[4] Many modern dairy farmers favour Ayrshires because of their longevity, hardiness, and easy calving.

[6] The Ayrshire was exported to the United States from 1822, primarily to Connecticut and other parts of New England.

[7] Today, the cattle are owned by farmers in many areas of America, including New York and Pennsylvania.

The cattle are typically strong and adaptable to many farming methods, and better suited to extensive management than breeds such as the Friesian.

[1] A study of the social behaviour of Polish Black-and-White dairy cattle and their F1-crossbreds with Ayrshire, Jersey, Holstein-Friesian and Swedish Black-and-White breeds, found the Ayrshire crossbreeds were most dominant, least attacked by their group-mates and least susceptible to a group change.