Items that count as animalhead

In Project Zomboid Build 42, 41 items carry the base:animalhead tag. Recipes and actions that ask for "any animalhead" accept any of them, so you can use whichever one you have.

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Items with this tag

Item	Category	Weight
Boar Head	Animal Part	1.4
Boar Head	Animal Part	1.4
Bull Head	Animal Part	2
Bull Head	Animal Part	2
Bull Head	Animal Part	2
Calf Head	Animal Part	1.2
Calf Head	Animal Part	1.2
Calf Head	Animal Part	1.2
Chick Head	Animal Part	0.4
Chicken Head	Animal Part	0.4
Chicken Head	Animal Part	0.4
Cow Head	Animal Part	2
Cow Head	Animal Part	2
Cow Head	Animal Part	2
Doe Head	Animal Part	1.5
Ewe Head	Animal Part	1.3
Ewe Head	Animal Part	1.3
Fawn Head	Animal Part	1
Lamb Head	Animal Part	0.8
Lamb Head	Animal Part	0.8
Piglet Head	Animal Part	0.8
Piglet Head	Animal Part	0.8
Rabbit Head	Animal Part	1
Rabbit Head	Animal Part	1
Rabbit Head	Animal Part	1
Rabbit Kitten Head	Animal Part	0.5
Rabbit Kitten Head	Animal Part	0.5
Rabbit Kitten Head	Animal Part	0.5
Raccoon Head	Animal Part	1
Raccoon Head	Animal Part	1
Raccoon Head	Animal Part	0.5
Ram Head	Animal Part	1.3
Ram Head	Animal Part	1.3
Rooster Head	Animal Part	0.2
Rooster Head	Animal Part	0.2
Sow Head	Animal Part	1.4
Sow Head	Animal Part	1.4
Stag Head	Animal Part	1.5
Turkey Head	Animal Part	1
Turkey Poult Head	Animal Part	1
Turkey Tom Head	Animal Part	1

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Recipes that use it

Recipes that accept any item with this tag:

Slice Animal Head

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Quick answers

Which items count as animalhead in Project Zomboid?

41 items: Boar Head, Boar Head, Bull Head, Bull Head, Bull Head, Calf Head, Calf Head, Calf Head, Chick Head, Chicken Head, Chicken Head, Cow Head and more.

What is the animalhead tag used for?

It is used by 1 crafting recipes, including Slice Animal Head.

Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.