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Breeder Health Services, Exams & Testing

Advanced Animal Care of Colorado is dedicated to fulfilling all of our breeder’s needs, this includes providing access to all health and genetic services necessary to getting health clearances and evaluating our dogs within a breeding program. Our puppy is being examined through hearing instrument. staff is very knowledgeable and organized about all of the testing necessary to get CHIC certification for each breed and has access to all of the information needed to get these tests performed efficiently. We can also help you achieve Breeder of Merit certification with the AKC.

As quality breeders, we understand that each of you are doing the best you can to track and eliminate all possible heritable disease and genetic markers for issues within your lines. We want to support that effort by making these tests available in a convenient fashion and at affordable prices!

Breeder Health Services:

This list changes frequently, let us know if you don’t see what you need – we can take care of it!

Radiographs	Testing Notes	Submitted To
Hip Dysplasia-OFA	Usually no sedation required, 2 yrs of age or prelim at 6 mos	OFA
Hip Dysplasia-PennHip	Sedation required –includes FREE OFA Hips at same time http://info.antechimagingservices.com/pennhip/index.html Done as early at 16 weeks, no need to repeat at 2 yrs	PennHip via Antech Imaging Services
Elbow Dysplasia	Usually no sedation required, 2 yrs	OFA
Spine	No sedation required, 1 yr	OFA
Shoulder OCD	No sedation required, 1yr	OFA
Tracheal Hypoplasia	No sedation required, 1 yr	OFA
Legg-Calve-Perthes	Usually no sedation required, 1 yr	OFA

Examination	Testing Notes	Submitted To
Patella Luxation	By General Practitioner, 1 yr	OFA
Eye Examination	By Ophthalmologist, litter exam, repeat annually	CERF or OFA
Cardiac Examination	Auscultation by GP or Cardiologist, Echocardiogram by Cardiologist; 1 yr; Certain breeds repeat annually	OFA
Congenital Deafness	BEAR Hearing Testing by GP	OFA +/- Club
Sebaceous Adenitis	Skin punch biopsy, local anesthesia +/- sedation by GP	OFA via Histopath
Microchipping	Home Again International microchips	Home Again
Tattoos	No sedation required; can utilize any kennel tattoo	Owner preference

Laboratory Test	Testing Notes	Submitted To
Thyroid	Full panel to Michigan State University (MSU), 1yr +/- repeat	OFA via MSU
DNA Testing – Optigen	All tests: http://www.optigen.com/opt9_test.html	Optigen
DNA Testing – Vetgen	All tests: http://www.vetgen.com/BreedPagesList.aspx	Vetgen
DNA – AKC & OFA	For Permanent ID, DNA Depository, Parentage, Database	AKC & OFA
DNA Testing – Any Lab	For Universities, Individual Labs, Breed Club, Research	Any Location
Brucellosis	IFA or AGID, pre-breeding, export purposes, infertility	Antech
Titers for Vaccinations	Rabies, Distemper, Parvovirus (for export or not)	KSU, CSU
Leptospirosis Titers	For export	Antech
Progesterone Testing	Ovulation Timing	Antech
Hormone Panels	Specialty Hormone Panels for Fertility and Coat assessment	Various Labs

Advanced Animal Care of Colorado offers several Breeder Health Days per year at discounted prices, as well as holds Breeder Health Booths at many dog shows and National Specialties. Check our events calendar or contact us for our upcoming specials. If you are interested in having us host a Health Services booth at your club or upcoming show, please let us know!

If at anytime you or your breeder colleagues have a group of dogs that need health services, we are able to offer discounted prices by doing a mini health day. Please contact us and we will work this out for you.

We also offer discounted litter pricing on: