Sentences with phrase «elbow score breeding»

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.
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