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Hip designationsJune 29 2008 at 11:58 PM | No one special (no login)
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| Can someone explain thouroghly the letters {HD-A, HD-Clear, HD-B} used in evaluating hips in Dobermans? I understand that HD-free would be better than HD-B but I see some breeders who use dogs with hips that are designated HD-A or HD-B. I assume because the gene pool is so small . . ? . . but I really don't understand completely how it affects the puppy's likelyhood of having problems. For instance if a male was HD-A and the female was HD-A, does that mean there is more likelyhood of problems than if one parent was HD-B and the other HD-clear? What is generally an acceptable risk as far as useing NON HD-free dogs as breeders? Am I correct about there just not being enough HD-clear Dobermans(yet) to only breed the ones with "perfect" hips. Thanks in advance for the explanation
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209.193.84.162 | Hmmmm | July 1 2008, 6:09 PM |
My Dobes are both out of parents rated A1, and I was told by the breeder that means excellent hips. I am not sure what all of the other stuff means....anxious to see what others say about it.
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209.193.84.162 | Looked at my reg papers and they are rated OFA E | July 1 2008, 7:37 PM |
So I looked it up, and this is what I found.
Not sure why I was thinking A 1.....a senior moment I guess. LOL
Ratings and their meanings
OFA Excellent Recommended for breeding - No signs of Hip Dysplasia
OFA Good Suitable for breeding
OFA Fair Permissible to breed but not recommended
"a" a stamp (acceptable hips)
a-normal Certified normal hips
a-Fast Normal Certified near normal hips - Fair
a-Noch zugelassen Certified still permissible
HD ZW Breed value assessment number
0\0 Negative for HD on left hip\right hip
2\2 HD in both hips - anything else is in between
a1 "a" excellent
a2 "a" good
Ta3 "a"fair
a6 "a" Foreign
TC Transitional Changes - Fair - Fast Normal - Borderline
A1 or A2 FCI - Excellent or Good repectively
B1 or B2 FCI - Fair - Near Normal - Transitional Changes
C1 or C2 FCI - Mild Hip Dysplasia
D1 or D2 FCI - Moderate Hip Dysplasia
E1 or E2 FCI - Severe Hip Dysplasia
More on International Hip Dysplasia Ratings
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No one special
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97.89.52.116 | Re: Looked at my reg papers and they are rated OFA E | July 3 2008, 1:28 AM |
Thanks, that helps clear it up for me
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