Raw eggs may not be so good..

[wolfsoul]

We're always told that the yolk has enough biotin to cancel out the avidin in the whiye. However, even though the yolk does have the most biotin of any food, it does not have enough biotin to make up for what is has been bound by the avidin.


Dr. Sharma, PhD, who is a biochemist with Bayer, contacted me about this issue. His investigation into the matter revealed that there is not enough biotin in an egg yolk to bind to all the avidin present in the raw whites. He found that 5.7 grams of biotin are required to neutralize all the avidin found in the raw whites of an average-sized egg. There are only about 25 micrograms -- or 25 millionths of a gram -- of biotin in an average egg yolk.

http://www.mercola.com/2005/feb/9/raw_eggs.htm

So in dogs who recieve kibble as their only source of nutrition, raw eggs shouldn't be fed often.

[Lady's Human]

Differing amounts by weight mean nothing. It would take a very tiny amount of a strong base to neutralize a comparatively large amount of a weak acid. Just because it sounds scientific doesn't mean it's accurate.

[dragondawg]

Incredible some of the things he said. For example rolling an egg on a table isn't going to tell you whether or not traces of chicken fecal contamination is on the outside of the shell. Neither should it be recommended to store eggs at room temperature. The idea that Salmonella poisoning is not serious is contrary to fact.

If you want to feed your dog eggs although most premium dog foods include powered eggs, then wash it, and cook it. The biotin is stable and the heat will break the bonding to avidin. As per the author's idea that cooking egg whites keeps one from absorbing protein, sorry but the body will break down protein to the amino acids, absorbing the amino acids to produce its own proteins.

Again, to avoid the possibility of Salmonella poisoning wash and cook the egg.