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Skywater Labrador Retrievers

​health testing for the betterment of the breed

Getting to know the health tests for our breed:

​Many test results are available to view by looking up a dog's AKC registered name here: www.ofa.org

​*OFA eyes(previously known as CERF) is an annual clearance performed by a Vet Opthalmologist screening for many eye diseases such as cataracts, retinal folds or dysplasia.

​*OFA Hips and Elbows are an x-ray screening for a rating, used towards reducing the percentages of dysplasia of each in the breed.

​*OFA Cardiac is an Echo Color Doppler screening of the heart to rule out breeding Labradors affected by TVD or Tricuspid Valve Dysplasia.

​*PRA/PRCD is a DNA test for Progressive Retinal Atrophy, a type of hereditary blindness found carried in many lines of Labradors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_retinal_atrophy

*RD/OSD is a genetic disease of collagen caused by a mutation.  Also preventable through DNA testing.
​ https://www.pawprintgenetics.com/blog/2015/01/20/retinal-dysplasiaoculoskeletal-dysplasia-1-rdosd1-preventable-inherited-disease-labrador-retriever/


*EIC is Exercise Induced Collapse found in a few breeds, and affected dogs can be eliminated by breeding dogs carrying this genetic trait to tested Clear dogs.
​See more info: http://www.justlabradors.com/health-and-nutrition/exercise-induced-collapse-labrador-retrievers

​*CNM is Central Nuclear Myopathy and the same as EIC, is being tested for to prevent affected dogs.
​See more info: http://www.labradorcnm.com/​

​*DM is Degenerative Myelopathy is another terrible hereditary disease that we can prevent through testing.
​http://www.caninegeneticdiseases.net/DM/basicDM.htm

​*HNPK is Hereditary Nasal Parakeratosis and is a disease affecting the nose tissue, so it is also ruled out by breeding Carriers or Clears only to Clear dogs.
​http://www.animalgenetics.us/Canine/Genetic_Disease/HNPK.asp

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