Elbow
Breed: Bernese Mountain Dog
Breeds in this Condition
HSP Test-Specific Data
Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America
puppies can only be registered from sires and dames with good to excellent grades
ED (reported in BMDCA's Health Survey 2005)
Elbow screening is a required test to receive a CHIC number. See OFA for BMD tests - https://www.ofa.org/recommended-tests?breed=BMD
OFA Statistics:
https://www.ofa.org/diseases/breed-statistics#detail
Screening for ED is mentioned in the
BMDCA's Code of Conduct:
"BMDCA members who breed agree to: obtain an evaluation for hip and elbow dysplasia from the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) or other BMDCA recognized orthopedic registry prior to using a BMD for breeding. Regardless of any prior evaluations, all dogs over 24 months of age who are to be used for breeding must be evaluated by the OFA or other BMDCA recognized orthopedic registry for hip and elbow dysplasia after 24 months of age and prior to being bred."
Elbow Dysplasia by Breed with at least 50 evaluations from 1974 thru 2018
BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG
Finnish Kennel Club
The Kennel Club
Sennenhund Breeds Club (Finland)
See PEVISA