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Ayrshire New Zealand is proud to be an innovative and progressive Association, with a clear vision for the future of the breed, committed to maximising the rate of genetic gain of the breed

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October 29, 2025

Kiteroa Annual Sale – 2025

This sale marks an outstanding opportunity to purchase a show calf or heifer, and/or add some except...
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October 23, 2025

Waikato Next Generation Sale 2025

Offering will comprise: 3 Ayrshire heifer calves 4 Brown Swiss heifer calves 14 Holstein Friesian he...
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September 24, 2025

Ayrshire Young Breeders Heifer Competition 2025 Results

Congratulations to the winners in the 2024/25 Ayrshire Young Breeders Heifer Competition The Young B...
Competitions, Young Breeders Heifer
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September 18, 2025

New Zealand's second oldest Ayrshire stud Kenmure Stud and Farm can be found at Inglewood, Taranaki....
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Events

June 11, 2025

AGM 2025

The Southland/Otago club is hosting the Ayrshire New Zealand AGM & Awards night at the JetPark A...
Annual Conference
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March 18, 2025

Annual Conference 2025

The 2025 Ayrshire Conference hosted by the Southland/Otago Ayrshire Club will be held in Otago &...
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June 4, 2024

Annual Conference 2024

The Auckland - Thames Valley - Waikato Ayrshire Clubs are hosting the Annual Conference & AGM in...
Annual Conference
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April 12, 2024

Young Breeders Seminar 2024

Ayrshire young and new breeders are invited to register for the Ayrshire Young Breeders Seminar 2024...
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Semayr

Semayr Breeding Services is a division of Ayrshire New Zealand, which offers top Ayrshire bulls, both proven and unproven, New Zealand and overseas to New Zealand farmers.

Registrations

At the end of October each year, Ayrshire New Zealand publishes the annual Herd Book, with details of all animals registered as pedigrees in the preceding 12-month period to August 31st.

TOP Classifications

TOP Classification recognises that progress towards the improvement of the Ayrshire breed should be obtained through animals superior in conformation as well as production.

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