Editing Domestic animal

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'''Domestic animals''' are [[creature]]s that can be used by a [[civilization]] one way or another without any [[Animal training|training]] required, usually for security or food. Distinguished by having the {{token|COMMON_DOMESTIC}} tag in the [[raw file|raws]], they can be bought at [[embark]] or [[trade]]d for with [[caravan]]s. Wild versions of domesticated animals ([[horse]]s, [[turkey]]s, etc.) can be captured in [[cage]] [[trap]]s and receive training, which will turn them completely tame afterwards.

[[Dwarf]], [[human]] and [[elf]] civilizations have access to the same variety of domestic animals, which are listed below. [[Goblin]]s can't use these, but rather have access to domesticated [[beak dog]]s, which dwarves can only access by capturing in the wild or as [[Mission|spoils of war]]. Meanwhile, [[kobold]]s and subterranean [[animal people]] have no domestic animals at all.

Every embark starts with two free, randomly selected domestic '''draft animals''' which arrive with the [[Wagon (embark)|wagon]] at the fortress site. These can be any of the animals in the list below which are available at embark that have the {{token|WAGON_PULLER}} tag ''(i.e. [[horse]]s, [[yak]]s and [[water buffalo]]es)''. Note that the two animals do not (intentionally) come as a "matched pair", and so may not be from the same species. Embarking with a sufficient quantity of goods can result in multiple wagons, each of which comes with another pair of randomly selected animals. Since fortresses cannot move their wagons ''after'' embark, these "draft" animals can be [[Butcher|slaughtered]] or kept for breeding, or can become [[pet]]s for making certain dwarves [[preferences|happy]].

When purchasing* draft animals at embark, the player may choose which gender of animals. Only one male is necessary for breeding. [[cat|Depending on the animal]], you may wish to limit breeding altogether, or assign a [[gelder]].

When butchered, all adult domestic mammals yield one [[skull]] and one [[leather|raw hide]]. All milkable mammals give the same value [[milk]] and appear to be milkable at the same frequency. The embark costs shown apply to both adults and juveniles of either sex. All domestic mammals reach adolescence at 1 year and adulthood at 2 years, except [[Cavy|cavies]], which take half as long. All [[Grazer|grazing]] animals require a [[pasture]]; the lower the 'grazer' value, the larger the size of the required pasture.

!style="border:1px #AAA solid;background:#DDD;"| Milkable?

!style="border:1px #AAA solid;background:#DDD;"| Shearable?

|style="padding:0.2em;"|Commonly called ''guinea pigs''

|style="padding:0.2em;"|[[Kennel|Trainable]] as war dogs or hunting dogs, which can also be bought for 31☼

|style="padding:0.2em;"|Sterile in real life; all male in Dwarf Fortress

|style="padding:0.2em;"|Yes

|style="padding:0.2em;"|Cheapest [[Shearer|shearable]] domestic animal

|style="padding:0.2em;"|[[water_buffalo|Water Buffalo]]

:<nowiki>§</nowiki> A lower number means the animal needs to graze more often, and will thus need a larger [[pasture]].  Cats and dogs have the [CARNIVORE] tag and do not graze or require pasture.<br>

|style="padding:0.2em;text-align:center;"|13

|style="padding:0.2em;text-align:center;"|4

|style="padding:0.2em;text-align:center;"|2

|style="padding:0.2em;text-align:center;"|0

|style="padding:0.2em;text-align:center;"|0^§

:‡ Reported in infoboxes in this wiki, April 2011. Might be influenced by individual attributes. Use with caution!<br>

:§ A yield of 2 meat, 2 fat, a skin, and a skull has been reported for butchering a guineafowl. This seems to be rare.<br>  

:‖ Egg size does not currently affect food quantity