Disease Information

Congenital Cardiac Disease

• General Information
• The Cardiac General Exam
• Using Echocardiography
• What do the Cardiac Grades Mean?
• Breeder Guidelines
• Cardiac Statistics
• Cardiac Number Key
• Cardiac Application

Congenital Deafness

• Genetic Deafness in Dogs
• OFA BAER testing
• General Deafness Information
• Congenital Deafness Number Key
• Congenital Deafness Application

DNA

• DNA General Information
• DNA tests
• DNA Labs
• OFA Policy on DNA Clear By Parentage
• DNA Number Key
• DNA Application

Elbow Dysplasia

• General Information
• How does the OFA Grade Elbows?
• The OFA Answers Questions and Concerns Regarding Elbow Dysplasia
• Elbow statistics
• OFA policy on Releasing Preliminary Evaluations to the Public Domain.
• Elbow Dysplasia Number Key
• Elbow application
• Electronic Submission of Elbow Applications
• Follow Up Submissions
• Elbow Report Sample

Hip Dysplasia

• General Information
• How does the OFA radiograph process work?
• What do the hip grades mean?
• Breeder guidelines
• Preliminary Evaluations
• OFA policy on Releasing Preliminary Evaluations to the Public Domain
• GDC Data Now Available
• Treatment options
• Hip statistics
• Hip Dysplasia Number Key
• Hip application
• Electronic Submission of Hip Applications
• Follow Up Submissions
• Hip Report Sample

Legg-Calve-Perthes

• General Information
• How does the OFA Radiographic Process Work
• Treatment Options
• Legg-Calve-Perthes Number Key
• Legg-Calve-Perthes Application
• Legg-Calve-Perthes from Existing HD Number Application

Patellar Luxation

• General Information
• How is Patellar Luxation Diagnosed?
• What do the Patellar Luxation Grades Mean?
• Patellar Luxation Statistics
• Patellar Luxation Number Key
• Patellar Luxation Application
• Patellar Luxation Report Sample

Sebaceous Adenitis

• General Information
• The Sebaceous Adenitis Exam
• Breeder Guidelines
• Treatment Options
• Sebaceous Adenitis Application

Thyroid

• General Information
• OFA Thyroid Procedures
• Veterinarian Instructions for Thyroid Testing
• What do the Thyroid Classifications Mean?
• Michigan State University Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory Breed Prevalence Data
• Thyroid Statistics
• Thyroid Application

OFA Number Key