Cattle : Beefmaster
Beefmaster
Beginning in the early 1930s, Tom Lasater, the breed’s founder, developed Beefmasters by crossing Hereford, Shorthorn and Brahman cattle. The exact mixture of the foundation cattle is not known, but is thought to be about 25% Hereford, 25% Shorthorn and 50% Brahman. Lasater’s purpose was to develop cattle that would [...]