Apparently five people a year are killed by cows and bulls, and this is a statistic that one farmer now knows all too well after his prize bovine left him moments from death.
Roger, who has been working with cows for over 30 years recalled how he survived a savage attack from a cow, while speaking on This Morning on Friday.
Farmer Roger was busy piercing cows ears, as he does three times a year, but when he attempted to plug a calf's ear the mother cow became extremely defensive and mistook his care for danger.
Without a moment to react, Roger, who now needs a neck brace, said that he was knocked to the ground by the cow as she threw all her weight on to him and began crushing him.
The farmer refused to condemn the cow, named Daisy, for her actions and tried to play down the incident that left him with a broken back and neck.
He said: "I caught Daisy on an off day, all mothers are going to be alarmed if their baby is alarmed
"She ground me into the ground with her big head, then she kicked me with her front feet and broke my ribs and broke my back and broke my neck.
"There's nothing like a near death experience to make you cheery."
Luckily for Roger he had an assistant with him who was brave enough to jump up and push the cow away from him.
Momentarily Roger, who is still tending to his animals, could pick himself and catch his breath while Daisy's attention was elsewhere.
He said: "He chased Daisy off and she then attacked him, and then she turned her attention again to me, and then he got her off, got me in the car and drove me to hospital."
Speaking in more detail about his attack, Roger said: "Cows press with their head down and try and grind you into the ground with their head. They're very efficient at doing this. But they are gentle animals."
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