Arab farmer in udder shock as billy goat produces milk

Monday, November 3, 2014

A male goat from the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) has turned against nature itself and started producing milk. Shocked owner Nasser Al Alwi told U.A.E. newspaper The National that the goat he bought three years ago for breeding stock has grown functional udders. (Could he feed the kids he sires?)

Al Alwi has not tried the milk himself. "We are waiting for the lab test results to make sure the milk is of good quality and fit for human consumption," he told The National.

Veterinarians contacted by the newspaper were quick to say what we're all thinking: it's impossible for a male goat to produce milk. However, the same paper published a story in 2009 about a male goat which sprouted an udder and produced a half-litre of milk. The veterinarian contacted for that story said: "It's absolutely possible." BF