NOVA SCOTIA DUCK
TOLLING RETRIEVER
Explanation to OFA numbers (example of hip number) 42G43F-T describes subject
as:
42= 42nd to receive a normal hip number
G= hips rated Good (ratings are: Normal, Fair, Good and Excellent)
( See table for translation to/compare to FCI ratings)
43F= female, 43 months old at time of evaluation
T= permanently identified: tattoo, microchip, or DNA profile
(method not specified)
CArdiac, ELbow, and THyroid numbers that
are issued to dogs evaluated as normal, without any rating.
Cardiac numbers also signify the identity of the examiner: C = Cardiologist, P
= Practitioner, S = Specialist
OFA-HD OFA-EL OFA-PRA OFA-TH OFA-CA
OFA-CEA
Please observe that OFA can have some of the names
mis-spelled!