Hip Certification

Methods of Hip Certification

Block	United States OFA Classification	Germany SV Classification	United Kingdom UK Classification	ISSR, Inc. Classification
1	Excellent (no sign of HD)	"a" Stamp Normal (No sign of HD)	Normal or within Normal	Excellent
2	GOOD (no sign of HD)	"a" Stamp Normal (No sign of HD)		Good
3	FAIR	"a" Stamp Fast normal (Transitional HD or suspicious for HD)		Fair
4	Borderline HD Does not certify		Abnormal or Dysplastic Does not certify	SP* (Still Permissible)
5	Mild HD Does not Certify	"a" Stamp Noch Zugelassen (Light HD, still allowable)		Mild HD Does not certify
6	Moderate HD Does not Certify	Does not "a" stamp Mittlere HD (Moderate HD)		Moderate HD Does not certify
7	Severe HD Does not Certify	Does not "a" stamp Schwere HD (Severe HD)		Severe HD Does not certify

* any dog that shows signs of having shallow acetabula or acetabular rim/edge change or osteoarthritis/degenerative joint disease (DJD) does NOT qualify for an SP rating. Only dogs that have failed OFA due to subluxation, yet show a strong LMX potential can be submitted for consideration.

We hope that the chart shown on this page will provide you with a better understanding regarding universally accepted hip rating systems as compared with our ISSR system. At this time we have two methods of hip evaluation/certification available in the US: OFA and PennHip.

OFA

As compared to OFA ratings the ISSR follows the following guidelines:
OFA ratings are accepted as presented on the official OFA report, with the exception of our SP* rating that is equal to the German FAST NORMAL and OFA "borderline."

OFA Rating	ISSR Rating
Excellent	Excellent
Good	Good
Fair	Fair
Borderline	May apply for SP*

Penn Hip

The PennHip system does not provide an actual rating, although each dog is evaluated against a breed specific laxity profile. (The breed's laxity profile and median percentile change as more dogs of that specific breed are evaluated by the Penn Hip method.) The ISSR documents the actual scores received for each hip. Those values are listed on the dog's permanent certificate. The average of the DI (distraction index) value for both hips is calculated for entry in the LMX (littermate x-ray) database. To correlate the data with that of the OFA, the following conversions are followed:

Average DI	ISSR Rating
0.29 or less with no DJD	Excellent
0.39 or less with no DJD	Good
0.49 or less with no DJD	Fair
0.55 or less with no DJD	may apply for SP

Original publication date in the Shiloh Shepherd Learning Center February 2003

Other ISSR, Inc. Reports:

Breeding Related:

ISSR Registered Litters (by kennel)	ISSR Litters born per year (Charts)	ISSR Licensed Breeder Matrix
ROM Points	Widely Used Studs

Health Survey (2000) and Ongoing Genetic Task Force Database:

Importance of the health survey (Summer 2000)	Health Survey 2000 (a word from the Breed founder)
Health Survey 2000 Preliminary Results (SPRING SSDCA NEWSLETTER 2001)	Health Survey 2000 Final Results (Fall SSDCA NEWSLETTER 2001, includes Dr. Padgett's report)
GTF Database (Reported diseases from 2000 Health Survey)	Ongoing On-Line Health Survey (IF YOU OWN A Shiloh Shepherd™ WHO IS OVER 1 YEAR OF AGE, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO FILL OUT THIS SURVEY!)

HIPS:

Littermate X-ray Program

Methods of Hip Certification

Shiloh Shepherd™ Hip Ratings

Publications:

Litter Evaluation Program Manual