The Beefmaster: adaptable and hardy
Farmer's Weekly|Farmer's Weekly 12 August 2022
Cows of this tough, dual-purpose breed from Texas are renowned for their strong maternal traits, their fertility and their easy calving. What's more, the Beefmaster's famours 'Six Essentials' guide simplifies breeding.
The Beefmaster: adaptable and hardy

The Beefmaster is a composite breed developed in the early 1930s by rancher Tom Lasater in Texas, US. It was the result of the systematic crossing of Hereford and Shorthorn cows with Brahman bulls. The US Department of Agriculture recognized the Beefmaster as a new breed in 1954.

The Beefmaster was produced to thrive under the difficult production conditions of southern Texas.

Lasater's philosophy of the Six Essentials was used to develop the breed, and is still employed by Beefmaster breeders for the improvement of the breed.

The Six Essentials are:

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