ASHGI/IDASH Pedigree Analysis
Average Scores for the Australian Shepherd breed The scores below are based on analysis results for the 184 pedigrees reviewed in 2008.
Trait	Average Score
Allergies	10
Autoimmune Disease	45
Bad Bites	29
Cataracts	42
Cobalamin Malabsorbtion	3
Collie Eye Anomaly	13
Color, dilute	9
Color, excess white	29
Color, yellow	3
Distichiasis	22
Epilepsy	52
Elbow Dysplasia/OCD	26
Heart Vessel Defects	13
Hemangiosarcoma	38
Hernia	20
Hip Dysplasia	52
Iris Coloboma	32
Lymphoma	27
Missing Teeth	52
MDR1	21
Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis	1
Patellar Luxation	6
Pelger-Huet Anomaly	6
Persistent Pupilary Membrane	6
Progressive Retinal Atrophy	3
Retained Testicles	18
Total Score	579
Average COI (based on data from hrdndog.com) - 10.0%
Average Scores for the North American Shepherd (aka Miniature Australian Shepherd) breed The scores below were based on analysis results for the 86 pedigrees reviewed in 2007 and 2008 (combined).
Trait Average Score Allergies 15 Autoimmune Disease 30 Bad Bites 8 Cataracts 26 Cobalamin Malabsorbtion 3 Collie Eye Anomaly 8 Color, dilute 2 Color, excess white 29 Distichiasis 34 Epilepsy 41 Elbow Dysplasia/OCD 4 Heart Vessel Defects 3 Hemangiosarcoma 21 Hernia 14 Hip Dysplasia 33 Iris Coloboma 36 Lymphoma 9 Missing Teeth 16 MDR1 15 Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis <1 Patellar Luxation 8 Pelger-Huet Anomaly 1 Persistent Pupilary Membrane <1 Progressive Retinal Atrophy 1 Retained Testicles 12 Total Score 370 Average COI 8.8%

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