Dutch Improved Red Pied

The Dutch Improved Red Pied, , is a recentlydeveloped Dutch breed of beef cattle. It derives from the dual-purpose Meuse-Rhine-Issel breed. A breed association was started in 1988.
It is the only beef typical beef cattle breed that originates in the Netherlands. The MRI breed breeds animals with luxury muscularity, and this is how the new breed came into existence: Improved red-and-white meat breed. The Dutch company CRV is working on the breed improvement and genetic breedvalue testing together with the national studbook association. 
Characteristics.
As the name suggests, the animals of this breed are red and white like the animals of the MRI breed. There are two different types within this breed, the A-direction (luxury muscle) and the B-direction (not double buttock). With both types the aim is to have the lowest possible number of births with problems.