New Study?

[SpicyTunaSushi]

Hey all,

I saw this random study today- while searching for something else-

http://www.abc.net.au/rural/nsw/content/2011/08/s3296591.htm

Apparently, more oats fed to ewes led to more female offspring. Interesting!

[SpicyTunaSushi]

But, maybe it isn't new- just chiming in.

[rainbowflower]

that's interesting! I think humans eating oats sways blue, though...

[atomic sagebrush]

As with everything, there are a lot of factors going on there (including what else the ewes were eating and what they were eating before they started eating the oats.).

I think oats are one of the best 'boy foods' out there because they raise testosterone.

But it's still very interesting, thanks so much for sharing!!!!!!

[Flava]

Hope it's not true for us because we are taking oat capsules!:worry:
But Im not a cow just will look like one soon!

[Foxy]

Interesting!! TFS!

[atomic sagebrush]

Don't put too much stock into it...I would NOT stop eating oats because of this (or start if I was a pink swayer!!)

[purplepoet20]

I was about to run to the store for oats... I will stick to coffee in the am!

[SpicyTunaSushi]

I hope I didn't cause any problems! Lol. But, it is interesting to see that swaying can happen through diet! That was my hope.

:)

[atomic sagebrush]

No, not at all Spicy! I love to have new info but I just hope that everyone keeps in mind how vague a lot of these studies are.

I promise that if ANYONE, human, ewe, bat, rat, or cat, went from eating a balanced diet to eating nothing but oats, they're gonna be swaying pink. That doesn't mean that oats are not a good blue food, because they clearly are.

There are no magic foods - you can conceive a girl eating roast beast and a boy eating cranberries and milk, because it's what is going on inside your body that sways and not what you put into your mouth. Any time you switch from a balanced diet with lots of variety of heathy and nutritious foods, to a limited diet based only around a few foods (esp. when those foods are CARBS) you are going to be swaying pink.

[gizmo77]

No, not at all Spicy! I love to have new info but I just hope that everyone keeps in mind how vague a lot of these studies are.

I promise that if ANYONE, human, ewe, bat, rat, or cat, went from eating a balanced diet to eating nothing but oats, they're gonna be swaying pink. That doesn't mean that oats are not a good blue food, because they clearly are.

There are no magic foods - you can conceive a girl eating roast beast and a boy eating cranberries and milk, because it's what is going on inside your body that sways and not what you put into your mouth. Any time you switch from a balanced diet with lots of variety of heathy and nutritious foods, to a limited diet based only around a few foods (esp. when those foods are CARBS) you are going to be swaying pink.



mmmmmm...roast beast, sounds delish. how do you prepare it?

;-)

[atomic sagebrush]

First, you have to catch the beast! You'll need some L-arginine to attract the beast, a bazooka to shoot it with, and threescore stout men to haul it back!

[lindi]

I think oats are probably making the ewe's bodies a bit less healthy and that's whats swaying pink. Ewes should be grazing on grass:

One of the problems with feeding a lot of cereal grains is that they are high in phosphorus and low in calcium. Feeding a diet that is high in phosphorus and low in calcium can cause urinary calculi in wethers and intact males. Inadequate calcium can lead to milk fever in pregnant or lactating ewes.

Excessive intake of grain or sudden intake of grain can cause numerous digestive and metabolic problems in sheep and lambs, including enterotoxemia (overeating disease), acidosis (grain overload), feedlot bloat, and polioencephalomalacia.

That last condition sounds crazy!

[gizmo77]

:-D

[atomic sagebrush]

I think oats are probably making the ewe's bodies a bit less healthy and that's whats swaying pink. Ewes should be grazing on grass:

One of the problems with feeding a lot of cereal grains is that they are high in phosphorus and low in calcium. Feeding a diet that is high in phosphorus and low in calcium can cause urinary calculi in wethers and intact males. Inadequate calcium can lead to milk fever in pregnant or lactating ewes.

Excessive intake of grain or sudden intake of grain can cause numerous digestive and metabolic problems in sheep and lambs, including enterotoxemia (overeating disease), acidosis (grain overload), feedlot bloat, and polioencephalomalacia.

That last condition sounds crazy!

I am inclined to agree lindi! Sheep are notoriously prone to various weird diseases.

[momto4boyz]

Interesting read