Health Nutrition

The GRCAB recommends that at a minimum, hips, elbows, heart and eyes of breeding stock should be "Cleared" by certification of a registered veternarian specialist and breeders should be able to provide you with copies of their certificates from the following organizations.

Health Registry Organizations & Additional Resources Regarding Health

Heart
OFA Cardiac cetification
http://www.offa.org/cardiacinfo.html

Eyes
Canine Eye Registration Foundation (CERF)
http://www.vet.purdue.edu/~yshen/cerf.html

Orthopedic (Hips, elbows)
Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA)
Hips: http://www.offa.org/hipinfo.html
Elbows: http://www.offa.org/elbowinfo.html

PennHIP (University of Pennsylvania Hip Improvemnet Program)
http://www.vet.upenn.edu/research/centers/pennhip//

The following Veterinary College in Canada also issues certification for hips and elbows and the statistics are just now available on line
Ontario Veternary College (OVC)
Diagnostic Imaging Sectin of the Teaching Hospital
Howard Dobson, BVM &S,DVSc,Dip.ACVRS,Cert EO
http://www.hipdyplasia.ovc.uoguelph.ca

Thyroid
OFA Thyroid Certification
http://www.offa.org/thyinfo.html

DNA Tests
Von Willebrand's Disease
OFA Certification
http://www.offa.org/dnainfo.html

VetGen - Purebred Animal Genetic (DNA) Disease Testing & Profiling
http://www.VetGen.com

GenTest - Veterinary Genetic Services
http://www.members.ozemail.com.au/~gentest/

Optigen
http://www.optigen.com

Veterinary Diagnotics Center: Canine Inherited Disease Testing
http://www.vetdnacenter.com/canine-disease-test.html

Canine Cancer Awareness
http://www.caninecancerawareness.org/default.asp

Canine Epilepsy Network
http://www.canine-epilepsy.net

Article Regarding Pigmentary Uvietis - CLICK HERE

This is a link to a voucher to print off from the Golden Retriever Foundation who will pay for goldens 8 years and older to have their eyes checked with the CERF organization.
Click Here