Lyssy beefmasters has been producing purebred, quality beefmasters since 1972. Beefmaster beefmaster cattle have been developed by the lasater ranch then headquartered in texas. South polls are bred to be slickhaired, smallframed cows with emphasis placed on high fertility, longevity, and calm disposition. Western states beefmasters breeders association welcome. Genetics and breeding of beef cattle sciencedirect. Fleshy, heavily muscled beefmasters provide strong heat tolerance. Nov 30, 2004 i have a black beefmaster bull calf which seems to be the going thing in the beefmaster breed now, and since i only have one heifer to keep this year, i was hoping to make this calf my next bull. Postweaning growth and carcass traits in crossbred cattle from hereford, angus, brangus, beefmaster, bonsmara, and. Inn 1931, tom lasater developed the beefmaster breed in southern texas. The dale lasater ranch are breeders of beefmaster cattle selecting for weight, conformation, fertility, hardiness, disposition, and milk production and are located in matheson, colorado. Beefmaster cattle possess many desirable reproductive traits and have high milking potential. International beefmaster semen and embryo directory pacesetter typesetter epds updated february 2014 red epds represent trait leaders. The tthe threewaycross breedhe threewaycross breed mother these three very diff erent breeds complimented each other in the production of the beefmaster breed. Breeds of livestock beefmaster cattle breeds of livestock.
Beefmaster cattle do well in jungle rain forest type tropics with extreme heat and humidity and in. Different breeds have different characteristics, and depending upon what we want the cattle for, we may find greater benefit in one breed than another. Leading cattle feeders, geneticists, and meat industry professionals. The breed society is officially responsible for keeping the herd book and also. The gradingup programs common to many breed associations resulted in pedigree datasets with animals from other breeds and performance data accumulating from mixed breed composition cattle. The bonsmara breed was developed by professor jan bonsma of the messina livestock research station in south africa. Beefmaster beginning in the early 1930s, tom lasater, the breeds founder, developed beefmasters by crossing hereford, shorthorn and brahman cattle. Lasater created the breed, from a crossing of hereford cows and shorthorn cows with brahman bulls. These cattle have been developed by the lasater ranch then headquartered in texas.
Please read the membership letter concerning the outbreak. As a composite breed, the beefmaster makes use of the best genes available worldwide. Years ago i found a book entitled the lasater philosophy of cattle breeding by laurence lasater. Beefmaster cattle san pedro ranch dimmit and maverick. Advanced tools are now available to assist the commercial producer in taking the guesswork out of bull and replacement female selection. Beefmaster are a composite breed, being 14 shorthorn, 14 hereford, and 12 brahman. Beefmaster cattle are the first american composite breed combination of three or more breeds. First, go to your record book to determine the last date each cow. Cattle breed facts beefmaster second opinion doctor. She produced the 2008 national bull championships grand champion bull, the 2007 miss beefmaster america res grand champion, and the 2008 miss beefmaster america. Two weaknesses of the beefmaster breed are feed efficiency and quality grade. Click the links to see the relevant contact information.
Ems miss buff is the ultimate beefmaster cow that personifies what is great about the beefmaster breed. Do not confuse a cows mothering ability and proctectiveness of her calf with a bad dispostion. To promote gentle south poll cattle as the premier heattolerant maternal breed for the efficient conversion of grass to tender beef. Collier farms is a 100% beefmaster cattle operation headquartered in brenham, texas and includes purebred beefmasters on ranches in central and south texas with an e6 division in south texas. Just breed a beefmaster bull to the cow of your choice and the resulting calves get a tremendous boost of heteroisis. See more of thunder valley ranch beefmasters on facebook. So, from a beefmaster breeders point of view who wishes to breed black beefmasters, what should be done. Western states beefmasters breeders association the. The lasater ranch was then in texas later moving to colorado in the 1950s where the beefmaster proved its worth in severe winters. Lasater in 1908 when he purchased brahman bulls to breed to his commercial hereford and shorthorn cattle. Beefmaster is a synthetic breed that is genetically composed of 50% brahman, 25% hereford and 25% shorthorn blood. The best of both worlds 2015 international semen directory beefm as t e r in t e r n a t io n a l s e men directory beefmaster breeders united 210. The first of these bulls that he used were principally of gir breeding, although some of the nelore breed were. If you dont have any black beefmasters, the best idea would be to use semen from a beefmaster bull known to be homozygous black.
Steve is a past president of the beefmaster breeders united and the family was named beefmaster breeder of the year in 2008. Beefmasters are known for their calm nature and ease of handling. Diet composition and prices of feedstuffs based on a. There are several complementary actions that play a role in the optimal management of animal. Beefmaster cattle welcome to the homesteading today forum. The beefmaster web site stresses select quality grade beef. The beautiful thing about using beefmasters in a crossbreeding program is you dont have to do a bunch of complicated rotational breeding. This can be done on the internet or in a cattle breeds book. Purebred brahmans today are used primarily for breeding and seldom slaughtered. Beefmaster cattle are a composite american breed developed by ed c lasater in 1908. Lasater in 1908, when he purchased brahman bulls to use on his commercial herd of hereford and shorthorn cattle.
Farmers always have the option to introduce new genetic material to their herds, thereby developing the best animal possible. Throughout the history of the beefmaster breed the main objective was meat production. Beefmaster cattle was added to cedar hill farms herd to enhance the commercial herd and establish a quality registered beefmaster herd. The beefmaster breed has many positive attributes, such as hybrid vigour, and south african producers can.
What is the history of the beefmaster cattle breed. Since that time, they have had tremendous success in the beefmaster breed and beefmaster association. An economic selection index was developed for beefmaster cattle in a generalpurpose production system in which bulls are. She was the reserve champion cow family at the rose of the south futurity. Below is a list of beefmaster cattle societies and associations across the world. South polls are bred to excel on a grass based grazing system. The beefmaster breeders united bbu whole herd reporting program, as well as cup lab ultrasound data collected on all of our ranchraised breeding stock have provided a means to improve our herds phenotype and carcass characteristics in order to provide customers with a more. Being a former commercial cowcalf producer, i remembered someone once telling me good cattle will always bring good money. It was serendipitous that the composition of my cow herd at the time was essentially beefmaster. After making crosses of brahmanhereford and brahmanshorthorn, he felt a superior animal had been produced and called the cattle beefmaster. Beefmaster cattle are highly intellegent and react to the kind of treatment they recieve from their owners. By bill pendergrass this fall 2016 issue of the beefmaster pay weight marks a milestone for the beefmaster breed. We have built a program based on multitrait selection while creating proven outcrosses with performance and predictability. The beefmaster cowman is the official publication of beefmaster breeders united bbu, the largest and most progressive beefmaster association in the world.
Pdf economic selection index development for beefmaster cattle ii. Mar 29, 2019 this is an indepth article of how to identify beefmaster cattle. Today cow breeds can be broken up into four purpose types. The breeding program leading to their establishment was started by ed c. If your society or association is not listed this can be submitted by completing this form. Economic selection index development for beefmaster cattle i. Board members henry and curtis brewer, and curtis wife alma, were named breeder of the year at the sebba convention, held in lexington, tn, from august 22 to 24, 2019. Rosefield beefmasters beefmaster cattle in jena, louisiana. Ancestry informative markers derived from discriminant. Postweaning growth and carcass traits in crossbred cattle. Beefmaster cattle breed societies thesite cattle breeds. Were proud to be a part of this progressive breed that has so much to offer the commercial producer. He registered his beefmaster stud a year later, and today he and minnie breed an outstanding combination of registered and commercial bulls, all of which are subject to. Beef meat, dairy, draft, and multipurpose beefdraft, dairydraft, beefdairy and beefdairydraft.
The exact mixture of the foundation cattle is not known, but is thought to be about 25% hereford, 25% shorthorn and 50% brahman. This is an indepth article of how to identify beefmaster cattle. The beefmaster breed has proven to be a success story for the petana stud that is run and owned by the koekemoer family, a father and son team that farms in the wolmaransstad district, north west province. Beefmaster is a breed of beef cattle that was developed in the early 1930s by tom lasater the. Since 1987, the collier family has bred exclusively beefmaster and beefmaster influenced cattle, marketing and promoting the breed both domestically and internationally. Tom lasaters philosophies of cattle raising encompasses all aspects of the. Promoting beefmasters worldwide for more than 50 years isa beefmasters is owned by the fourth generation involved in the beefmaster project. Siblings lorenzo lasater and isabel lasater hernandez carry on the family tradition of raising performance beefmaster genetics for the beef industry worldwide. The exact mixture of beefmasters is 25% hereford, 25% shorthorn and 50% brahman. But the real magic happens when you breed that beefmastercross heifer back to beefmaster. I hope to retire this spring and ill have more time to work with epds, etc. Husfeld beefmaster breeders united san antonio, texas past during the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s, brahmaninfluenced cattle realized a surge in popularity among all segments of the beef industry. Raising seedstock beefmaster cattle in central louisiana. Our subscribers are breeders of purebred beefmaster cattle and commercial cowcalf producers who use beefmaster bulls or prospective future buyers of beefmaster cattle.
The beefmaster breed was recognized in by the usda in 1954, and today beefmaster breeders united is the fifthlargest breed registry in the united states. Simply put, crossbred calves on the average are better performers than their straight bred parents. The result was the beefmaster that inherited the best characteristics of each individual breed. Beefmaster a success story around the world wo beefmasters. The lasater philosophy of cattle raising, by laurence lasater, is an outstanding basic guideline for economic selection of cattle that can used in either an extensive or management intensive grazing system based on sound environmental practices. The six essentials of the beefmaster breed weight, conformation, milking ability, fertility, hardiness and disposition makes them the logical choice to enhance any commercial cattle herd.
The random effects of maternal grandsire within maternal grandsire breed, and dam within maternal grand sire were included in the model. Beefmaster, beefmaster advancer and e6 cattle are selected on the six essentials of disposition, fertility, weight, conformation, milk production and hardiness. The thing that probably most differentiates beefmaster cattle from other breeds is the six essentials, which were the founding selection principles on which the breed was formed. Comments off on south texas beefmaster breeders assn. Proven in the region the beefmaster breed does well throughout southern africa. In the beefmaster breed, dapc method proved to work well even with 100 markers in estimating the inheritance level of different parent.
Building a cow herd with beefmaster and south poll. Beefmaster beefmaster cattle are the first american composite breed combination of three or more breeds. We used to see beefmaster bulls on test at our test station and they didnt gain well. Building a cow herd with beefmaster and south poll genetics. Some population parameters of the south african beefmaster. For some reason i like each cow to look a little different from the others. Beefmaster is a breed of beef cattle that was developed in the early 1930s by tom lasater the breed founder, after his father ed c.
Current market situation for brahman influenced fed cattle. She is 12 sister to lee adairs legendary cow 62, and maternal breeding proved its worth for clark jones and charlie duncan for years. Beefmasters and the six essentials eefmaster cattle. Beefmaster cattle were developed by the lasater ranch based in texas. Lasater in 1908, when he purchased brahman bulls to use on his commercial herd of hereford and shorthorn cattle beefmaster cattle are 50% brahman, 25% hereford, and 25% milking. Diet composition and prices of feedstuffs based on a 5yr average 2010 to 2014. The most important of these, and one unique to beefmasters, is our founding philosophy, the six essentials disposition, fertility, weight, conformation, milk production, and hardiness. It was a real eye opener for us, and the guidelines from this book have been the backbone of our breeding program for cattle during the last couple of decades. Tom lasater, founder of the beefmaster breed, was one of those rare individuals who knew from childhood what profession he was going to pursue. Beefmaster breed average expected progeny differences epds beefmaster breeders united 210. Breeds such as the beefmaster, santa gertrudis, and brahman often require a.
But the real magic happens when you breed that beefmaster cross heifer back to beefmaster. With this in mind rosefield has committed to these three goals spend quality time with our grandchildren raising and showing beefmasters. Comparing genetic merit among breeds was always of interest, which stimulated the development of statistical methods for multibreed analyses. The beefmaster is now the fourth largest beef breed in the us and were recognized by the u.
He was fond of saying that ranching is his avocation as well as his vocation. This breed thrives under both practical and severe range conditions. The application of this index would aid beefmaster breeders in their. Beefmasters are the ideal breed for beef cattle crossbreeding programs for a wide range of reasons. An economic selection index was developed for beefmaster cattle in a general purpose production system in which bulls are. Houston futurity sale march 6, houston, texas san antonio international subasta feb. Beefmasters is a three way cross of brahman or any bos indicus breed, shorthorn and hereford 12 brahman14 shorthorn14 hereford and as far as i know many breeders are infusing red angus, limousin, even red simmental andor gelvieh blood in them to have a true red and better beefmaster instead of those sometimes multicolor and nice.
She is one of the youngest, most eye appealing and powerful robert e. Beefmasters adapt to heat with short hair and will grow longer hair coats in colder climates. Beefmasters are a perfect combination of fertility, hardiness, conformation, weight, disposition and milk production. Beefmaster these cattle have been developed by the lasater ranch then headquartered in texas. Then in 1954, the beefmaster breed was recognized by the usda. The exact mixture of the foundation cattle is unknown, but is thought to be about 25% hereford, 25% milking shorthorn and 50% brahman. One year ago beefmaster breeders united bbu conceived a new publication whose.
Sep 03, 2015 beefmaster cattle were developed by the lasater ranch based in texas. Current market situation for brahman influenced fed cattle d. Beefmasters are intelligent, gentle cattle that are truly a pleasure to work with. We can deliver the demands of marketability and pedigree for not only the registered cattle breeders but the commercial cattleman. Characteristics the breed is recognised as a dual purpose breed, meaning beefmasters blend strong maternal traits with excellent growth and carcass abilities. Lasater in 1908, when he purchased brahman bulls to use on his commercial herd of. This was achieved after years of selective breeding, careful experiments and vicious culling of unwanted animals. Currently, beefmaster breeders united is the fifthlargest breed registry in the united states. Cattle breed facts beefmaster beefmaster cattle are a composite american breed developed by ed c lasater in 1908. It is quite evident that frieswal is composed of two different breeds of indicine and taurine lineage and thus a very less number of markers are required to predict the breed composition in frieswal population. They strive to breed cattle with consistent muscle that perform in the pasture, and look good. Other notable crosses include the charbray, from the brahman and charolais, and the brangus, from the brahman and angus.
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