diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api/api.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api/api.lua
index 235453918c..f748a09355 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api/api.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api/api.lua
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ dofile(api_path .. "sound_handling.lua")
 dofile(api_path .. "death_logic.lua")
 dofile(api_path .. "mob_effects.lua")
 dofile(api_path .. "projectile_handling.lua")
+dofile(api_path .. "breeding.lua")
 
 
 mobs.spawning_mobs = {}
diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api/mob_functions/ai.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api/mob_functions/ai.lua
index 5295060640..ff1b72df6b 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api/mob_functions/ai.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api/mob_functions/ai.lua
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ mobs.mob_step = function(self, dtime)
 
 	--despawn mechanism
 	--don't despawned tamed mobs
-	if not self.tamed then
+	if not self.tamed and not self.bred then
 		self.lifetimer = self.lifetimer - dtime
 		if self.lifetimer <= 0 then
 			self.lifetimer = self.lifetimer_reset
diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api/mob_functions/breeding.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api/mob_functions/breeding.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api/mob_functions/set_up.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api/mob_functions/set_up.lua
index 5f55d344a8..f4a050da21 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api/mob_functions/set_up.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mcl_mobs/api/mob_functions/set_up.lua
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ mobs.mob_staticdata = function(self)
 
 	--despawn mechanism
 	--don't despawned tamed mobs
-	if not self.tamed then
+	if not self.tamed and not self.bred then
 		if not mobs.check_for_player_within_area(self, 64) then
 			--print("removing SERIALIZED!")
 			self.object:remove()
diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/cow+mooshroom.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/cow+mooshroom.lua
index 9cc4e5d158..dfc98aad4c 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/cow+mooshroom.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/cow+mooshroom.lua
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ local cow_def = {
 	},
 	follow = mobs_mc.follow.cow,
 	on_rightclick = function(self, clicker)
-		if mobs:feed_tame(self, clicker, 1, true, true) then return end
+		if mobs:feed_tame(self, clicker, 1, true, true) then
+			return
+		end
 
 		if self.child then
 			return