The breeding values and inbreeding coefficients recorded in this web site enable me to find dogs with low hip and
elbow score breeding values that belong to the current and recent generations.
Not exact matches
It is recommended that members use the KC / BVA Hip /
Elbow scoring scheme in any
breeding programme.
Currently EBVs for hip and
elbow scores, which measure the propensity for hip and
elbow dysplasia, are available for a variety of dog
breeds in several countries, including Finland, Sweden, UK and USA (http://www.kennelliitto.fi/en/news/frequency-of-canine-hip-and-
elbow-dysplasia-decreasing-in-finland; [64]; http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/services/public/mateselect/ebv/Default.aspx; https://secure.vet.cornell.edu/bvhip/).
Our analysis of 700,000 hip and 150,000
elbow records in the publically available OFA database demonstrate clearly that efforts to reduce the frequency and severity of hip dysplasia, and its secondary osteoarthritis in the USA based on radiographic evaluation (phenotype), have met with meager improvement in genetic quality as measured by estimated hip
score breeding values since 1970 (Hou et al., 2014).
(The lowest hip and
elbow breeding value indicate the dog with the genetic potential to produce the best conformation based on the OFA
score.