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Originally Posted by Judi W And sometimes those convictions are conveniently adjusted to what one wants to do. The OFA website quite clearly states that breeding decisions must take into consideration the gene pool and selection choices. With a small population and limited choices of course expectations must be adjusted. Fortunately the Rottweiler breed has a fairly large population and a fairly decent selection of breeding partners available. |
Well I would have to say that my ortho's convictions wouldn't have anything to do with what someone else wants to do. Why does OFA have all that on their website? It is to defend their position on elbows and to prevent a change that should definitely occur. They claim that their submissions are more cost effective, well if the cost of an extra film or two on an exam is going to break me, well then I shouldn't breed at all.
http://www.offa.org/elbowstatbreed.html
This is the statistics from last year and it does not include CERF exams. Look at the difference in submissions for hips vs elbows. Only 1 in 8 even submitted elbows. Also according to the stats there are approximately only around 4,700 dogs who passed elbows. You know that MOST individuals who failed Cardiac and CERF exams would not submit the results, because they know before submitting the paperwork that they failed, so there are countless numbers of dogs that failed. There are only approximately 1500 dogs who passed Heart alone.
Elbow Dysplasia Statistics http://www.offa.org/stats.html#breed