Sentences with phrase «dysplastic changes»

The British Veterinary Association / Kennel Club scoring method is one of several measures used to assess the genetic propensity of potential breeding stock for dysplastic changes to the hips based on radiographic examination.

It is a complex measure composed of nine ordinal traits, intended to evaluate both early and late dysplastic changes.

However, affected puppies are born with normal hips — the dysplastic changes are not there at birth.

Not exact matches

No amount of x-rays can prevent bone and joint problems or change a dog's genetic predisposition for luxating patellas (knees), and dysplastic hips or elbows.

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.

You can think of an index of 0.4 as being «40 % out of the socket» if you want to oversimplify the picture, since the readings runs from a hypothetical 0 (zero would mean no ability to move in the socket) to a full luxation of 100 % out of the socket, or DI of 1.0 (and of course in the worst cases, the number can be over one, but those dogs will have bad bone changes, too, so it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see they are dysplastic).