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The Finnish Ayrshire is a Finnish breed of dairy cattle. It derives from Scottish Ayrshire stock imported to Finland between about 1847 and 1923.[1]: 118  It is the most numerous dairy breed of the country, constituting approximately 61% of the dairy herd.[1]: 176 

Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): not at risk
  • DAD-IS (2021): not at risk
Other namesSuomen Ayrshire
Country of originFinland
Usemilk
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Finnish Ayrshire
two red-and-white pied cows
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): not at risk
  • DAD-IS (2021): not at risk
Other namesSuomen Ayrshire
Country of originFinland
Usemilk
Traits
Weight
  • average 593 kg[1]: 176 
  • Male:
    1000 kg[2]
  • Female:
    580 kg[2]
Height
  • Male:
    140 cm[2]
  • Female:
    127 cm[2]
Coatmulti-coloured red and white
Close
Polled cows with ear-tags

History

old black-and-white photograph of a spotted cow
old black-and-white photograph of a spotted bull
Ayrshire cow and bull photographed in Sippola in 1894.

A breed society, the Afvelsföreningen för Ayrshire-boskap i Finland, was formed in 1901; a herd-book was started in the same year.[3][2]

In the 1960s and 1970s Finnish Ayrshire semen was used to improve the dairy capabilities of the Ayrshire in the United Kingdom.[4]: 61 

Its conservation status was given as "not at risk" by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 2007 and by DAD-IS in 2021.[5]: 40 [2]

Characteristics

The cattle are multi-coloured red and white.[2]

Use

The cattle are reared for their milk. The average milk yield per lactation is 8571 kg, with 4.28% fat.[1]: 176 

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