Disease

This article is about the condition that affects farm animals. For the condition that affects planted crops, see Farming#Disease and death.

For the removed player condition, see Disease (historical).

Disease is a status effect that has a chance of happening to player-owned farm animals on the Manor Farm and the Anachronia Dinosaur Farm. There are six different diseases with different symptoms. Players will have to correctly identify the animal's disease and cure it to gain Farming experience.

Mechanics

The amount of experience gained depends on the animal's growth stage: for a child, adolescent, and adult, 5% of the animal's "Gather Produce" experience will be rewarded, while only 1% for an elder will be given. To do this players must examine different parts of the animal (such as the mouth, eyes, legs, and stomach) to gain information about symptoms. From this, the player can identify the correct disease and cure the animal (no specific item needed). The icon is displayed over each animal when an animal is diseased if the upgrade has been bought from the Farmers' Market and then toggled on Granny Potterington.

Animals cannot die from a disease; their stats are lowered instead. Using the incorrect treatment would result in lowering the animals' stats further, whereas curing an animal increases its stats. Having enough food in the pen decreases the chance for animals to become diseased.

Animals that are diseased, unhealthy, or unhappy will give less produce when gathered from. This is to encourage players to engage with their farm more actively. The happiness and health of the animals adjusts the XP to a percentage of their average, to a minimum of 10% of their maximum value. This means that you need to keep your animals fed and healthy if you want to maintain their best XP rates.

Animals cannot die at all at the player-owned farm with the exception of chinchompas with the unstable or nuclear trait, which have a chance to explode upon collecting their produce during a growth stage.

Curing 100 animals completes the Animal Whisperer achievement. Animals with high stats will not become diseased. Use animals with low stats in pens without food in order to complete this achievement.

Diseased animals can still produce manure. This does not include animals affected by traits that affect manure production.

Symptoms

There are symptoms common among many of the diseases (e.g. Smelly breath is present in flu, curse, and foot-in-mouth).

• Unique Symptom keywords are emboldened and underlined.

Disease	Symptoms
	Head	Eyes	Legs and feet	Stomach
Foot-in-mouth	The animal keeps making noises at embarrassing moments, making it difficult to investigate. The animal's breath smells oddly like socks. The gums appear to be a little sore. There are some nasty looking marks along the gum line. You can't seem to spot anything immediately obvious.	The animal's eyes seem normal. You can't seem to spot anything immediately obvious.	The animal's feet are a little soggy for some reason. The animal's feet are faintly chewed on. The animal's feet seem a little scuffed. The animal's feet seem fine. You can't seem to spot anything immediately obvious.	The animal doesn't appear to be in gastronomic distress. The animal has a bit of gas, but nothing too concerning. The animal's emissions smell strangely of shoes. The animal's stomach appears to be a little bloated. You can't seem to spot anything immediately obvious.
Flu	The animal appears to be suffering from a small fever. The animal coughs in your face. The animal sneezes in your face. The animal's breath smells deeply unpleasant. You can't seem to spot anything immediately obvious.	The eyes are a little bloodshot. You can't seem to spot anything immediately obvious.	The animal's feet are clammy. The animal's feet are very sweaty. The animal's feet are very warm to the touch. The animal's feet seem fine. You can't seem to spot anything immediately obvious.	The animal appears to be suffering from nausea. The animal doesn't appear to be in gastronomic distress. The animal has a bit of gas, but nothing too concerning. The animal seems off its food. You can't seem to spot anything immediately obvious.
Curse	The animal occasionally mumbles something in a language it can't possibly speak. The animal's breath smells faintly of sulphur. The animal's nose is lumpy, like it's grown warts. There is a faint light deep within the animal's throat. You can't seem to spot anything immediately obvious.	The animal's eyes are a little bloodshot. The animal's eyes are faintly glowing. The animal's eyes are filled with uncharacteristic malice. The animal's eyes seem a little glazed over. You can't seem to spot anything immediately obvious.	The animal's feet are faintly chewed on. The animal's feet are tapping to a strange rhythm. It's unsettling. The animal's feet seem a little scuffed. The animal's feet seem fine. You can't seem to spot anything immediately obvious.	The animal doesn't appear to be in gastronomic distress. The animal has a bit of gas, but nothing too concerning. The animal seems off its food. The animal's stomach is making strange noises, like there's something singing inside there. You can't seem to spot anything immediately obvious.
Dry nose	The animal's nose is very dry. The animal refuses to let you see its nose, it seems like the nose is quite sore.	The animal's eyes seem fine. You can't seem to spot anything immediately obvious.	The animal's feet seem fine. You can't seem to spot anything immediately obvious.	The animal doesn't appear to be in gastronomic distress. The animal has a bit of gas, but nothing too concerning. You can't seem to spot anything immediately obvious.
Bone rattle	The animal's nose seems fine. The animal's breath smells normal, which is to say horrible. The animal's teeth click in a sinister manner. The gums appear to be healthy. You can't seem to spot anything immediately obvious.	The animal's eyes seem fine. You can't seem to spot anything immediately obvious.	The animal's legs click as it walks. The animal's legs seem a little stiff.	The animal appears to be shivering, but has no temperature. The animal doesn't appear to be in gastronomic distress. The animal has a bit of gas, but nothing too concerning. The animal's body is making a weird clicking noise. You can't seem to spot anything immediately obvious.
Wooting cough	The animal coughs as you try and examine it. The animal coughs loudly in a 'hu hu huuu' style. The animal's breath smells normal. The animal's nose seems fine. You can't seem to spot anything immediately obvious.	The animal's eyes are a little bloodshot. The animal's eyes are filled with mirth, more mirth than normal. The animal's eyes keep darting around the place with a sense of wonder.	The animal is a little unsteady on its feet. The animal's legs seem fine.	The animal coughs regularly. The animal doesn't appear to be in gastronomic distress. The animal has a bit of gas, but nothing too concerning. The animal's body is slightly swollen. You can't seem to spot anything immediately obvious.

Achievements

• Animal Whisperer ( 10) – Cure 100 animals of their ailments. (X/100)

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Update history

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• update 16 September 2019 (Update):
  • Various changes made to address complaints listed in the Player Owned Farm - Changes Blog.
  • Animal XP is now based on their health and happiness.
    • This is to encourage players to engage with their farm more actively. Now the happiness and health of the animals adjusts the XP to a percentage of their average, to a minimum of 10% of their maximum value. This means that you need to keep your animals fed and healthy if you want to maintain their best XP rates.
  • The rate at which animals feed has been increased.
    • This means that an animal's health and happiness can now improve at twice the rate.

• update 4 February 2019 (Update):
  • Granny Potterington now sells the ability to unlock farm animal indicators to help determine whether something is diseased or has produce to gather.

• update 3 September 2018 (Update):
  • Added to game.