How the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) is tackling inherited disorders in the USA: Using hip and elbow dysplasia as examples

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 189, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 197-202

  Keller, G Gregory ^a   Dziuk, Edmund ^a   Bell, Jerold S ^a,b  

^a Orthopedic Foundation for Animals   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine; Elbow dysplasia; Genetic registry; Hip dysplasia; Inherited disorders

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; BREEDING; ELBOW DISEASE; ELBOW DYSPLASIA; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC TRAIT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HIP DYSPLASIA; NONHUMAN; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ELBOW JOINT; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HIP DYSPLASIA, CANINE; ORTHOPEDICS; PEDIGREE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79961127363     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2011.06.019     Document Type: Article

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