The cattle breed Belgian Red is a breed from Flanders in Belgium. The breed is in danger of extinction.
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The animals are unicoloured red with potentially a few white spots on head, chest, abdomen and legs.
There are two lines in this breed: a dual-purpose breed and a meat breed.
Bulls: weight => 1,200 kg; height => 153 cm Cows: weight => 700 kg; height => 138 cm
The milk performance of the cows in 1986 was about 5,000 kg milk with 4.03 % milk fat content and 3.35 % protein.
The breed's original region is Flanders. In the 19th century, through crossing with Shorthorn, the new breed was developed out of the local breed of the region. In 1920 a stud book was introduced.
In 1986 there were still about 50,000 Belgian Red cows, but the population decreased rapidly. In 2001 there were less than 100 cows left.