FIRST: Make sure the names of the dogs on the
certificates are the same as the sire and dam of the litter and that the AKC numbers
match.
OFA HIP
REGISTRY
Example: BF-3685G32F-T
BF = the breed
3685= the certificate number
G = the result (E=excellent, G=good, F=fair)
32 = age in months at exam (should be at least 24)
F = gender of dog
T = dog has permanent ID (tattoo or microchip)
Find out hip status for 3 generations, and for as many siblings, cousins, etc. as
possible. It's not enough to know only about the parents of the litter because
of the polygenecity of dysplasia.
OFA ELBOWS
REGISTRY
Example: BF-EL277-T
BF-EL = Breed and Elbow Registry
277 = certificate #
T = permanent ID on dog
OFA CARDIAC
REGISTRY
Example: BF-CA71/28F/C-T
BF-CA = Breed and Cardiac Registry
71 = certificate #
28= age in months at exam time (at least 12 months)
F = gender
C = exam was done by a cardiologist. S = specialist (an internist with cardiology
training); P = practioner
T = permanent ID on dog
OFA Thyroid
REGISTRY
Example: BF-TH25/31F-T
BF-TH = Breed and Thyroid Registry
25 = certificate #
31 = age in months
F = gender
T = permanent ID on dog
CERF (eyes)
REGISTRY
Example: BF-301/97-32
BF= breed
301 = certificate #
97 = year of exam (should be an annual exam and within past year for breeding dogs)
32 = age of dog in months at last exam
* * *
Note: There have been SAS-affected
puppies born even where both parents had OFA Cardiac certificates. This happens because
either the dogs are carriers, or affected without showing physical evidence yet (no
murmur), or the veterinarian who examined the dog was not sufficiently skilled to
appreciate the murmur. It is helpful to check as many relatives, littermates, offspring of
littermates as possible since this is not a straight dominant gene issue.
Verify nformation on the OFA web page (http://www.offa.org,
then Database
Queries).
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