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Official Site of the Staffordshire Terrier Club of America
Home of the American Staffordshire Terrier
Health
STCA Health Chairperson: Lacey Benítez
Members: Kelly Townsend, Gloria Otero, Jessica Branch, Rose Starky and John O’Hanlon
Contact: health@amstaff.org
Contact: health@amstaff.org
STCA Recommended Health Testing for your Amstaff
Recommended Health Testing click here
The Staffordshire Terrier Club of America recommends health testing for the following conditions that do affect the American Staffordshire Terrier for your breeding programs.
Hip Dysplasia (must be 2 years old for final results for OFA and 16 weeks for PennHip)
OFA Evaluation
PennHIP Evaluation
Congenital Cardiac Database
OFA evaluation with examination performed by a Cardiologist (Must be 1 year old to be in OFA database)
Autoimmune thyroiditis
OFA evaluation from an approved laboratory - the Staffordshire Terrier Club of America recommends annual testing.
NCL-A (Cerebellar Ataxia)
Optigen NCL test results registered with the OFA - the Staffordshire Terrier Club of America advises that 2 NCL carriers should never be bred together, and that affected dogs should never be bred.
First Generation Offspring of tested dogs eligible for Clear By Parentage.
ALPP (Amstaff juvenile laryngeal paralysis and polyneuropathy) - More info
- ALPP test results registered with the OFA - the Staffordshire Terrier Club of America advises that 2 ALPP carriers should never be bred together, and that affected dogs should never be bred.
Eye Examination by a boarded ACVO Ophthalmologist (Optional) results registered with OFA.
Elbow Dysplasia (Optional) usually done when evaluated for Hip Dyspasia
See more information "Health Committee" page.
OFA Evaluation
Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
www.offa.org
To improve the health and well being of companion animals through a reduction in the incidence of genetic disease.
Originally the OFA's main focus was "hip dysplasia" but now also includes other genetic defects.
If a breeder says there dogs are OFA Certified, then you can look up their dogs in the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals database to see what health testing was actually done.
PennHIP
www.pennhip.org