About the Society

Formed in 1877, the Ayrshire Cattle Society is a forward thinking, highly motivated breed society dedicated to keeping the Ayrshire at the forefront of modern dairying.

It is responsible for all ancestory recording in its Herd Book, with a state of the art computer programme able to retrieve store and process records for over 250,000 animals.

It also masterminds a type classification scheme with the results contributing to linear proofs and type analysis for individuals as well as the whole population.

The society functions are membership driven by participation from members at grass roots level, through local club events, a council of breeders, whilst day to day operations are managed by a small full time staff led by the Office Manager. A breed journal is published three times a year and commercial newsletters as required to promote the latest information semen available from the genetic marketing arm of the society.