Cow

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A cow is a passive mob found in most grassy biomes and are a source of leather, beef, and milk. They have three variants based on the temperature of the biome they spawn in.

Cows spawn naturally in the Overworld in most grassy biomes except for snowy plains, meadows, cherry groves, mangrove swamps, and pale gardens. They spawn in small herds, with a set spawn rate for each biome.

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. Individual cows rarely may spawn after world generation.

In Bedrock Edition, herds of 2–3 cows spawn on grass blocks. Individuals regularly spawn on grass after world generation.

Cows sometimes spawn inside animal pens, stables, and butcher house backyards in villages upon world generation.

Using shears on a mooshroom converts it into a cow.

Cows have 3 variants; temperate, cold, and warm. The variant is determined by the biome the cow spawns in.

If a cow is spawned via spawn egg or command in any biome not listed, it spawns as a temperate cow.

Cows have 2 sound variants: Classic and Moody.

A sound variant is chosen randomly upon the mob spawning, and is not related to the mob's temperature variant. These sound variants have no effect on the mob's behavior.

For the sounds of each sound variant, see § Sounds.

1–7XP experience orbs upon a successful breeding.

An adult cow drops:

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

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

Killing a baby cow yields no items nor experience.

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

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.

Cows follow players holding wheat but stop following when separated from the player by at least 10‌^{[Java Edition only]} or 16‌^{[Bedrock Edition only]} blocks. Additionally, baby cows follow adults.

A player can breed cows by using wheat. After breeding, a baby cow spawns and 1–7 experience is generated. The parents cannot be bred again for 5 minutes. The variant of the offspring is inherited from one of the parents and does not depend on the biome they are bred in.

Baby cows take 24000 ticks (20 minutes) to grow up, but the growth time can be accelerated using wheat. Each use takes 10% off the remaining time to grow up. It moves 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.

If a baby cow is fed a golden dandelion, its growth freezes and resets to 24000 ticks (20 minutes). Feeding the baby cow another one resumes the growth.

15% of nearby baby zombies, husks, or drowned may ride a cow to form a jockey.

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

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

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Achievements that apply to all mobs:

Advancements that apply to all mobs:

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

• 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.^[4] This applies to cows as they have horns and give milk (although there are some cattle breeds wherein females exhibit horns).

• 👁 A house for cows
  
  A house for cows
• 👁 Lots of cows
  
  Lots of cows
• 👁 Lots more cows
  
  Lots more cows
• 👁 A cow named Bessie in the Nether
  
  A cow named Bessie in the Nether
• 👁 A cow named Bessie in the End
  
  A cow named Bessie in the End
• 👁 A cow and sheep
  
  A cow and sheep
• 👁 Six cows, including a warm cow and a cold cow, surrounded by firefly bushes
  
  Six cows, including a warm cow and a cold cow, surrounded by firefly bushes
• 👁 Three cows following Ari
  
  Three cows following Ari
• 👁 Two cold cows with a baby
  
  Two cold cows with a baby
• 👁 A warm cow with its baby
  
  A warm cow with its baby
• 👁 Cows and firefly bushes
  
  Cows and firefly bushes
• 👁 Cow variants
  
  Cow variants

• 👁 A dying temperate cow
  
  A dying temperate cow
• 👁 A temperate cow being tempted by the player who is holding wheat
  
  A temperate cow being tempted by the player who is holding wheat
• 👁 A temperate cow attempting to follow the player through a fence
  
  A temperate cow attempting to follow the player through a fence
• 👁 A herd of temperate cows
  
  A herd of temperate cows
• 👁 A temperate cow that has been pushed from a water source into a cave
  
  A temperate cow that has been pushed from a water source into a cave
• 👁 The original black-and-white temperate cow
  
  The original black-and-white temperate cow
• 👁 Cow pens inside a building
  
  Cow pens inside a building
• 👁 A naturally spawned warm cow in a jungle
  
  A naturally spawned warm cow in a jungle
• 👁 Two cold cows spawning as part of a taiga village.
  
  Two cold cows spawning as part of a taiga village.

• 👁 Cold cow texture file
  
  Cold cow texture file
• 👁 Temperate cow texture file
  
  Temperate cow texture file
• 👁 Warm cow texture file
  
  Warm cow texture file
• 👁 Baby cold cow texture file
  
  Baby cold cow texture file
• 👁 Baby cow texture file
  
  Baby cow texture file
• 👁 Baby warm cow texture file
  
  Baby warm cow texture file
• 👁 Programmer Art cow texture file
  
  Programmer Art cow texture file
• 👁 PC Gamer demo cow texture file
  
  PC Gamer demo cow texture file

• 👁 A cow in promotional artwork for the Horse Update
  
  A cow in promotional artwork for the Horse Update
• 👁 Artwork of a cow
  
  Artwork of a cow
• 👁 A cow in promotional artwork for the first Caves & Cliffs update
  
  A cow in promotional artwork for the first Caves & Cliffs update
• 👁 A cow and several other animals watching Noor in the Minecraft Live 2023 reveal trailer.
  
  A cow and several other animals watching Noor in the Minecraft Live 2023 reveal trailer.
• 👁 Several cows in a cherry grove from the same trailer
  
  Several cows in a cherry grove from the same trailer
• 👁 LEGO Minecraft cow
  
  LEGO Minecraft cow
• 👁 LEGO Minecraft baby cow
  
  LEGO Minecraft baby cow
• 👁 A cow plush made by JINX
  
  A cow plush made by JINX
• 👁 Action figure of a baby cow, lamb, and piglet
  
  Action figure of a baby cow, lamb, and piglet
• 👁 An officially licensed cow hoodie
  
  An officially licensed cow hoodie
• 👁 Animal Tower, a T-Shirt design by JINX
  
  Animal Tower, a T-Shirt design by JINX
• 👁 The cow as it appears in the PC Gamer Demo
  
  The cow as it appears in the PC Gamer Demo
• 👁 A cow from the PC Gamer Demo, with an exclusive texture
  
  A cow from the PC Gamer Demo, with an exclusive texture
• 👁 The Moon Cow, a joke variant featured in Java Edition 23w13a_or_b
  
  The Moon Cow, a joke variant featured in Java Edition 23w13a_or_b
• 👁 A cow as it appears in the City texture pack
  
  A cow as it appears in the City texture pack
• 👁 A cow as it appears in the Greek Mythology mash-up pack
  
  A cow as it appears in the Greek Mythology mash-up pack
• 👁 The "Infernal Cow," featured in the Halloween Edition mash-up pack and Minecraft Mini-Series
  
  The "Infernal Cow," featured in the Halloween Edition mash-up pack and Minecraft Mini-Series
• 👁 A cow as it appears in the Plastic texture pack
  
  A cow as it appears in the Plastic texture pack
• 👁 A cow as it appears in the Natural texture pack
  
  A cow as it appears in the Natural texture pack
• 👁 The Cow Potato from 24w14potato
  
  The Cow Potato from 24w14potato
• 👁 Cow Man, a skin featured in the third Legacy Console skin pack
  
  Cow Man, a skin featured in the third Legacy Console skin pack
• 👁 Party Cow, a skin featured in the 1st Birthday skin pack
  
  Party Cow, a skin featured in the 1st Birthday skin pack
• 👁 A cow holding a map
  
  A cow holding a map
• 👁 A crying cow
  
  A crying cow
• 👁 Cow figure of Flippin' Figs
  
  Cow figure of Flippin' Figs
• 👁 Cold animal variants on the side of the road
  
  Cold animal variants in real life snow
• 👁 A cat and a cow in Minecraft Education.
  
  A cat and a cow in Minecraft Education.
• 👁 A cow as seen in Minecraft: Story Mode.
  
  A cow as seen in Minecraft: Story Mode.
• 👁 A cow as seen in Minecraft Earth.
  
  A cow as seen in Minecraft Earth.
• 👁 A cow as seen in Minecraft Dungeons.
  
  A cow as seen in Minecraft Dungeons.
• 👁 A cow as seen in A Minecraft Movie.
  
  A cow as seen in A Minecraft Movie.

• Cattle article on Wikipedia
• Mob Menagerie: Cow – Minecraft.net on October 13, 2023