Which Texas-based composite breed is brown with large muscling and fast growth?

• A. Beef Master
• B. Santa Gertrudis
• C. Charolais
• D. Brangus

Answer: (A)

This question is testing the ability to connect breed traits with origin and color. Beefmaster was developed in Texas by combining Hereford, Brahman, and Shorthorn genetics to create cattle that perform well in a range of environments. The result is typically brown or reddish-brown, with strong muscling and fast growth, traits that make them well-suited for beef production in Texas. Santa Gertrudis is also a Texas composite, but its coat is a solid red rather than brown, so it doesn’t match the color clue as closely. Charolais is a white French breed, not Texas-based, and Brangus blends Brahman and Angus with colors that are usually black or red, not brown. So the breed that best fits brown color with large muscling and fast growth and comes from Texas is Beefmaster.