Hip Dysplasia

Fealey et al. Canine Genetics and Epidemiology (2017) 4:4 DOI 10.1186/s40575-017-0043-7   Genetic mapping of principal components of canine pelvic morphology.pdf External link   Plain English Summary   "Concentrated breeding effort to produce various body structures and behaviors to suit human demand has inadvertently produced unwanted traits and diseases that accompany the external appearance and behavior of dogs. Purebred dogs, which a

See, e.g. Frequency of canine hip and elbow dysplasia decreasing in Finland https://www.kennelliitto.fi/en/about-us/notices/frequency-canine-hip-and-elbow-dysplasia-decreasing-finland Don't miss Katariina Maki's blog post, Finnish dog breed populations improving their health - hip dysplasia which includes a link to "Breeding Against Hip and Elbow Dysplasia in Dogs"... See "Breeding Against Hip and Elbow Dysplasia in Dogs", available in Downloads.   Excerpt from

Information About EBVs "EBVs communicate the genetic risk of hip/elbow score for individual dogs in reference to the entire breed. They can be compared to determine which breeding animals have a higher or lower genetic risk, a risk which will be inherited by their offspring/progeny. EBVs are computed using available hip and/or elbow scores for the dog and all its relatives. Pedigree information is used to determine the relationships among all dogs therein. This allows the ge

Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) : ARTICLE: An overview of Hip Grading https://www.ofa.org/diseases/hip-dysplasia   British Veterinary Association (BVA) / The Kennel Club: ARTICLE: Hip Dysplasia Scheme http://www.bva.co.uk/Canine-Health-Schemes/Hip-scheme/ ARTICLE: British Veterinary Association / Kennel Club Hip Dysplasia Scheme – Procedure Notes (2015) http://www.bva.co.uk/uploadedFiles/Content/Canine_Health_Schemes/hip-dysplasia-s