PUTRAJAYA: The Veterinary Services Department has confirmed that there was no human deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) found in a kid with human-like features in Kota Tinggi, Johor.

Its director-general Datuk Dr Kamarudin Md Isa said the goat had died in the womb and its strange features were caused by a genetic abnormality.

"It is a fetal anomaly. There is no issue that the kid was born through unnatural sexual intercourse. Such perception is wrong," he told a press conference here Friday.

On April 24, a Felda Sungai Mas settler was shocked when he found that one of his goats had given birth to a kid that had the features of a human.

Dr Kamaruddin called on the public to stop speculating and spreading inaccurate information over the incident.

He said the DNA testing was conducted at the Johor Baru Veterinary Laboratory last month.

He said the fetal anomaly was a common occurrence among animals but the percentage was very small. Among the factors contributing to such a disorder were infections and a lack of nutrients.

On another matter, Dr Kamaruddin said the department was practising an open policy in approving applications for import of live animals and meat such as beef, mutton and chicken pieces.

A recent newspaper report claimed that the Veterinary Services Department had made decisions which only favoured the big players in the industry. – Bernama