Numbers and statistics from the database of the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals

of the White Swiss Shepherd as of February, 2022

Total WSSD dogs in the database- 181

(Format for listed results: name of result/ number of dogs with that result/ % of dogs with that result)

NUMBER OF OFA HIP ENTRIES: 128

  • excellent 14/ 10.9%
  • good 81/ 63.3%
  • fair 20/ 15.6%
  • borderline 5/ 3.9%
  • mild 4/ 3.1%
  • moderate 3/ 2.3%
  • severe 0/ 0.0%

NUMBER OF OFA ELBOW ENTRIES: 131

  • normal 116/ 88.5%
  • DJD I 15/ 11.5%
  • DJD II 5/ 3.8%
  • DJD III 0/ 0.0%

NUMBER OF OFA DM ENTRIES: 46

  • normal 40/ 87.0%
  • carrier 6/ 13.0%
  • affected 0/ 0.0%

NUMBER OF OFA MDR1 ENTRIES: 25

  • normal 21 84.0%
  • carrier 4 16.0%
  • affected 0 0.0%

NUMBER OF OFA CARDIAC ENTRIES: 47

  • normal 47/ 100.0%
  • abnormal 0/ 0.0%

NUMBER OF OFA EYE ENTRIES: 17

  • normal 15/ 88.2%
  • normal w/breeder option 2/ 11.8%
  • abnormal 0/ 0.0%

NUMBER OF OFA THYROID ENTRIES: 29

  • normal 29/ 100.0%
  • abnormal 0/ 0.0%

NUMBER OF OFA PATELLA ENTRIES: 23

  • normal 23/ 100.0%
  • abnormal 0/ 0.0%

NUMBER OF OFA DENTITION ENTRIES: 31

  • full 30/ 96.8%
  • missing teeth 1/ 3.2%

NUMBER OF OFA HEMOPHILIA A ENTRIES: 7

  • normal 7/100%
  • carrier 0/ 0%
  • affected 0/ 0%

NUMBER OF OFA LEUKOCYTE ADHESION DEFICIENCY ENTRIES: 4

  • clear 4/ 100.0%
  • carrier 0/ 0.0%
  • affected 0/ 0.0%"