Cow

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For other uses, see Cow (disambiguation).
Cow
Invicon Cow Spawn Egg.png: Inventory sprite for Cow Spawn Egg in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Cow Spawn Egg
Health points

10♥♥♥♥♥

Behavior

Passive

Mob type

Animal

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

Spawning[edit | edit source]

Cows spawn naturally in the Overworld in most grassy biomes except for snowy plains, meadows, mangrove swamps and wooded badlands. They spawn in small herds, with a set spawn rate for each biome. Each cow has a 5% chance of spawning as a baby.

Cows also require a well-lit grass block to spawn on and at least two blocks of space above it.

In Java Edition, herds of four cows spawn on grass blocks at a light level of 9 or higher. In Bedrock Edition, herds of 2–3 cows spawn on grass blocks at a light level of 7 or higher.

A cow sometimes spawns inside animal pens and butchers' houses in villages.

Using shears on a mooshroom turns it into a cow.

Drops[edit | edit source]

Breeding[edit | edit source]

1–7 experience orbs upon a successful breeding.

On death[edit | edit source]

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.
  • 1–3 experience orbs are dropped when killed by a player or tamed wolf.

Killing a baby cow yields no items nor experience.

Milking[edit | edit source]

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

Behavior[edit | edit source]

A baby cow compared to a cow

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

Cows follow players holding wheat within a six block radius.

Breeding[edit | edit source]

Main article: Breeding
See also: Tutorials/Animal farming

Adult cows breed when given wheat, creating a baby cow and granting the player 1–7 experience orbs. The parent cows have a cooldown of five minutes before they can breed again.

Baby cows take 20 minutes to grow up. Their growth can be accelerated using wheat; each use reduces the remaining growth duration by 10%. The baby cow that results from breeding attempts to go to the nearest available block to its parent, even if no path to such can be found. It goes to another adult cow if it is separated from its parent by more than 24 blocks. Baby cows prefer to follow adult cows instead of players holding wheat.

Sounds[edit | edit source]

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

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:

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

ID[edit | edit source]

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierTranslation key
EntitySprite cow.png: Sprite image for cow in Minecraft Cowcowentity.minecraft.cow

Bedrock Edition:

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

Entity data[edit | edit source]

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

Java Edition:

Main article: Entity format
  • Entity data
    • Additional fields for mobs that can breed
    • Tags common to all entities
    • Tags common to all mobs

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Achievements[edit | edit source]

Icon Achievement In-game description Actual requirements (if different) Gamerscore earned Trophy type (PS)
PS4 Other
AchievementSprite cow-tipper.png: Sprite image for cow-tipper in Minecraft linking to Achievement#Cow TipperNewAchievementSprite cow-tipper.png: Sprite image for cow-tipper in Minecraft linking to Achievement#Cow TipperCow Tipper
{ "anchor": "", "title": "Cow Tipper", "icon": "", "title": "Cow Tipper", "description": "Harvest some leather.
 ", "requirements": "Pick up [[leather]] from the ground or via [[fishing]].
 ", "gamerscore": "15G
 ", "trophytype": "Bronze
 ", "rewards": ""Faceplant" emote
" }
Harvest some leather.Pick up leather from the ground or via fishing.15GBronze
AchievementSprite overkill.png: Sprite image for overkill in Minecraft linking to Achievement#OverkillNewAchievementSprite overkill.png: Sprite image for overkill in Minecraft linking to Achievement#OverkillOverkill
{ "anchor": "", "title": "Overkill", "icon": "", "title": "Overkill", "description": "Deal nine hearts of damage in a single hit.
 ", "requirements": "Damage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have nine hearts of health overall.
 ", "gamerscore": "30G
 ", "trophytype": "Bronze
 ", "rewards": ""Victor's Wide Hat" headwear
" }
Deal 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.30GBronze
AchievementSprite repopulation.png: Sprite image for repopulation in Minecraft linking to Achievement#RepopulationNewAchievementSprite repopulation.png: Sprite image for repopulation in Minecraft linking to Achievement#RepopulationRepopulation
{ "anchor": "", "title": "Repopulation", "icon": "", "title": "Repopulation", "description": "Breed two cows with wheat.
 ", "requirements": "Breed two [[cow]]s or two [[mooshroom]]s.
 ", "gamerscore": "15G
 ", "trophytype": "Bronze
 ", "rewards": ""Cowbell Necklace" outerwear
" }
Breed two cows with wheat.Breed two cows or two mooshrooms.15GBronze
AchievementSprite it-spreads.png: Sprite image for it-spreads in Minecraft linking to Achievement#It SpreadsNewAchievementSprite it-spreads.png: Sprite image for it-spreads in Minecraft linking to Achievement#It SpreadsIt Spreads
{ "anchor": "", "title": "It Spreads", "icon": "", "title": "It Spreads", "description": "Kill a mob next to a [[Sculk Catalyst|catalyst]]
 ", "requirements": "
 ", "gamerscore": "10G
 ", "trophytype": "Bronze
", "rewards": "" }
Kill a mob next to a catalyst—10GBronze
AchievementSprite overoverkill.png: Sprite image for overoverkill in Minecraft linking to Achievement#Over-OverkillNewAchievementSprite overoverkill.png: Sprite image for overoverkill in Minecraft linking to Achievement#Over-OverkillOver-Overkill
{ "anchor": "", "title": "Over-Overkill", "icon": "", "title": "Over-Overkill", "description": "Deal 50 hearts of damage in a single hit using the [[Mace]]
 ", "requirements": "
 ", "gamerscore": "20G
 ", "trophytype": "Silver
 ", "rewards": ""Charged Gauntlet" gloves
" }
Deal 50 hearts of damage in a single hit using the Mace—20GSilver

Advancements[edit | edit source]

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 shotEntitySprite armor-stand.png: Sprite image for armor-stand in Minecraft linking to Armor StandArmor 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:
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:
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[edit | edit source]

Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.8 Added cows.
v1.0.9The "idle" and "hurt" sounds for cows have been changed.
v1.0.14 The model of cows has been updated to have horns and a 3D udder, and their texture to have them look primarily brown instead of black
Java Edition Beta
1.3 The position of cows' horns has been changed.
1.8Pre-releaseCows now run away when attacked.
Added raw beef and steak, which now drop from cows.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2Cows can now be bred using wheat.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 Added baby cows.
The position of cows' horns has been changed, again.
The model of cows' udder has been changed from to .
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6The texture of cows' back has been changed from to .
1.2.112w07aThe cow AI has been updated.
Cows can no longer be bred with mooshrooms.
1.4.212w38aThe "idle" and "hurt" sounds for cows have been changed, again.
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 for when the player milks a cow.
1.1016w20aCows no longer spawn in ice plains.
1.1116w32aThe entity ID for cows have been changed from Cow to cow.
1.1418w43a The texture of cows has been changed.
1.1519w37aCows now have a 5% chance to spawn as babies.
19w39a The model of baby cows has been changed.
1.16pre1Cows can now be milked in Creative mode.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.3.0 Added cows and their baby forms.
v0.6.0Cows can now drop leather.
Baby cows now spawn naturally; each cow has a 25% chance to spawn as a baby.
v0.7.0Cow spawn eggs have been added to the Creative inventory.
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, cacti and lava.
v0.12.1build 1The sounds cows make have been updated.
v0.14.0build 1Baby zombies can now mount cows.
Cows no longer spawn in snowy tundra biomes and its variants.
v0.15.0build 1Baby husks can now mount cows.
?The chance of baby cows spawning instead of adults has been reduced to 5%.
Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3 The texture of cows has been changed.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.1Cows now spawn in animal pens in villages.
1.18.30Preview 1.18.20.28Cows no longer spawn in snowy taigas.
ReleaseReverted the previous change to cow spawning.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU1CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1 Added cows.
TU5Cows now run away when attacked.
TU7 Added baby cows.
Cows can now be bred with wheat.
TU12Cows can no longer breed with mooshrooms.
TU141.04Baby cows can now be spawned by using a cow spawn egg on a cow, done by pressing Left trigger.
TU31CU191.221.221.22Patch 3Baby cow growth can now be accelerated using wheat.
The sounds cows make have been updated.
TU43CU331.361.361.36Patch 13The sounds baby cows make have been updated.
Added a sound for when the player milks a cow.
TU56CU471.551.551.55Patch 261.0.6Cows can now be milked in Creative mode.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added cows and their baby forms.

Issues[edit | edit source]

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

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • 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[edit | edit source]

Screenshots[edit | edit source]

  • 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[edit | edit source]

In other media[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Gender in Minecraft" – Notch, July 28, 2012, Tumblr

External links[edit | edit source]

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