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registries:
Closed registries release only normal results to the public. PennHIP and Canine Eye Registration Foundation (CERF) are examples of closed registries. Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) was a closed registry, orginally. Now OFA is a semi-closed registry. All normal results are still released, but abnormal results will only be released to the public with owner consent. Open registries would provide information on normals, affected and carriers.
OFA (hip, thyroid, pra, heart, sebaceous adentitis, etc.)
CHIC - The Canine Health Information Center, also known as CHIC, is a centralized canine health database jointly sponsored by the AKC/Canine Health Foundation (AKC/CHF) and the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA). For more information, the SCA CHIC liaison is Cheri Hollenback.
DNA tests:
Genetic Testing: A Guide for Breeders by Mary Whiteley, Ph.D.
suggested reading:
Picking A Puppy - How the genetics of behavior can help you choose the best one for you by Susan Thorpe-Vargas Ph.D.
Guide to Hereditary and Congenital Diseases in Dogs by W. Jean Dodds, DVM
Genetics And Breeding Strategies: Essays For The Dog Breeder by Dr. Susan Thorpe-Vargas
Canine Inherited Disorders Database
Genetics and Diversity on the canine-genetics.com website
Breeding for Health on the malamutehealth.org website
K9 Genetics Discussion Group on yahoo
Canine Genetics Resources on workingdogs.com - a large collection of links for further reading
Breeding Better Dogs - a list of articles by Carmen L. Battaglia - some of these are very thought provoking
Natural Protection of Genetic Variation by Dr. Per Eric Sundgren - this makes understanding the importance of the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) to your breeding program very understandable
Practical Genetics for Samoyed Breeders and Owners by Jerold S Bell, DVM, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine
