Stonegate's Health Files
The Companies We Use
OFA CERTIFICATION
PENNHIP CERTIFICATION
PENNHIP CERTIFICATION
The Orthopedic Foundation for Animals was established to be able to evaluate and identify if the dog has hip dysplasia or not. OFA measures how deep the hip fits in the socket. They focus on the ball of hip joint, if it's looks healthy or not.
OFA does not just test for hips. They also test and certify Eyes, Elbows, Hearts and Patellas.
PENNHIP CERTIFICATION
PENNHIP CERTIFICATION
PENNHIP CERTIFICATION
Unlike the OFA test, PennHIP requires three radiographs which to measure the hip joint laxity. They measure how tight the hip stays in the socket. They focus on the laxity of the hip socket, not how the joint sits in the sockets.
Pennhip only focuses on Hips. They do not evaluate elbows, hearts, eyes, patellas, so on.
DNA TESTING
PENNHIP CERTIFICATION
DNA TESTING
Almost all DNA companies are pretty much the same.
They all test for the most common genetic diseases,, such as Progressive Retinal Atrophy, Von Willebrand Disease, Degenerative Myelopathy, Exercise-Induced Collapse and many more.
We prefer Embark and/or PawPrints Genetics.
