From:
mariebartholdsson@hotmail.com
Date: 2001-11-10 07:40:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Fish
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it avidin in raw egg white which
causes biotin deficiency? I don't think there is thiaminase in eggs.
Marie
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., sukiecrandall@t... wrote:
> One very real problem is that although one contributor (raw egg
> whites) to thiamine deficiency is easy to figure out , most food
> references don't give thiaminase levels for fish or crutacean
> types, so this may be one of those situations in which caution is
> the best route except when there is a last ditch effort going on.