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<blockquote data-quote="TexasJerseyMilker" data-source="post: 1775602" data-attributes="member: 42782"><p>There are two types of Beefmasters. and the Lasater family originated the breed out of Shorthorn, Brahma and Hereford. They were beefy and tight skinned, milky and raised big calves. Lasaters required Beefmasters to work for the environment they're in. So ranches in the heat and humidity of gulf coast bred for baggy skin so they could have increased surface area to cool themselves. But they kind of went overboard with the looseness and produced overly sheathy bulls and cows that had frequent prolapses. So the Lasater types that do well in the northern areas, those breeders split off and made the Foundation Beefmaster Association in the late 80s or early 90s a separate registry. That is what my husband raised. They were big animals. I remember driving one night by some cattle resting on the ranch road and this bull- it seemed like I was driving and still driving past this bull because it was like driving past a freight car. My husband said Beefmasters were getting so big their steaks don't fit the grocery shelfs so he bred them smaller. I think since then it has become one registry again but these two types remain.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TexasJerseyMilker, post: 1775602, member: 42782"] There are two types of Beefmasters. and the Lasater family originated the breed out of Shorthorn, Brahma and Hereford. They were beefy and tight skinned, milky and raised big calves. Lasaters required Beefmasters to work for the environment they're in. So ranches in the heat and humidity of gulf coast bred for baggy skin so they could have increased surface area to cool themselves. But they kind of went overboard with the looseness and produced overly sheathy bulls and cows that had frequent prolapses. So the Lasater types that do well in the northern areas, those breeders split off and made the Foundation Beefmaster Association in the late 80s or early 90s a separate registry. That is what my husband raised. They were big animals. I remember driving one night by some cattle resting on the ranch road and this bull- it seemed like I was driving and still driving past this bull because it was like driving past a freight car. My husband said Beefmasters were getting so big their steaks don't fit the grocery shelfs so he bred them smaller. I think since then it has become one registry again but these two types remain. [/QUOTE]
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