African Goats Test World’s First Environment-Friendly Male Contraceptive

Sam Aola Ooko — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:58:21 +0000

In drought-stricken Kenya, male goats are forced to fire blanks by wearing a condom that will prevent them from breeding to save on scant resources.

Made from cowhide or anything from braided grass to discarded wood pieces or old sandals, the condom is not a sheath but a home made contraption that is designed to get in between the buck’s belly and the doe’s genitalia thus preventing mating.

In the absence of modern breeding methods in remote districts of Kenya mainly inhabited by Maasai herdsmen, the traditional condom, or olor in the local language, is secured under the belly with a rope or elastic strap.

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African Goats Test World’s First Environment-Friendly Male Contraceptive