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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.
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'''Cows''' are [[domestic animal]]s who 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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[[Image:Cow female black white.jpg|thumb|center|400px|A female dairy cow.]]
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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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Some dwarves [[Preferences|like]] cows for their ''haunting moos''.
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[[Image:Cow female black white.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Admired for its ''haunting moos''.]]
 
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Revision as of 18:46, 20 April 2017

xTATTEREDx  · +FINE+  · *SUPERIOR*  · ≡EXCEPTIONAL≡  · ☼MASTERWORK☼
Cow
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Urist likes cows for their haunting moos.
Biome

Tamed Attributes
Pet value 300

Template:Tame attrib proc/

Not hunting/war trainable 

Size
Birth: 100,000 cm3
Mid: 250,000 cm3
Max: 600,000 cm3

Age
Adult at: 1
Max age: 10-20
Butchering returns

Food items

Meat 10-14
Fat 9
Brain 1
Heart 1
Lungs 2
Intestines 2
Liver 1
Kidneys 2
Tripe 1
Sweetbread 1
Eyes 2
Spleen 1

Raw materials

Bones 15
Skull 1
Hooves 4
Horns 2
Skin Raw hide

Wikipedia article

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A large mammalian herbivore. They often bear large horns and the males are ill-tempered. They are domesticated for milk and meat.

Cows are domestic animals who 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.

Cows are among the largest of all domestic livestock (losing only to yaks and water buffalos), making them prime targets for a meat industry. They are also a good source of fat, bones and horns. As one would expect, cows can be milked, and their milk can be later turned into cheese. They are also fairly valuable pets for dwarves who decide to adopt them.

Some dwarves like cows for their haunting moos.


Admired for its haunting moos.
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