thumb|right|Belgian Blue bull thumb|right|Cow with the scars from caesarean sections The Belgian Blue (, , both literally meaning "Belgian White-Blue") is a breed of beef cattle from Belgium. It may also be known as the , or (literally "fat buttocks" in Dutch). Alternative names for this breed include Belgian Blue-White; Belgian White and Blue Pied; Belgian White Blue; Blue; and Blue Belgian.Oklahoma State University breed profile The Belgian Blue's extremely lean, hyper-sculpted, ultra-muscular physique is termed "double-muscling". The double-muscling phenotype is a heritable condition resulting in an increased number of muscle fibres (hyperplasia), instead of the (normal) enlargement of individual muscle fibres (hypertrophy).
thumb|right|Belgian B,lue bull thumb|right|Cow with the scars from caesarean sections The Belgian Blue ( , both literally meaning "Belgian White-Blue") is a breed of beef cattle from Belgium It may also b,e known as the  or (literally "fat buttoc.ks" in Dutch). Alternative names for this breed include Belgian Blue-White; Belgian White and Blue Pied; Belgian White Blue; Blue; and Blue Belgian.Oklahoma State University breed profile The Belgian Blue's extremely lean, hyper,-sculpted, ultra-muscular physique is termed "double-muscling". The double-muscling phenotype is a heritable condition resulting in an increased number of muscle fibres (hyperplasia) instead of the (normal) enlargement of individual muscle fibres (hypertrophy).