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'''Cows''' are [[domestic animal]]s that can be brought on [[embark]]. Males are predictably called ''bulls'', while females are ''cows'' and infants are ''calves''. Much like other domestic herbivores, they require a [[pasture]] to survive, otherwise they will starve. If attacked by a hostile creature, cows will normally flee rather than fight and may be killed, so it's best to keep them someplace safe.
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Cows are large mammalian herbivores, analogous to their real-life counterparts. They are a very viable source of [[food]] for a fortress and can be bought at [[embark]]. The products gained from butchering a single cow can, at an estimate, feed four dwarves for about a year. Cows can also be [[milk]]ed at a [[farmer's workshop]] with a [[bucket]] to procure [[milk]]. [[preference|Loved]] by some dwarves for their ''haunting moos'', cows require a [[pasture]] to survive.
  
Cows are among the largest of all domestic livestock (losing only to [[yak]]s and [[water buffalo]]s), making them prime targets for a [[meat industry]]. They are also a good source of [[fat]], [[bone]]s and [[horns]]. As one would expect, cows can be [[milk]]ed, and their milk can be later turned into [[cheese]]. They are also fairly valuable [[pet]]s for [[Dwarf|dwarves]] who decide to adopt them.
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[[Image:Cow female black white.jpg|thumb|center|400px|A female dairy cow.]]
  
Some dwarves [[Preferences|like]] cows for their ''haunting moos''.
 
 
[[Image:Cow female black white.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Admired for its ''haunting moos''.]]
 
 
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