Genetic dissection of behavioral traits related to successful training of drug detection dogs [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Drug detection dogs play integral roles in society. However, the interplay between their behaviors and genetic characteristics underlying their performance remains uninvestigated.
Yuki Matsumoto +3 more
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Analysis and Comparison of Gut Microbiome in Young Detection Dogs [PDF]
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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Selecting Dogs for Explosives Detection: Behavioral Characteristics [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 Detection dogs are widely considered the most effective and adaptive method for explosives detection. Increases in emerging sophisticated threats are accelerating the demand for highly capable explosives detection, causing a strain on available supplies ...
Lucia Lazarowski +8 more
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Training and usage of detection dogs to better understand bumble bee nesting habitat: Challenges and opportunities. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 Bumble bees are among the most imperiled pollinators. However, habitat use, especially nest site selection, remains relatively unknown. Methods to locate nests are invaluable to better understand habitat requirements and monitor wild populations ...
Amanda R Liczner +4 more
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Enhanced Selection of Assistance and Explosive Detection Dogs Using Cognitive Measures [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2018 Working dogs play a variety of important roles, ranging from assisting individuals with disabilities, to explosive and medical detection work. Despite widespread demand, only a subset of dogs bred and trained for these roles ultimately succeed, creating ...
Evan L. MacLean +3 more
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Characterization of the nasal and oral microbiota of detection dogs. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Little is known about physiological factors that affect the sense of olfaction in dogs. The objectives of this study were to describe the canine nasal and oral microbiota in detection dogs.
Anitha Isaiah +5 more
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Evaluation of rK39 rapid diagnostic tests for canine visceral leishmaniasis : longitudinal study and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2013 Canine visceral leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease caused by the intracellular parasite Leishmania infantum. It is an important veterinary disease, and dogs are also the main animal reservoir for human infection.
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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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Deep Learning Empowered Wearable-Based Behavior Recognition for Search and Rescue Dogs
Sensors, 2022 Search and Rescue (SaR) dogs are important assets in the hands of first responders, as they have the ability to locate the victim even in cases where the vision and or the sound is limited, due to their inherent talents in olfactory and auditory senses ...
Panagiotis Kasnesis +7 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 Training new medical odors presents challenges in procuring sufficient target samples, and suitably matched controls. Organizations are often forced to choose between using fewer samples and risking dogs learning individuals or using differently sourced ...
Claire M. Guest +5 more
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