The highest productivity rating possible is 100%, which requires cows to be fed on Total Mixed Ration, and their shed to be bedded with Straw. In order to increase productivity, cows can be fed on a variety of feed types (with different feeds and combinations of feed providing different productivity bonuses), and Straw may be spread within their shed for an extra small bonus. When initially purchased, cows have a productivity rating of only 5%. Each Cow will produce the same amount of Milk each day as all other Cows you own. The productivity value is tracked for all cows as a group, rather than individually. Note that the amount of Manure and/or Slurry produced, if any, is not affected by the Productivity value. The higher the Productivity value, the more Milk your cows will produce. This important value tracks the relative rate of production for your Cows. Slurry will accumulate in a special tank at the Cow Pasture, which looks different on each of the default maps. Slurry can be used as a fertilizer, and is especially effective due to the equipment available to haul it in bulk directly to the field. Manure will collect in a small enclosure next to the Cow Pasture.Īs long as the cows are being fed - on any substance (see below) - each cow will also produce a set amount of Slurry. However, it is generated much slower than Slurry (see below), and the range of equipment for using it is somewhat limited. Manure is a type of fertilizer that can save you a lot of money (since it's basically free).

In FS15, you can drive or walk up to the milk tank and see how much Milk has accumulated.Īs long as the cow shed contains any Straw Bedding (see below), each cow will also produce a set amount of Manure. The only way to check the amount of Milk that has accumulated so far is through the information screen, under the 'Cows' subheading. The Milk Tank cannot be accessed or manipulated in any way. All Milk in the tank is sold automatically at midnight each day, for the price of exactly $1 per liter on the easy difficulty. All produced Milk will accumulate into the Milk Tank at the Cow Pasture.

Regardless of anything else, each Cow will produce a set amount of Milk per day, based on the current Productivity value. Getting cows to produce more Milk, and/or Manure and Slurry, requires extra work and materials, and is essential for making any profit off cattle at all. If left without any feed or straw, however, Cows cost more in upkeep than they bring in profits - a net loss of around $6 per dayĬows are responsible for creating three types of materials: By default, they only produce Milk, and in small quantities. If the Cows are cared for in any way (whether by feeding them or bedding their shed with Straw), they will give a net profit through the Milk that they produce. You may sell cows for $1,250 - half their purchase value.Įach Cow has an upkeep cost of $40 per day.

Don't worry if the cows that you have brought do not appear in their pasture, to save on resources the game will only render around a dozen cows, but it will still take into account as many cows as you've bought when determining their production and consumption rates. Purchased cows will automatically be placed in your Cow Pasture. Cows may be purchased at the store, under the ' Animals' category.

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