SaturnMoon MAS & BC

Parent health testing

Border Collie

Miniature American Shepherd

• Hip Dysplasia

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  Hip testing reduces the chance of passing down hip dysplasia, which is primarily found in large breed dogs and can cause hip pain and the eventual loss of the function of the hip joint.

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• Elbow Dysplasia Finals (OFA, BVA, SV, FCI)

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  Elbow testing reduces the chance of passing down elbow dysplasia, which is primarily found in large breed dogs and can cause arthritis in the elbow joint and front leg lameness.

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• Eye Certification (CAER, registered with OFA)

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  Eye testing reduces the chance of passing down a wide range of hereditary eye illnesses including retinal dysplasia, lens luxation, and glaucoma, which can cause impared vision or blindness.

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• Shoulder Osteochondrosis

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  A breeder may perform additional tests on their dogs that do not fall into these general categories. These tests may be more uncommon or very specific to a particular breed.

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• DNA Coat/Trait Panel, DNA Disease Panel, Intestinal Cobalamin Malabsorption (IGS CUBN Exon 53), Border Collie Type, Sensory Neuropathy, Border Collie Type (SN), Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 5 (NCL5), Border Collie Type, Hyperuricosuria (HUU), Primary Lens Luxation (PLL), Gondysgenesis and Glaucoma, Border Collie Type, Trapped Neutrophil Syndrome, Cohen Syndrome (TNS), Multiple Drug Sensitivity (MDR1), Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA)

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  Genetic testing reduces the chance of passing down a wide variety of hereditary diseases of differing prevalence and severity such as Progressive Retinal Atrophy (an eye disease) and Von Willebrand's Disease (a blood disease).

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