Belgian Health
Statistics
NOTE: To show trends, I'm adding information to
this page, but leaving prior information also.
This allows you to see what the statistics were like in the past, and what they are
currently at.
The following information came from the OFA web site. No information was given for the Laekenois.
HIP DYSPLASIA
FROM JANUARY 1974 THROUGH DECEMBER 1996
| RANKING/BREED | # EVALUATIONS | % EXCELLENT | % DYSPLASTIC |
| 83. Belgian Malinois | 695 | 15.0 | 6.0 |
| 94. Belgian Tervuren | 2581 | 19.9 | 4.3 |
| 101. Belgian Sheepdog | 2079 | 30.6 | 2.8 |
From Jan 1974 - Jan 1998 (added info is from Jan '97 - Jan '98) |
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| 89. Belgian Malinois | 926 | 15.3 | 6.2 |
| 102. Belgian Tervuren | 2996 | 20.7 | 3.9 |
| 105. Belgian Sheepdog | 2350 | 30.6 | 3.0 |
NOTE that the % dysplastic went UP in
the Malinois between '96 and '98 :-(
On the brighter side though, so did the % of excellents and more Mal's are being checked
so at least there is progress in that area.
As of Dec 31, 1996 individuals representing 155 breeds have been evaluated by OFA and elbow dysplasia has been found in 70 of these breeds.
Breeds in which at least 75 individuals have been evaluated as of December 31, 1996 are listed in a table on the OFA page and are classified by percent dysplastic and grade of elbow dysplasia. The higher the grade number, the worse the dysplasia is.
There has NOT been at least 75 Belgian Malinois x-rayed for elbow dysplasia as of Dec 31, 1996. However, there are Malinois who have been diagnosed as have elbow dysplasia.
As of Dec 31, 1997 individuals representing 164 breeds have been evaluated by OFA and elbow dysplasia has been found in 78 of these breeds.
Breeds in which at least 75 individuals have been evaluated as of December 31, 1997 are listed in the adjoining table and are classified by percent dysplastic and grade of elbow dysplasia.
| Breed | Total | % Dyspl. | I | II | III |
| Belgian Tervuren | 360 | 4.2 | 66.7 | 26.7 | 6.7 |
| Belgian Sheepdog | 201 | 5.5 | 72.7 | 18.2 | 9.1 |
| Belgian Tervuren | 641 | 4.7 | 73.3 | 23.3 | 3.3 |
| Belgian Sheepdog | 346 | 4.6 | 68.8 | 25.0 | 6.3 |
| Belgian Malinois | 192 | 12.5 | 66.7 | 29.2 | 4.2 |
EYE DISEASE
I'm working on updating this
section still.
The following information came from CERF. I only received the information for the Belgian Malinois. I am
only putting summary information on this page, for detailed breakdowns containing the age
of the dogs involved, the statistics for specific problems, etc., contact CERF and obtain
a CERF membership.
Statistics report for Jan 1991 - March 1997
| Eye Problem | Total Males | % Males | Total Females | % Females | Total Dogs | % Dogs |
| Cornea Problems | 2 | 1.85 | 5 | 1.52 | 4 | 1.67 |
| UVEA Problems | 4 | 3.70 | 1 | .76 | 5 | 2.08 |
| Lens Problems | 9 | 8.33 | 6 | 4.55 | 15 | 6.25 |
| Vitreous Problems | 0 | 0 | 1 | .76 | 1 | .42 |
| Fundus Problems | 7 | 6.48 | 7 | 5.30 | 14 | 5.83 |
| Other Problems | 1 | .93 | 2 | 1.52 | 3 | 1.25 |
| Total Animals | 108 | 132 | 240 | |||
| Total Normal Animals | 89 | 82.41 | 113 | 85.61 | 202 | 84.17 |
| Total Problem Animals | 19 | 17.59 | 19 | 14.39 | 38 | 15.83 |
| Total Number of Problems | 27 | 25 | 21 | 15.91 | 48 | 20 |
| Total CERF Rejected Animals | 7 | 6.48 | 10 | 7.58 | 17 | 7.08 |
Eye Problem Summaries Include
Cornea - Dystrophy epithelial/stromal
UVEA - persistent pupillary membranes iris to iris
Lens - anterior cataract, posterior cataract, nucleus cataract, punctate cataract,
intermediate cataract
Vitreous - degeneration
Fundus - generalized retinal atrophy, central retinal atrophy, suspicious retinal atrophy,
generalized/detached retinal dysplasia, geographic retinal dysplasia, focal/folds retinal
dysplasia