A raging bull went berserk in rural New Jersey, tossing its owner around and charging at a cop car before it was shot dead, police said.

The farmhouse fracas broke out around 3 p.m. Friday when police officers arrived at Houses Corner Road in response to several calls for a cow in the middle of the road.

Instead, the beast’s owner, Wendy McDermott, informed them the cattle was actually a bull — and a really aggressive one.

McDermott informed police that she was en route to coax the massive animal with food back into its farm enclosure.

At first, the bull dutifully followed her car up a winding gravel road but bumped the vehicle and tried to mount it several times.

When McDermott got out of the car to persuade it through an open gate, the animal suddenly snapped — charging at her and throwing her around.

McDermott began screaming for her life, telling cops the bull needed to be shot as she scrambled to safety in Officer Arlene Lippencott’s patrol car.

Other patrol units arrived on scene — and two officers opened fire on the bull, shooting it dead when it began charging their car.

McDermott, who lives on Houses Corner Road, was transported to Newton Memorial Hospital, where she received numerous stitches to her head. She also suffered cuts and bruises to her upper body.

She told police that the bull had recently gotten aggressive with her husband.

McDermott could not be reached.