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Cow

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A cow is a passive mob found in most grassy biomes and a source of leather, beef and milk.

Cow

Cow JE5 BE2.png: Infobox image for Cow the entity in Minecraft

Invicon Cow Spawn Egg.png: Inventory sprite for Cow Spawn Egg in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Cow Spawn Egg
Health points

10HP♥♥♥♥♥

Behavior

Passive

Hitbox size

In Java Edition:
Adult:
Height: 1.4 blocks
Width: 0.9 blocks
Baby:
Height: 0.7 blocks
Width: 0.45 blocks
In Bedrock Edition:
Adult:
Height: 1.3 blocks
Width: 0.9 blocks
Baby:
Height: 0.65 blocks
Width: 0.45 blocks

Speed

0.2

Spawn

Grass blocks with at least two blocks of space above them.
After shearing a mooshroom.

Usable items 
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Spawning

Main article: Tutorials/Animal farming

Cows spawn above grass blocks in small herds during world generation or individually afterward. Their spawn rate varies per biome.

In Bedrock Edition, herds of 2–3 cows spawn on grass blocks at a light level of 9 or higher with at least two blocks of space above, in most grassy biomes except for snowy plains, meadows, mangrove swamps and wooded badlands.

In Java Edition, herds of four cows spawn on grass blocks at a light level of 7 or higher with at least two blocks of space above, in most grassy biomes except for snowy plains, meadows, mangrove swamps and wooded badlands.

Also, a cow sometimes spawns inside animal pens and butchers' houses in villages.

Shearing a mooshroom turns it into a cow and drops five mushrooms corresponding to the type of mooshroom.

Most cows spawn as adults, but they have a 5% chance of spawning as a baby.

Drops

Breeding

1–7XP experience orbs upon a successful breeding.

On death

An adult cow drops:

Item Roll Chance Quantity (Roll Chance)
Default Looting I Looting II Looting III
Invicon Raw Beef.png: Cow drops Raw Beef with quantity 1-3Raw Beef[d 1]100%1–31–41–51–6
Invicon Leather.png: Cow drops Leather with quantity 0-2Leather100%0–20–30–40–5
  1. ↑ Dropped as steak if on fire when killed.
  • 1–3XP experience orbs are dropped when killed by a player or tamed wolf.

Killing a baby cow yields no items nor experience.

Milking

An adult cow can be milked by using a bucket on it, yielding a milk bucket.

Behavior

A baby cow compared to a cow.

A cow moos and huffs occasionally while wandering aimlessly, but tends to stay on well lit and grassy places. They avoid water unless following a player and always avoid rails and falls that warrant damage. If harmed, cows flee for a few seconds.

Cows follow players holding wheat within a six block radius.

Breeding

Main article: Breeding

A cow follows a player who holds wheat but stops following if separated from the player by at least six blocks.

Adult cows enter love mode and pair off to create baby cows after they are given wheat, granting the player one to seven experience orbs. The parent cows have a cooldown of five minutes before they can breed again and the growth of baby cows can be accelerated using wheat; each use reduces the remaining growth duration by 10%.

Baby cows take 20 minutes to grow up and follow adult cows, preferring them instead of a player holding wheat. The baby cow that results from breeding attempts to go to the nearest available block to its parent, even if no path can be found. A baby cow pathfinds to another adult cow if it is separated from its parent by more than 24 blocks.

Sounds

Java Edition:
Cows use the Friendly Creatures sound category for entity-dependent sound events.

[hide]Sounds
SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Cow moosFriendly CreaturesRandomlyentity.cow.ambientsubtitles.entity.cow.ambient​0.40.8-1.2
(Baby: 1.3-1.7)		16
​Cow diesFriendly CreaturesWhen a cow diesentity.cow.deathsubtitles.entity.cow.death​0.40.8-1.2
(Baby: 1.3-1.7)		16
​Cow hurtsFriendly CreaturesWhen a cow is damagedentity.cow.hurtsubtitles.entity.cow.hurt​0.40.8-1.2
(Baby: 1.3-1.7)		16
​Cow gets milkedPlayersWhen a cow is milkedentity.cow.milksubtitles.entity.cow.milk​1.01.016
​FootstepsFriendly CreaturesWhile a cow is walkingentity.cow.stepsubtitles.block.generic.footsteps​0.151.016

Bedrock Edition:

[hide]Sounds
SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
Friendly CreaturesRandomlymob.cow.say1.00.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
Friendly CreaturesWhen a cow diesmob.cow.hurt1.00.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
Friendly CreaturesWhen a cow is damagedmob.cow.hurt1.00.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)
Friendly CreaturesWhen a cow is milkedmob.cow.milk1.01.0
Friendly CreaturesWhile a cow is walkingmob.cow.step0.650.9-1.1

Historical sounds

Sound From to Pitch
Idle Alpha v1.0.8 Alpha v1.0.9 ?
Hurt Alpha v1.0.8 Alpha v1.0.9 ?
Idle Alpha v1.0.9 1.4.2 ?
Hurt/Die Alpha v1.0.9 1.4.2 ?

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifier[hide]Translation key
EntitySprite cow.png: Sprite image for cow in Minecraft Cowcowentity.minecraft.cow

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierNumeric ID [hide]Translation key
EntitySprite cow.png: Sprite image for cow in Minecraft Cowcow11entity.cow.name

Entity data

Cows have entity data associated with them that contain various properties.

Java Edition:

Main article: Entity format

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Achievements

[hide]
IconAchievementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)Gamerscore earnedTrophy type (PS)
PS4Other
Cow TipperHarvest some leather.Pick up leather from the ground or via fishing.15Bronze
It SpreadsKill a mob next to a catalyst—10Bronze
OverkillDeal nine hearts of damage in a single hit.Damage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have nine hearts of health overall.30Bronze
Over-OverkillDeal 50 hearts of damage in a single hit using the Mace—20Silver
RepopulationBreed two cows with wheat.Breed two cows or two mooshrooms.15Bronze

Advancements

IconAdvancementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)
A Throwaway JokeThrow a Trident at something.
Note: Throwing away your only weapon is not a good idea.		Hit a mob with a thrown trident.
AdventureAdventure, exploration and combatKill any mob, or be killed by any living entity.
ArbalisticKill five unique mobs with one crossbow shotArmor Stand also counts for this advancement.
This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it, regardless of if its child advancement(s), if any, have been completed.
It SpreadsKill a mob near a Sculk Catalyst Mobs that drop no experience as well as the ender dragon are ignored for this advancement.
Over-OverkillDeal 50 hearts of damage in a single hit using the Mace–
Take AimShoot something with an ArrowUsing a bow or a crossbow, shoot a mob with an arrow, tipped arrow, or spectral arrow.
The Parrots and the BatsBreed two animals together
Breed a pair of any of these 26 mobs:[hide]
A mule must be the result of breeding a horse and a donkey for this advancement as they are not breedable together. Other breedable mobs are ignored for this advancement.
Two by TwoBreed all the animals!
Breed a pair of each of these 25 mobs:[hide]
A trader llama does not count as a llama, and a mule must be the result of breeding a horse and a donkey for this advancement as they are not breedable together. Other breedable mobs can be bred, but are ignored for this advancement.

History

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The specific instructions are: 12w05a changes
[hide]Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.8 Added cows.
Cows are currently black and white.
Cows exhibit strange sounds.
v1.0.9Cows now emanate a new and realistic bovine sound.
v1.0.14 Added horns to cows. Cows now have a new look, brown with white spots, instead of black with white spots and have a 3D udder.
[hide]Java Edition Beta
1.3 The position of the cow's horns has been changed.
1.8Pre-releaseCows now run away when attacked.
Added raw beef and steak, which now drop from cows.
[hide]Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2Cows can now be bred using wheat.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 The cow's horns have been moved, once again.
The cow udder's model has been changed from to .
Added baby cows.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6The texture of the cow's back has been changed from to .
1.2.112w07aThe cow AI has been updated.
Cows can no longer be bred with mooshrooms.
1.4.212w38a Cows' sounds have been changed.
1.814w02aBaby cow growth can now be accelerated using wheat.
1.915w39aCows are now slightly taller (1.4 blocks tall rather than 1.3, with babies 0.7 blocks tall rather than 0.65).
15w50aAdded a sound when the player milks a cow: entity.cow.milk.
1.1016w20aCows no longer spawn in ice plains.
1.1116w32aThe entity ID for cows have been changed from Cow to cow.
1.1418w43a Changed texture.
1.1519w37aFive percent of cows now spawn as babies.
19w39a The models of the baby cows have been changed.
1.16pre1Cows can now be milked in Creative mode.
[hide]Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.3.0 Added cows with old sounds.
Baby cows have also been added, but they do not yet spawn naturally.
v0.6.0Baby cows now spawn naturally 25% of the time instead of adult cows.
Cows can now drop leather.
v0.7.0Cow spawn eggs have been added to Creative.
v0.8.0build 1Cows are now attracted to wheat and can now be bred.
The cow AI has been improved, cows now avoid falls, fire, water, cactus and lava.
v0.12.1build 1The cow sounds have been updated.
v0.14.0build 1Baby zombie jockeys now check for nearby cows to mount prior to attacking the player, villager or iron golem.
Cows no longer spawn in snowy tundra biomes and variants.
v0.15.0build 1Baby husks can now mount cows.
?The chance of baby cows spawning instead of adults has been reduced to five percent.
[hide]Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 Changed texture.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.1Cows spawn in animal pens in villages.
1.18.30Preview 1.18.20.28Cows no longer spawn in snowy taigas.
ReleaseReverted the cow spawning change made in Preview 1.18.20.28.
[hide]Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU1CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1 Added cows.
Cows do not run away when attacked.
TU5Cows now run away when attacked.
TU7 Added baby cows.
Cows can now be bred with wheat.
TU12Cows can no longer breed with mooshrooms.
TU141.04Using a cow spawn egg, baby cows can now be spawned by using Left trigger on a cow.
TU31CU191.221.221.22Patch 3Baby cow growth can now be accelerated using wheat.
The sounds of cows have been updated.
TU43CU331.361.361.36Patch 13The baby cow's sounds have been updated.
TU56CU471.551.551.55Patch 261.0.6Cows can now be milked in creative mode.
[hide]New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added cows and baby cows.


Issues

Issues relating to "Cow" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Java Edition

  • MC-296035 – [Fixed] Two pixels from "mooshroom_spawn_egg" are the same as "cow_spawn_egg"
  • MC-250273 – Z-fighting can be seen on cows, mooshrooms, and pigs when their legs intersect their bodies
  • MC-255506 – Killing and milking a cow at the same time causes a infinite milk bucket item
  • MC-97794 – Cow hitbox wider than door

Bedrock Edition

  • MCPE-189690 – Spawn events spawn_cold and spawn_warm do not work on cows, chickens, and pigs
  • MCPE-190750 – Cold variants of cows, chickens, and pigs spawn in Mangrove Swamp instead of warm variants
  • MCPE-117794 – Baby cows (calves) have iron golem-like sound when walking

Trivia

  • Cows are visually based on the Norwegian Red cattle.
  • Cows in the PC Gamer Minecraft Demo are branded with a 'PCG' logo on their side.
  • Markus Persson stated in a Tumblr post that all "breedable" peaceful mobs displayed traits of both genders and could breed with any other individual of their species.[1] This applies to cows as they have horns and give milk (although there are some cattle breeds wherein females exhibit horns).

Gallery

Screenshots

  • A dying cow.

    A dying cow.

  • A cow being tempted by the player who is holding wheat.

    A cow being tempted by the player who is holding wheat.

  • A cow attempting to follow the player through a fence.

    A cow attempting to follow the player through a fence.

  • A cow that has been pushed from a water source into a cave.

    A cow that has been pushed from a water source into a cave.

  • Lots of cows.

    Lots of cows.

  • Lots more cows.

    Lots more cows.

  • A cow in the Nether.

    A cow in the Nether.

  • A cow in the End.

    A cow in the End.

  • The original black-and-white cow.

    The original black-and-white cow.

  • Cow pens inside a building.

    Cow pens inside a building.

Textures

In other media

References

  1. ↑ The Word of Notch - Gender in Minecraft

External links

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