History Main / ConstantlyLactatingCow

** The "WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror" special "The Isle of Hibbert" has Ned Flanders turned into a half-man-half-cow creature (he has his own torso but a cow's body, similar to a centaur) and is in pain from needing to be milked, even though he hasn't recently had calves.

* In ''Hay Day,'' cows always take exactly an hour to regenerate their milk after being fed, no pregnancy needed.

* In ''Hay Day,'' cows always take an hour to regenerate their milk after being fed, no pregnancy needed.

* PlayedForLaughs in ''WesternAnimation/{{Barnyard}}''. Not only can the cattle give milk without nursing, but [[AnimalGenderBender the cattle are male]].

* ''Manga/DailyLifeWithMonsterGirl'': Minotaurs lactate constantly, so they need to be milked. Of course, they have human-like breasts rather than udders, since it's an {{ecchi}} comic.

* In ''Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', you can make any cow instantly produce a surplus of milk by playing Epona's Song on the ocarina while standing next to it. If you have an empty bottle, it'll let you fill the bottle with milk in gratitude for playing such a nice song.

In fiction, however, cows can be milked even when they haven't had any calves. Cows can be milked even when the weather is unsuitable for lactating. Cows in fiction lactate no matter what. The only time they'll stop is when sick, old, or starving. This is because cows are mainly known for producing milk. In video games where cows and their milk are a resource, this spares the logistics involving animal husbandry and managing the calves. Sometimes, udders are a WeaponOfChoice for the cow, with the milk being EdibleAmmunition.

* Miltank from ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' is a cow Pokemon whose signature move is Milk Drink. It's also the source of the Moomoo Milk item. Miltank don't need to be pregnant (which only occurs while she's at a breeder as with all Pokemon). It doesn't even seem that any Pokemon ''are'' truly mammalian, as they reproduce through eggs and young Pokemon eat solids as soon as they're hatched.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': The Season 11 episode "Shopping List", has [=SpongeBob=] and Sandy milking a giant fangtooth fish (apparently the underwater equivalent of cows) who does not have any fries with her.

In fiction, however, cows can be milked even when they haven't had any calves. Cows can be milked even when the weather is unsuitable for lactating. Cows in fiction lactate no matter what. The only time they'll stop is when sick, old, or starving. This is because cows are mainly known for producing milk. Sometimes, udders are a WeaponOfChoice for the cow, with the milk being EdibleAmmunition.

* ''VideoGame/StardewValley'' has cows and goats who will give the farmer milk every day if they're fed and cared for every day. Given the best care, and the farmer will be given Iridium quality Large Milk.

*** Cows only give milk for two seasons before they need to be bred again. The quality and quantity of the milk also slow down just before they stop giving milk. This justifies the existence of bulls, whose entire purpose in the game are to impregnate cows. If you don't have bulls, you have to pay to borrow bulls from other farms. Also, if you buy cows, don't expect them to start lactating for you immediately, because you have to breed them first. According to Takakura, the reason why the cow you start the game with can lactate for free is because she just recently gave birth.

** Subverted in ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife''. The game strives to be more realistic than the rest of the series. Cows only give milk for two seasons before they need to be bred again. The quality and quantity of the milk also slows down just before they stop giving milk. In the original game, the goat can also only be milked for a period, but she can't be bred ''or'' sold. The only way to get rid of her was to let her die. ''[[DistaffCounterpart Another Wonderful Life]]'' and ''[[UpdatedRerelease A Wonderful Life: Special Edition]]'' fixed that by allowing her to be sold.

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* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': The Season 11 episode "Shopping List", has [=pongeBob=] and Sandy milking a giant fangtooth fish (apparently the underwater equivalent of cows) who does not have any fries with her.

* ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'': Cows are a OneGenderRace, but they and their {{Planimal}} cousins the "Mooshrooms" can also be milked with a bucket anytime. With a bowl the mooshrooms give ''mushroom stew''.

* Miltank from ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' is a cow Pokemon whose signature move is Milk Drink. It's also the source of the Moomoo Milk item. Miltank don't need to be pregnant (which only occurs while she's at a breeder as with all Pokemon). It doesn't even seem that any Pokemon ''are'' truly mammalian, as they reproduce through eggs and young Pokmon eat solids as soon as they're hatched.

* ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'': Cows are a OneGenderRace, but they and their {{Planimal}} cousins the "Mooshrooms" can also be milked with a bucket anytime. With a bowl the mushrooms give ''mushroom stew''.

->"And if we had that goat, I could have a glass of milk whenever I wanted."

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* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'': The Season 11 episode "Shopping List", has Spongebob and Sandy milking a giant fangtooth fish (apparently the underwater equivalent of cows) who does not have any fries with her.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Farmville}}'', you can milk cows, and you can breed them, but you don't need to breed them in order to be able to milk them.

* ''Series/TheLastManOnEarth'': The group are overjoyed in season one to discover that a cow managed to survive [[ThePlague the virus]] as it means they get to have fresh milk. Whilst the cow does end up getting pregnant, they still milk it even when its not. Likewise after it dies, they just go to milking its calf.