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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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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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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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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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“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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Efficiency of livestock carcass detection dogs
Rangelands, 2021 There is an increasing use of carcass detection dogs to find remains of dead livestock in Norwegian rangelands. But how effective are these dogs actually? We compared the efficiency of approved carcass detection dog equipages (CDEs, i.e., dog and man) with people searching for sheep carcasses without dogs.
Inger Hansen, Erlend Winje
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Identifying suitable detection dogs [PDF]
Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2017 Domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) are versatile resources for humans due to a number of their physical and behavioural characteristics. Because of dogs’ olfactory acuity they have been used to detect cryptic or concealed items such as narcotics, explosives and wildlife. However, there is a wide variation in performance. This variation is often not
Jamieson, La Toya J. +2 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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Ecology and Evolution, 2022 There is growing evidence that prey perceive the risk of predation and alter their behavior in response, resulting in changes in spatial distribution and potential fitness consequences.
Kara M. MacAulay +4 more
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