Ayrshire

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Els, Heleen C.

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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: District of Ayr in south west of Scotland.
SIZE: Medium.
COLOUR: Red & white (pied).
PURPOSE: Dairy.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Known for excellent conformation, feed conversion and grazing ability. Milk is high in components and marketed as exceptional quality cheese and drinking milk.

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Cattle breeds

Sustainable Development Goals

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Felius, M 1995, ‘Cattle breeds: an encyclopedia’, Misset, Doetinchem, pp.61.
Loubser, A, Schutte, N & Hofmeyer I 2007, ‘Cattle breeds of South Africa : an index of breeds and overview of industry’, Agriconnect, Pretoria, pp.184-187.