A cow is a farm animal which are raised to produce milk and eventually become beef for consumption. Although 'cow' technically refers to the female and the male is named a bull, both are referred to as a cow in the game. The males obviously do not produce any milk and so are only raised for their meat.
A single cow is encountered by
Leon S. Kennedy when he enters a village square, during his mission to find and rescue
Ashley Graham. The cow is situated in a special shed which has double doors at both ends, barely large enough to house the animal.
As
Leon enters the village, he is eventually spotted by the locals (the
Ganado) who come out in force attempting to kill him. The sudden influx of people running through the village, including a crazed, chainsaw-wielding man has the possibility of an oil lantern hanging from the ceiling of the shed being hit, which causes it to fall to the ground and set the cow on fire. The cow will then start to panic and thrash around until eventually it dies from the burns. It's also possible for some
Ganado to be caught in the flames and die also.
Although rare, it is possible for the cow to survive and it remains in its shed until the evening, where a group of
Colmillos will overwhelm it.
There are also a handful of other cows in the windmill farm area - they are allowed to graze in a more open area and will happily do so along with pigs and chickens. It is possible for
Leon to antagonise them (either accidentally or on purpose) which causes them to face him and attack.
Although they are a nuisance, it is best to simply keep distance and try not to antagonise them as killing them is wasteful.
