved heifer by an Ayrshire sire and out of a Jersey cross Friesian dam