Welcome to Ayrshire New Zealand

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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June 12, 2025

Special Awards 2025

Bell Booth Achiever Award For persons who have made some notable achievement in the Ayrshire Breed....
Special Awards
June 10, 2025

All New Zealand Photo Competition 2025 – Results Out Now

Thank you to all members who entered this year’s Photo Competition, we had 108 photos entered over t...
All NZ Photo, Competitions
June 9, 2025

Ayrshire On Farm Challenge 2025 – National Results

Thank you to all members who entered the 2024/25 On Farm Challenge. Thank you to Mike Hentschke who...
Competitions, On Farm Challenge
June 9, 2025

Utopia Ayrshires & Jerseys Sale

Monday 9 June 2025 - 6:30pm live on bidr To see full media listing of stock, 3GP profiles, & to...
Sales & Classifieds
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Sales & Classifieds

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
March 18, 2025

Annual Conference 2025

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

Annual Conference 2024

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

Young Breeders Seminar 2024

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