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Detection Dog Survey Detects African Wild Dog Presence and a Shared Marking Site [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionAfrican wild dog (Lycaon pictus) populations are difficult to assess effectively and scalable strategies for population monitoring are lacking, often because of low detection rates.
Tim Hofmann +10 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 Captive breeding is a critical tool for conservation of endangered species. Identifying the correct time to pair males and females can be a major challenge for captive breeding programmes, with current methods often being invasive or slow. Detection dogs
Hannah E. Roberts +5 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 The interdiction of restricted and hazardous biological agents presents challenges for any detection method due to the inherent complexity of sample type and accessibility.
Melissa Singletary +10 more
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Animals, 2021 Two explosive detection dogs were deployed to search a suspicious bag, and failed to detect 13 kg of explosive within. The aim of this research was to further evaluate this incident. First, dog teams (N = 7) searched four bags in a similar scenario.
Edgar O. Aviles-Rosa +2 more
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Analysis and Comparison of Gut Microbiome in Young Detection Dogs
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 The detection dogs are well-known for their excellent capabilities to sense different kinds of smells, which can play an important role in completing various searching and rescuing missions.
Zongjie Li +11 more
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High detection rate of dog circovirus in diarrheal dogs [PDF]
BMC Veterinary Research, 2016 Diarrhea is one of the most common clinical symptoms reported in companion animal clinics. Dog circovirus (DogCV) is a new mammalian circovirus that is considered to be a cause of alimentary syndromes such as diarrhea, vomiting and hemorrhagic enteritis.
Han-Siang Hsu +6 more
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Validation of a Behavior Test for Predicting Puppies’ Suitability as Detection Dogs
Animals, 2021 Behavioral characteristics are the most influential factor in the success of a working dog. The need for highly capable detection dogs continues to rise; but reliable methods for early selection are lacking.
Lucia Lazarowski +5 more
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“Sniffing” out SARS-CoV-2 in Arizona working dogs: an exploratory serosurvey
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 Susceptibility to and infection with SARS-CoV-2 in companion animals has been well-documented throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Surveillance for the virus in dogs has largely been focused on household pets; however, other canine populations may also be ...
Gavriella Hecht +9 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Rating scales are widely used to rate working dog behavior and performance. Whilst behaviour scales have been extensively validated, instruments used to rate ability have usually been designed by training and practitioner organizations, and often little ...
Corinna C. A. Clark, Nicola J. Rooney
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An Automated Canine Line-Up for Detection Dog Research
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Currently, there is a need to develop technology that facilitates and improves detection dog research. The aim of this research was to develop an automated computer-driven olfactory line-up task. The apparatus consisted of three olfactometers.
Edgar O. Aviles-Rosa +3 more
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