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The Ayrshire was exported to the United States from 1822, primarily to Connecticut and other parts of New England. [4] The environment was similar to their native land of Scotland. The American Ayrshire Breed Association was founded in 1875. The Approved Ayrshire Milk programme, which licensed farms that owned Ayrshire cattle, began in the 1930s.
Over 1000 breeds of cattle are recognized worldwide, some of which adapted to the local climate, others which were bred by humans for specialized uses. [1]Cattle breeds fall into two main types, which are regarded as either two closely related species, or two subspecies of one species.
Bull at Quenby Hall, Leicestershire. The Longhorn or British Longhorn is a British breed of beef cattle characterised by long curving horns. It originated in northern England, in the counties of Lancashire, Westmorland and Yorkshire, and later spread to the English Midlands and to Ireland.
The Battle of Coilsfield was a legendary conflict associated with the vicinity of Coilsfield and Coylton near Tarbolton and Ayr in South Ayrshire, Scotland.According to antiquarian and traditional accounts of the past few centuries, the conflict took place between an allied force of Picts and Scots under Fergus I and an army of Britons led by 'Coilus', who in the context of the legend is ...
The Highland is a Scottish breed of rustic cattle. It originated in the Scottish Highlands and the Western Islands of Scotland and has long horns and a long shaggy coat. It is a hardy breed, able to withstand the intemperate conditions in the region.
The people were known for their care and breeding of cattle. The Frisii, preferring pastoral pursuits to warfare, paid a tax of ox hides and ox horns to the Roman government, whereas the Batavii furnished soldiers and officers to the Roman army; these fought successfully in the various Roman wars. The Frisii bred the same strain of cattle ...
Each of these two was already a composite breed: the Red Polled Eastland was recorded from 1892 and later underwent cross-breeding with Swedish Red-and-White and Ayrshire, with some influence from the Dutch Black Pied; [6]: 98 the Norwegian Red-and-White, established in 1939, also derived from cross-breeding of Swedish Red-and-White and ...
Seat: Kelburn Castle, North Ayrshire. Brisbane [4] Crest: A stork's head erased holding in her beak a serpent nowed Proper Motto: Dabit otia Deus [Latin, 'God will give repose'] Chief: none, armigerous clan. Seat: Killincraig, Largs, North Ayrshire. Brodie: Crest: A right hand holding a bunch of arrows all Proper. [36] Motto: Unite [36] Plant ...