Article
Genetics of canine hip dysplasia.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - 15 May 1997
Leighton E A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To document genetic progress in improving hip quality of dogs maintained in a closed breeding colony to produce dogs for training as guides for blind people. DESIGN: Prospective analysis of hip quality records from a breeding trial that encompassed 3 full generations and included some dogs born into the fourth and fifth generations. ANIMALS: Hip quality was assessed for 2,037 German Shepherd Dogs and...
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