Rabid cow euthanized in Jackson County

MAYSVILLE - A Maysville farmer is recuperating after he was attacked by one of his cows, an animal that turned out to have rabies.

Raymond Parks said the 900-lb. cow head-butted him, knocking him into a barbed wire fence and breaking some of his ribs. He shot the cow and a vet later put the animal down.

Rabies in cows is very unusual, according to area veterinarians.

The cow lived on a farm not too far from the Hall County location where a rabid bobcat was found on January 20. The bobcat was shot by a homeowner on Bryant Quarter Road in Gillsville after the animal approached two dogs. Those dogs had updated vaccinations.

The remainder of Parks' 19 cattle will be quarantined for six months.