White with brown speckles.
As a noun, an Ayrshire is a breed of cattle from Ayrshire, Scotland, known for the quantity and quality of its milk.
Ayrshire and Guernsey are dairy breeds, while Brahman is a beef breed.
They are not great beef cattle, nor are they as "milky" as Holsteins are.
Fawn colour to grey.
M. H. Fohrman has written: 'Experiments in breeding Holstein-Friesian cattle for milk- and butterfat-producing ability, and an analysis of the foundation cows and of the first out-bred generation' -- subject(s): Breeding, Holstein-Friesian cattle, Dairy cattle 'Analysis of the advanced registry records of 611 daughters of 51 Ayrshire sires' -- subject(s): Ayrshire cattle
The 5 breeds of US dairy cattle are Holstien, Guernsey, Brown Swiss, Jersey, and Ayrshire. I know this because I have cows and am in 4-H.
The correct pronunciation for Ayrshire is "AIR-sher."
Historically, Ayrshires were from several unknown breeds crossed to native cattle of the County of Ayr in Scotland. It is not known how the the different strains of cattle were crossed to form the Ayrshire breed is not exactly known. Back in the late 1700's they were mostly black, but brown coloration and spotting started to appear. It is hypothesized that in 1750 the breed started improvements, with the infusion of Shorthorns and Holsteins into the foundation breeding stock. Also, cattle from the Channel Islands where also used to improve the Ayrshire breed to what we know today. Remember though, Ayrshires are not crossbred animals, but purebreds.
Barzona cattle are a deep blood-red colour.
Ayrshire Post was created in 1880.
Ayrshire Apartments was created in 1920.
The Ayrshire originated from the County of Ayr in Scotland.