{{For}}
{{Infobox entity
| group = Adult
| 1-1 = Cow JE5 BE2.png
| group2 = Baby
| 2-1 = Baby Cow.png
| 2-1caption = {{JE}}
| 2-2 = Baby Cow BE.png
| 2-2caption = {{BE}}
| invimage = Cow Spawn Egg
| health = {{hp|10}}
| behavior = Passive
| mobtype = [[Animal]]
| size = '''{{IN|Java}}:'''<br>
'''Adult:'''<br>Height: 1.4 blocks<br>Width: 0.9 blocks<br>
'''Baby:'''<br>Height: 0.7 blocks<br>Width: 0.45 blocks<br>
'''{{IN|Bedrock}}:'''<br>
'''Adult:'''<br>Height: 1.3 blocks<br>Width: 0.9 blocks<br>
'''Baby:'''<br>Height: 0.65 blocks<br>Width: 0.45 blocks
| speed = 0.2
| spawn = [[Grass block]]s with at least two blocks of space above them.<br>After shearing a [[mooshroom]].
| usableitems = {{drop|Item|Bucket}}
{{drop|Item|Wheat}}
{{drop|Item|Lead}}
}}

A '''cow''' is a [[passive mob]] found in most grassy [[biome]]s and a source of [[leather]], [[raw beef|beef]] and [[milk]].

== Spawning ==
Cows spawn naturally in the [[Overworld]] in most grassy biomes except for [[snowy plains]], [[meadow]]s, [[mangrove swamp]]s 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|JE}}, herds of four cows spawn on grass blocks at a [[light level]] of 9 or higher. {{IN|BE}}, 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 [[village]]s.

{{Control|Using}} [[shears]] on a [[mooshroom]] turns it into a cow.
== Drops ==
=== Breeding ===
{{xp|1|7}} experience orbs upon a successful breeding.

=== On death ===
An adult cow drops:
{{DropsTableHead}}
{{DropsLine|name=Raw Beef|quantity=1-3|lootingquantity=1|namenote=Dropped as [[steak]] if on fire when killed.}}
{{DropsLine|name=Leather|quantity=0-2|lootingquantity=1}}
{{DropsTableFoot}}
*{{xp|1|3}} experience orbs are dropped when killed by a [[player]] or tamed [[wolf]].
Killing a baby cow yields no [[item]]s nor [[experience]].

=== Milking ===
An adult cow can be milked by {{Control|using}} a [[bucket]] on it, yielding a [[milk bucket]].

== Behavior ==
[[File:Minicow.png|thumb|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 [[rail]]s and falls that cause [[fall damage|damage]]. If harmed, the cow flees for a few seconds.

Cows follow players holding [[wheat]] within a six block radius.

== Breeding ==
{{Main|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 ==
{{Edition|Java}}:<br>
Cows use the Friendly Creatures sound category for [[Sound#Entity-dependent categories|entity-dependent sound events]].
<!--Should these baby sounds be here?-->

{{SoundTable
| type = java
| {{SoundLine
| sound =Cow idle1.ogg
|sound2=Cow idle2.ogg
|sound3=Cow idle3.ogg
|sound4=Cow idle4.ogg
|subtitle=Cow moos
|description=Randomly
|source=neutral
|id=entity.cow.ambient
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.cow.ambient
|volume=0.4
|pitch=0.8-1.2<br>(Baby: 1.3-1.7)
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Cow hurt1.ogg
|sound2=Cow hurt2.ogg
|sound3=Cow hurt3.ogg
|subtitle=Cow dies
|source=neutral
|description=When a cow dies
|id=entity.cow.death
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.cow.death
|volume=0.4
|pitch=0.8-1.2<br>(Baby: 1.3-1.7)
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Cow hurt1.ogg
|sound2=Cow hurt2.ogg
|sound3=Cow hurt3.ogg
|subtitle=Cow hurts
|source=neutral
|description=When a cow is damaged
|id=entity.cow.hurt
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.cow.hurt
|volume=0.4
|pitch=0.8-1.2<br>(Baby: 1.3-1.7)
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Cow milk1.ogg
|sound2=Cow milk2.ogg
|sound3=Cow milk3.ogg
|subtitle=Cow gets milked
|source=player
|description=When a cow is milked
|id=entity.cow.milk
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.cow.milk
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Cow step1.ogg
|sound2=Cow step2.ogg
|sound3=Cow step3.ogg
|sound4=Cow step4.ogg
|subtitle=Footsteps
|source=neutral
|id=entity.cow.step
|description=While a cow is walking
|translationkey=subtitles.block.generic.footsteps
|volume=0.15
|pitch=1.0
| distance = 16
}}
}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
| sound =Cow idle1.ogg
|sound2=Cow idle2.ogg
|sound3=Cow idle3.ogg
|sound4=Cow idle4.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=Randomly
|id=mob.cow.say
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Cow hurt1.ogg
|sound2=Cow hurt2.ogg
|sound3=Cow hurt3.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When a cow dies
|id=mob.cow.hurt
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Cow hurt1.ogg
|sound2=Cow hurt2.ogg
|sound3=Cow hurt3.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When a cow is damaged
|id=mob.cow.hurt
|volume=1.0
|pitch=0.8-1.2 (Baby: 1.3-1.7)}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Cow milk1.ogg
|sound2=Cow milk2.ogg
|sound3=Cow milk3.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When a cow is milked
|id=mob.cow.milk
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0}}
| {{SoundLine
|sound=Cow step1.ogg
|sound2=Cow step2.ogg
|sound3=Cow step3.ogg
|sound4=Cow step4.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=While a cow is walking
|id=mob.cow.step
|volume=0.65
| pitch = 0.9-1.1
}}
}}

=== Historical sounds ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Sound
!From
!to
!Pitch
|-
|{{sound|Idle|Cow Old.ogg}}
|Alpha v1.0.8
|Alpha v1.0.9
| ?
|-
|{{sound|Hurt|Cow Hurt Old.ogg}}
| Alpha v1.0.8
|Alpha v1.0.9
| ?
|-
|{{sound|Idle|Cow1.ogg|Cow2.ogg|Cow3.ogg|Cow4.ogg}}
|Alpha v1.0.9
|1.4.2
| ?
|-
|{{sound|Hurt/Die|Cowhurt1.ogg|Cowhurt2.ogg|Cowhurt3.ogg}}
|Alpha v1.0.9
|1.4.2
| ?
|}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{editions|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Cow
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=cow
|foot=1}}

{{editions|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Cow
|spritetype=entity
|nameid=cow
|id=11
|foot=1}}

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

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
{{/ED}}

{{el|bedrock}}:
:See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format]].

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|Cow Tipper;Repopulation;Overkill;It Spreads;Over-Overkill}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|The Parrots and the Bats;Two By Two;It Spreads;Take Aim;Arbalistic;A Throwaway Joke;Adventure;Over-Overkill}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.8|[[File:Cow JE1.png|48px]] Added cows.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.9|The "idle" and "hurt" sounds for cows have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.14|[[File:Cow JE2.png|48px]] 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}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3|[[File:Cow JE3.png|48px]] The position of cows' horns has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Cows now run away when attacked.
|Added [[raw beef]] and [[steak]], which now drop from cows.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2|Cows can now be [[bred]] using [[wheat]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3|[[File:Baby Cow JE1 BE1.png|38px]] Added baby cows.
|[[File:Cow JE4 BE1.png|48px]] The position of cows' horns has been changed, again.
|The model of cows' udder has been changed from [[File:Cow UNKVER1 (facing SWU).png|48px]] to [[File:Cow UNKVER2 (facing SWU).png|48px]].
}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Beta 1.9 Prerelease 6|The texture of cows' back has been changed from [[File:Cow UNKVER1 (facing SWD).png|48px]] to [[File:Cow UNKVER2 (facing SWD).png|48px]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.1|dev=12w07a|The cow [[AI]] has been updated.
|Cows can no longer be [[bred]] with [[mooshroom]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.2|dev=12w38a|The "idle" and "hurt" sounds for cows have been changed, again.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w02a|Baby cow growth can now be accelerated using [[wheat]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w39a|Cows are now slightly taller (1.4 [[block]]s tall rather than 1.3, with babies 0.7 blocks tall rather than 0.65).}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w50a|Added a [[sound]] for when the [[player]] milks a cow.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10|dev=16w20a|Cows no longer spawn in [[ice plains]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w32a|The entity ID for cows have been changed from <code>Cow</code> to <code>cow</code>.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Cow JE5 BE2.png|48px]] [[File:Baby Cow JE2 BE2.png|38px]] The texture of cows has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=19w37a|Cows now have a 5% chance to spawn as babies.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w39a|[[File:Baby Cow JE3.png|38px]] The model of baby cows has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=pre1|Cows can now be milked in [[Creative]] mode.}}

|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.3.0|[[File:Cow JE4 BE1.png|48px]] [[File:Baby Cow JE1 BE1.png|38px]] Added cows and their baby forms.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.6.0|Cows can now drop [[leather]].
|Baby cows now spawn naturally; each cow has a 25% chance to spawn as a baby.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.7.0|Cow [[spawn egg]]s have been added to the [[Creative_inventory#Bedrock_Edition|Creative inventory]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.8.0|dev=build 1|Cows 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]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 1|The [[sound]]s cows make have been updated.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.14.0|dev=build 1|Baby [[zombie]]s can now mount cows.
|Cows no longer spawn in [[snowy tundra]] biomes and its variants.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.15.0|dev=build 1|Baby [[husk]]s can now mount cows.}}
|{{HistoryLine||?|The chance of baby cows spawning instead of adults has been reduced to 5%.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Cow JE5 BE2.png|48px]] [[File:Baby Cow JE2 BE2.png|38px]] The texture of cows has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Cows now spawn in animal pens in [[village]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18.30|dev=Preview 1.18.20.28|Cows no longer spawn in [[snowy taiga]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Release|Reverted the previous change to cow spawning.}}

|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU1|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Cow JE4 BE1.png|48px]] Added cows.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU5|Cows now run away when attacked.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU7|[[File:Baby Cow JE1 BE1.png|38px]] Added baby cows.
|Cows can now be [[bred]] with [[wheat]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU12|Cows can no longer breed with [[mooshroom]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU14|ps3=1.04|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|Baby cows can now be spawned by using a cow [[spawn egg]] on a cow, done by pressing {{xbtn|lt}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps3=1.22|psvita=1.22|ps4=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|Baby cow growth can now be accelerated using wheat.
|The [[sound]]s cows make have been updated.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU43|xbone=CU33|ps3=1.36|psvita=1.36|ps4=1.36|wiiu=Patch 13|The sounds baby cows make have been updated.|Added a [[sound]] for when the [[player]] milks a cow.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU56|xbone=CU47|ps3=1.55|psvita=1.55|ps4=1.55|wiiu=Patch 26|switch=1.0.6|Cows can now be milked in [[Creative]] mode.}}

|{{HistoryLine|New 3DS}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Cow JE4 BE1.png|48px]] [[File:Baby Cow JE1 BE1.png|38px]] Added cows and their baby forms.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Trivia ==
*Cows are visually based on the {{w|Norwegian Red|Norwegian Red cattle}}.
*Cows in the [[PC Gamer Demo|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.<ref>{{Tumblr|notch|28188312756|Gender in Minecraft|July 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728170757/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/28188312756/gender-in-minecraft}}</ref> This applies to cows as they have horns and give milk (although there are some cattle breeds wherein females exhibit horns).

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Cow Death.png|A dying cow
Begging cow.png|A cow being tempted by the player who is holding [[wheat]]
New Cattle.png|A cow attempting to follow the player through a [[fence]]
Cave cow.png|A cow that has been pushed from a water source into a cave
Cows & cows & cows.png|Lots of cows
Jeb Entity Cramming.jpg|Lots more cows
Bessie.png|A cow in the Nether
End cow.jpg|A cow in the End
Old cow.png|The original black-and-white cow
Cow House.png|Cow pens inside a building
</gallery>

=== Textures ===
<gallery class="pixel-image">
Cow (texture).png|Cow texture file
Cow (texture) JE5.png|[[Programmer Art]]
Cow (texture) PCG.png|PC Gamer demo
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
File:Horse Update image.png|A cow in promotional artwork for the [[Horse Update]]
File:Cow Minecraft Instagram.jpg|Artwork of a cow
File:Caves & Cliffs cover art.png|A cow in promotional artwork for the first [[Caves & Cliffs]] update
File:Live2023-02.jpeg|A cow and several other animals watching [[Noor]] in the [[Minecraft Live 2023]] reveal trailer
File:Live2023-08.jpeg|Several cows in a [[Cherry Grove]] from the same trailer
File:MCSM Cow-a-pult.png|A [[Minecraft Story Mode:Cow|Cow]] as it appears in [[Minecraft Story Mode]]
File:Cow(Dungeons).png|[[MCD:Cow|Cows]] as they appear in [[Minecraft Dungeons]]
File:Cow Onesie.png|[[MCD:Cow Onesie|Cow Onesie]], a [[MCD:hero|hero]] dressed as a cow featured in Minecraft Dungeons
File:Wooly Cow.png|[[MCE:Wooly Cow|Wooly Cows]], a unique variation of cows first introduced in [[Minecraft Earth]]
File:LEGO Cow 2.png|[[LEGO Minecraft|LEGO ''Minecraft'']] cow
File:LEGO Baby Cow 2.png|[[LEGO Minecraft|LEGO ''Minecraft'']] baby cow
File:Cow Plush.jpg|A cow plush made by JINX
File:Baby Figures.jpg|Action figure of a baby cow, [[lamb]], and [[piglet]]
File:Cow Face Hoodie.png|An officially licensed cow hoodie
File:Animal Totem JINX.jpg|Animal Tower, a T-Shirt design by JINX
File:Minecraft-demo-pc-gamer.jpg|The cow as it appears in the [[PC Gamer Demo]]
File:PCGCowRender.png|A cow from the [[PC Gamer Demo]], with an exclusive texture
File:Moon Cow.png|The [[Moon Cow]], a joke variant featured in [[Java Edition 23w13a_or_b]]
File:City Cow.png|A cow as it appears in the [[Texture Pack DLC|City texture pack]]
File:Greek Cow.png|A cow as it appears in the [[Mash-up pack|Greek Mythology mash-up pack]]
File:Infernal Cow.png|The "Infernal Cow," featured in the [[Mash-up pack|Halloween Edition mash-up pack]] and [[Minecraft Mini-Series]]
File:Cow TP.png|A cow as it appears in the [[Texture Pack DLC|Plastic texture pack]]
File:Cow Natural.png|A cow as it appears in the [[Texture Pack DLC|Natural texture pack]]
File:Cow Potato.png|The Cow Potato from [[Java Edition 24w14potato|24w14potato]]
File:Cow Man.png|Cow Man, a skin featured in the third [[Legacy Console]] [[skin pack]]
File:Party Cow.png|Party Cow, a skin featured in the [[Skin Pack|1st Birthday skin pack]]
File:A cow from A Minecraft Movie.png|A cow from A Minecraft Movie
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[[wikipedia:Cattle|Cattle]] article on Wikipedia
*[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/cow Mob Menagerie: Cow] – Minecraft.net on October 13, 2023

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