Sentences with phrase «dysplastic by»

The sad truth is, that breeding two dogs with normal elbows still produces 31 % puppies that would be considered dysplastic by X-Ray.

Not exact matches

These studies revealed that the void's physical characteristics — the type and location of missing bone — were consistent with a fibrous dysplastic neoplasm, a tumor caused by a bone growth disorder, the scientists report online today in PLOS ONE.

Since there are so many genes involved in polygenic traits such as HD, some few dogs with what we call a normal genotype (very few defective genes as evidenced by progeny results, for example) can be «forced» into dysplastic phenotypes if they are overfed and mineral - supplemented during their fast growth period.

Many dog breeds are ailed by hip dysplasia, but only about 5 % of Rhodesian Ridgebacks (taken from a sample of 8,300 dogs) were found to be dysplastic.

The x-rays are reviewed by board - certified veterinary radiologists and the elbows will be graded normal or dysplastic.

Nearly 10 % of 3600 elbow X-rays evaluated by the OFA were dysplastic.

In a dysplastic hip the caput is not deeply and tightly held by the acetabulum so instead of being a tight fit it is a loose fit.

Through her Litter Mate X-ray program or LMX, she has answered the prayers of every brokenhearted German Shepherd Dog owner by producing Shiloh Shepherds that are 97 % dysplastic free.

A dog can be dysplastic in one or both hips, can have a shallow socket and a normal ball, a malformed ball and normal socket, a shallow socket and malformed ball, a misaligned joint, loose ligaments, or a combination of these structural problems complicated by environmental factors such as rate of growth, level of nutrition, and exercise.

The 40 dogs described as «normal» at 2 years of age all had some «minimal or mild degenerative changes» by 9 years of age, and those 22 dogs diagnosed as dysplastic (lax joints in the hip - extended view) at 2 years had the same mild or minimal changes.

For example; if an attending veterinarian determines a dog to be dysplastic, by either method, the radiograph (s) may not be submitted to save the owner money.

Usually, large dogs suffer from this condition, but according to a study done by the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals, of 679 Shih Tzus, 20 % were found dysplastic.

The statistics published by the OFFA show that breeding two dogs with «Good» hips together would produce 10 % dysplastic offspring.

Compared to the smooth surfaces of the healthy hip joint, the femoral head affected by Legg - Perthes will appear rough and dysplastic (malformed and misshapen).