Belgian Red Pied
(most common name in English)

(most common name):
• Roodbont
(transboundary/brand name):
• Holstein (red and white)
local/other name (English):
• Campine Red Pied (until 1971)
• Red-and-White Campine (until 1971)
local/other name (Flemish):
• Kempen (until 1971)
• Roodbont Kempisch (until 1971)
• Roodbont ras van België
local/other name (French):
• Pie-rouge de Belgique
• Pie-rouge de Campine (until 1971)
• Pied-Rouge
• Rouge-pie Campinoise (until 1971)

The Belgian Red Pied started as a locally derived breed that heavily used the Dutch MRY (Meuse-Rhine-Yssel) for upgrading.

Today, the Belgian Red Pied is a dairy breed consisting of:
• Meuse-Rhine-Yssel
• German Red Pied Holstein
• Red Holstein

According to the DAD-IS database, the old dual-purpose (dairy/beef) Belgium Red Pied (Belgisch roodbont in Dutch) is still bred and listed as stable, though ‘at risk’, with a population of 152 in 2013 and 23 females bred pure. A conservation program is in place.

This page was last updated on: 2023-06-05

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