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3 unusual facts about Ayrshire cattle


Cunninghamhead railway station

The Ayrshire cattle breed were even sent from nearby Wheatrig Farm to restock the Falkland Islands after the war with Argentina.

Robert R. Ness

Robert R. Ness (January 29, 1872 – October 21, 1960) was a Canadian politician and a breeder, importer and exporter of Ayrshire cattle.

Thomas Farrall

In 1877, Farrall helped the Ayrshire Cattle Society to compile the Ayrshire Herd Book, which contained a portrait of the famous Ayrshire cow, ‘Colly Hills’, considered at the time the finest specimen of its breed.



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