Lack of Scientific Backing for Raw Diets

[LittleMonster]

Hello everyone,

I am relatively new to this board, and am interested in the raw diet. My dog has gotten an occasional raw pieces of food as treats, but never as a meal.

I wanted to do some research, but sadly I have found no scientific facts that back up any raw diets. All I was able to find was the same old arguments both for and against raw.

So, can anyone point me in direction of some research that is done on raw diets? For example, it would be nice to know exactly how "balanced" a varied raw diet is, or, what the true risk of pathogens are in irradiated raw food?