OFA Publications

OFA's 40 Years of Dedication to The Advancement of Canine Health

OFA Overview (5th Edition, 2006)

The Use of Health Databases and Selective Breeding: A Guide for Dog and Cat Breeders and Owners, by Greg Keller, DVM, MS, DAVCR
A major update to the monograph last published in 1993, this monograph has detailed information on all of the current OFA databases. In Acrobat Reader format. This Adobe Acrobat file is approximately 1.2 megs in size.

Articles

Examining Elbow Dysplasia Updated Summer 2005 (Acrobat format)
Elbow dysplasia has been found in 78 breeds evaluated by the Orthopedic Foundation for
Animals...

The OFA Answers Questions and Concerns Regarding Elbow Dysplasia
In 1990, following a conference of the International Elbow Working Group, the OFA began its Elbow Dysplasia (ED) Database.

Collecting and Utilizing Phenotypic Data to Minimize Disease: A Breeder's Practical Guide, by Rhonda Hovan (Acrobat format)
The methods of collecting and analyzing phenotypic data presented here offer breeders the opportunity to dramatically decrease the incidence of genetic disease in their breeding programs to a level often significantly below that reported as a breed average by OFA and other statistical databases.

The OFA and the Role of Canine Health Databases, by Eddie Dziuk, originally published in Dog News magazine.
When the OFA was formed in 1966, one of its main objectives was to "advise, encourage, and establish control programs to lower the incidence of orthopedic and genetic diseases". This objective remains firmly in place today.

The Advocate

The Advocate is a newsletter of the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals. In Acrobat Reader format.

• Issue 1, Is Hypothyroidism Really the Leading Canine Genetic Disease?
  
  
• Issue 2, After 33 Years of Progress: Prepare for a New Century
  
  

• Issue 3, Elbow Dysplasia

• Issue 4, Prevalence of Hip Dysplasia in a Canine Veterinary Hospital Population

Brochures, Videos, Kits, Multiple copies of application forms

If you represent a breed club, kennel, or veterinarian you may order multiple copies of brochures and applications.

Order Brochures, Videos, Kits, and/or multiple copies of Application forms from the OFA

Brochures
Hip Dysplasia, Elbow Dysplasia, Patellar Luxation, Cardiac, Thyroid, What happens to a radiograph at the OFA: the Submission and Evaluation Process

Videos
CHD: The Hidden Disease, Elbow Dysplasia: A Matter of Genes
These videos are now available online. They are large files and may take several hours to download. Click on "Videos" above to go to the video download page.

If you order videos through the mail, a donation to the OFA of $10 per video is optional, but appreciated.

Kits and multiple applications
Owner and Veterinarian kits may be ordered. Single copies of database applications may be downloaded from the Applications section of this website, but multiple copies may be ordered using the form linked above.

Return Address Labels

OFA Return address labels are now available in Acrobat format. These labels are formatted to print on Avery 5263 labels (2" x 4" labels, 10 per page).

Return Address Labels