D B C A is my placing for this quality class of Ayrshire cows.D places over B with her advantage in overall strength and depth throughout. D is longer in her rib structure, deeper in the heart, and shows more body capacity. I also appreciate the powerful front end of D. I also credit D with being wider in the thurls and having stronger pasterns. D also is more correct in her fore udder attachment than B. I give B credit for exhibiting more bloom to her udder, being fuller at the top of her rear udder, and wider in the rear udder attachment.
B places over C with her advantage in overall dairyness and depth of body than C. B is also cleaner through the throat and brisket. B has an advantage over C in overall correctness of the mammary system, showing more udder quality, being more level on the udder floor, and having more width of rear udder. I grant that C has a more youthful udder, and her fore udder blends more desirably into her body wall.
C places over A with her definitive advantage in mammary system and correctness of the pelvic region and leg structure. C shows more defined cleft, has a more pleasing shape to the udder, and carries her udder higher above the hocks. C has a more correct teat placement, especially the front teats. I do concede that A exhibits more dairyness. However, A lacks the overall correctness of mammary system and length of body to place higher in this class.

About the judge. . .

DOUG EVANS, Georgetown, N.Y., placed the AYRSHIRES. Evans, along with wife Kathe and their four children, own and operate Sunny Acres Farm. The sixth-generation farm is home to 73 Ayrshires and 14 Jerseys with 20 scoring Excellent. The Ayrshires average over 23,000 M, one of the top herd’s in the country. They have bred or exhibited over 140 All American nominees. Evans has judged numerous Ayrshire shows: 2006 World Dairy Expo, the 2005 North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE), the 1999 International Spring Show in Quebec, and the 1995 Royal Winter Fair. He also has judged two national shows for two other breeds. Evans, a licensed veterinarian, also has a dairy practice.

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