Deze laatste benaming benadrukt het wel omlijnde fokgebied, namelijk de Belgische provincie West-Vlaanderen.
The breed was known in Dutch as the ‘rood Vlaams ras’ but was later renamed the ‘rood ras van West Vlaanderen’, a name which emphasises the defined breeding area, namely the Belgian province of West Flanders.Eurlex2018q4 Eurlex2018q4