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Breed Requirements

Scottish Deerhound

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Congenital Cardiac Database

  • OFA evaluation by board certified cardiologist, exam must include echocardiography.

FACTOR VII Deficiency DNA test

  • DNA based test from an accepted lab

Serum Bile Acid Test (Optional)

  • Bile-Acid test results from IDEXX, Antech, and Veterinary College Diagnostic Laboratories are accepted. Results from in-house testing done at private veterinary clinics are not accepted.

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*Note – In addition to the breed specific requirements above, a CHIC requirement across all participating breeds is that the dog must be permanently identified via microchip or tattoo in order to qualify for a CHIC number.

All OFA Applications are available at http://www.offa.org/applications.html. Applications may be filled out online.