Sonne Standard Poodles
Health and Breeding
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COI Coefficient of Inbreeding
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COI is Wright's Coefficient of Inbreeding. It
is a measure of how related the parents of the
dog were. What is considered high or low
varies with breed. Dr Armstrong's work
showed that for Standard Poodles the average
COI was around 15%. That means that for
Standard Poodles low would be under 15%.
In general it is considered "safer" to have
lower than average COIs, but that is no
guarantee against inherited diseases. The
codes after the COI are :
G- number of generations in computation
F - number of full generations found in the
pedigree
U - number of unique dogs in the pedigree"
C - number of common ancestors for sire and
dam.
(Poodle Heath Registry Database)
CERF Canine Eye Registration Foundation
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Canine Eye Registration Foundation (CERF)
is the Canine Eye Registration Foundation
CERF was founded by a group of concerned
purebred owner/breeders with a goal of
eliminating heritable eye diseases in
purebred dogs through registration, research,
and education
OFA Orthopedic Foundatin for Animals
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The Orthropedic Foundation for Animals, Inc
(OFA) has divisons of particular interest to
standard poodle breeders:
Hip Registry The purposes of the registry are:
to provide a standardized evaluation for hip
dysplasia and to serve as a database for
control of hip dysplasia through selective
breeding. To date the OFA maintains the
world's largest data base on hip conformation.