Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Hip dysplasia risk in German Shepherd-Greyhound crossbreed dogs
By Cardinet, George H. et al.·Published in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association·1983·From the Department of Anatomy, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 (Cardinet); Department of Surgery and Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66502 (Guffy); Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108 (Wallace); Department of Animal Science, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616 (Laben)., United States·View original on Crossref →
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Original publication title: Canine hip dysplasia in German Shepherd Dog-Greyhound crossbreeds
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Plain-English summary
A group of 19 German Shepherd-Greyhound crossbreeds, aged between 12 to 24 months, were found to have a 42% rate of hip dysplasia, which is a condition that affects the hip joint and can cause pain and mobility issues. This rate is similar to that of purebred German Shepherds, which had a 35% prevalence of the same condition. The study suggests that breeding these crossbreeds does not significantly reduce the risk of hip dysplasia compared to breeding within purebred German Shepherds. Therefore, focusing on breeding practices within the German Shepherd breed may be more effective for maintaining healthy hips.
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Abstract
SUMMARY Nineteen German Shepherd Dog-Greyhound crossbreeds in 7 litters were evaluated by pathoanatomic and/or radiographic examination of their pelves when 12 to 24 months old (mean, 19 months). The prevalence of hip dysplasia in the crossbreeds was 42% (8/19). The prevalence of hip dysplasia in purebred German Shepherd Dog half-siblings in 16 litters produced by parents of the crossbreeds when mated to other German Shepherd Dogs was 35% (16/46). When numerical values were assigned to the pathoanatootmic and radiographic evaluations of the pelves, it was found that the severity of dysplastic changes in the crossbreeds were not significantly different from those changes in their purebred German Shepherd Dog half-siblings. It was concluded that selection for normal hips through mating German Shepherd Dogs with Greyhounds would be no more effective in lowering the prevalence of hip dysplasia than would selection within the German Shepherd Dog breed, which would be more desirable with regard to maintaining the standard of the breed.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Crossref: https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.1983.182.04.393