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The Beefmaster cattle, is a breed of beef cattle that was developed in the early 1930s by Tom Lasater (the breed founder),[1] from a systematic crossing of Hereford cows and Shorthorn cows with Brahman bulls. The exact mixture of the foundation cattle is unknown, but is thought to be about 25% Hereford, 25% Milking Shorthorn and 50% Brahman. It was first recognized by the USDA as a new breed in 1954. The original intention was to produce cattle that could produce economically in the difficult environment of South Texas. The cattle were selected by using the Six Essentials – weight, conformation, milking ability, fertility, hardiness and disposition. While brownish-red is the most common color, the breed has no color standards. Over the past decade, the Beefmaster breed has become very popular among herd managers using the breed in their heterotic programs for hybrid vigor. These cattle are a versatile breed and adapt to many climates.

Shorthorn cattle. The Shorthorn breed of cattle, which we know today, has evolved over the last two centuries, from Teeswater and Durham cattle found originally in the North East of England, an advantage of the Shorthorn cross is that the steers produced have an excellent rate of gain, good feed conversion and increased marbling and tenderness. Overall the Shorthorn is the ideal breed for the production of a choice high quality beef with its suitability for extensive and organic farming systems. Shorthorns are known for their docile temperaments, materialistic cows, reasonable birth weights and fertility. Shorthorns are also known as a dual-purpose breed (beef and milk) and the Brahman x Shorthorn mothers give a lot of milk, raise big calves, and are excellent mothers.

Romagnolo cattle The Romagnola is a breed of cattle from the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It belongs to the Podolic group of grey cattle. The Romagnola is ivory to light grey in colour with black pigmented skin including the muzzle, horn tips, hooves and tail switch. They are horned. The Romagnola is a robust animal showing marked evidence of thickness and muscularity the bulls weighing approximately 1250kg and the cows 750kg. The Romagnola is considered the most resistant to the elements and it’s adaptability to difficult environments. The Romagnola cattle are a dual purpose breed of cattle used for meat production and as draught animals.

Texas Longhorn cattle. The Texas Longhorn derives from cattle brought to the Americas by Spanish conquistadores from the time of the Second Voyage of Christopher Columbus. It is a hybrid breed resulting from a random mixing of Spanish retinto (criollo) stock and English cattle that Anglo-American frontiersmen brought to Texas from southern and midwestern states in the 1820s and 1830s. The Texas Longhorn breed are direct descendants of the first cattle in the New World. Horn status: horned, large thick horns Coat: red, white, black, brown. The majestic Texas Longhorn is an icon of Texas and the Southwest culture. It represents ranching, the American cowboy and the pioneer. Our history and the Texas Longhorn are inseparable.

The Texas Longhorn became the foundation of the American cattle industry by claiming first rights in the untamed, newly discovered Americas more than 500 years ago. In 1690, the first herd of cattle was driven north from Mexico to land that would eventually become Texas. By the Civil War, millions of Longhorns ranged between the mesquite-dotted sandy banks of the Rio Bravo to the sand beds of the Sabine. Most of the Longhorns were unbranded, survivors of Indian raids, scattered by stampedes and weather, escaped from missions or abandoned after ranch failures.

Texas Longhorn cattle. The Texas Longhorn derives from cattle brought to the Americas by Spanish conquistadores from the time of the Second Voyage of Christopher Columbus. It is a hybrid breed resulting from a random mixing of Spanish retinto (criollo) stock and English cattle that Anglo-American frontiersmen brought to Texas from southern and midwestern states in the 1820s and 1830s. The Texas Longhorn breed are direct descendants of the first cattle in the New World. Horn status: horned, large thick horns Coat: red, white, black, brown. The majestic Texas Longhorn is an icon of Texas and the Southwest culture. It represents ranching, the American cowboy and the pioneer. Our history and the Texas Longhorn are inseparable. The Texas Longhorn became the foundation of the American cattle industry by claiming first rights in the untamed, newly discovered Americas more than 500 years ago. In 1690, the first herd of cattle was driven north from Mexico to land that would eventually become Texas. By the Civil War, millions of Longhorns ranged between the mesquite-dotted sandy banks of the Rio Bravo to the sand beds of the Sabine. Most of the Longhorns were unbranded, survivors of Indian raids, scattered by stampedes and weather, escaped from missions or abandoned after ranch failures.

The Hereford is a British breed of beef cattle originally from Herefordshire in the West Midlands of England. It has spread to many countries – there are more than five million purebred Hereford cattle in over fifty nations worldwide. The breed was first exported from Britain in 1817, initially to Kentucky. Beginning in 1742 with a bull calf from the cow Silver and two cows, Pidgeon and Mottle, inherited from his father's estate, Benjamin Tomkins is credited with founding the Hereford breed.

The Charolaise is a French breed of taurine beef cattle. It originates in, and is named for the Charolais area surrounding Charolles, in the Saône-et-Loire department, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France. Characteristics. The typical Charolaise is white in color with a pink muzzle and pale hooves, horned, long bodied, and good milkers with a general coarseness to the animal not being uncommon. There are now Charolaise cattle being bred black and red in color. AVAILABILITY for purchase, at art@sherwoodsgallery.com - 713 974-3700

The Brindle cattle is an interesting combination of black and brown, or brown with red or yellow. We were very surprised when this showed up in our herd in a calf by a reddish brown Beefmaster bull out of an Angus/Hereford cross cow. “Tigerstripe” is a term used to describe the F1 cross of Hereford and Brahman because of the animal's tiger-like striped brindle hair. The cross is traditionally known to combine the beefier Hereford of English descent with the more heat-tolerant Bos indicus Brahman.

The Brindle cattle is an interesting combination of black and brown, or brown with red or yellow. We were very surprised when this showed up in our herd in a calf by a reddish brown Beefmaster bull out of an Angus/Hereford cross cow. “Tigerstripe” is a term used to describe the F1 cross of Hereford and Brahman because of the animal's tiger-like striped brindle hair. The cross is traditionally known to combine the beefier Hereford of English descent with the more heat-tolerant Bos indicus Brahman.

The Brahman cattle, is an American breed of zebuine-taurine hybrid beef cattle. It was bred in the United States from 1885 from cattle originating in India. Brahmans are intelligent, inquisitive and shy. They are unusually thrifty, hardy and adaptable to a wide range of feed and climate. However, these characteristics also suggest careful, kind handling methods. Brahmans like affection and can become very docile. Like the camel, the Brahman stores food and water in the odd- looking hump on its back. The hump is a deposit of fat. Farmers and ranchers in the southeastern US and the Gulf States like to raise Brahman cattle because they can stand the heat, and insects don't bother them much.

The Brahman cattle, is an American breed of zebuine-taurine hybrid beef cattle. It was bred in the United States from 1885 from cattle originating in India. Brahmans are intelligent, inquisitive and shy. They are unusually thrifty, hardy and adaptable to a wide range of feed and climate. However, these characteristics also suggest careful, kind handling methods. Brahmans like affection and can become very docile. Like the camel, the Brahman stores food and water in the odd- looking hump on its back. The hump is a deposit of fat. Farmers and ranchers in the southeastern US and the Gulf States like to raise Brahman cattle because they can stand the heat, and insects don't bother them much.