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{"title":"Big data studies, small detailed studies, and survey studies: How they can all help","authors":"Karen L. Overall","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.11.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.11.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":"76 ","pages":"Pages 78-79"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142702599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Survey on the importance of different traits for medical detection dogs","authors":"Sharyn Bistre Dabbah ,&nbsp;Michael Mendl ,&nbsp;Claire M. Guest ,&nbsp;Nicola J. Rooney","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.08.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.08.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Medical detection dogs are used to remotely detect a range of diseases (biodetection) and assist patients with chronic conditions. There has been little research on the behavioral traits linked to performance for these roles. We developed a survey to investigate which attributes are most important in medical detection dogs and how these vary between dogs used for bio-detection and medical alert assistance. The survey was completed by 62 professionals working in 16 different countries. The most important traits were “Level of motivation when working”, “Health”, “Ability to learn from being rewarded, “Concentration”, and “Acuity of sense of smell”. Trait importance differed significantly between the roles: “Level of Attachment to human partner, “Confidence in different environments” and “Travel ability” were deemed significantly more important for assistance dogs. “Acuity of sense of smell”, “Tendency to be distracted when working”, and “Ability to solve problems when working” were more important for biodetection dogs. Ideal levels also differed between the roles, for example, biodetection dogs were thought to require higher levels of “Tendency to search by smell alone” but lower levels of “Attachment to human partner” than assistance dogs. When comparing ratings for the current dogs to the perceived ideal levels, there were significant deviations in several traits; e.g. dogs were generally rated as having higher than desired levels of “General excitability” and “Tendency to be distracted when working”. Paying particular attention to important traits and those that differ greatly from ideal levels when selecting medical detection dogs may aid future task success.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":"76 ","pages":"Pages 40-52"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142185102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Memory and cognition behavior in the miniature donkey (Equus asinus)","authors":"Amy McLean ,&nbsp;Maria Pinto ,&nbsp;Francisco Javier Navas González","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The aim of the present study was to explore memory and spatial cognition abilities in a group of miniature donkeys, seeking to broaden the knowledge about this species, improving its welfare and handling practices. Twelve individuals under the same treatment went through a memory test and a detour task. The memory test consisted of two phases: ten trials in which individuals had to recall the location of a hidden object for thirty seconds, followed by ten trials where they had to remember the same location for one minute longer. For the detour task, the donkeys had to walk around a U-shaped barrier to reach a food reward. This test consisted of three phases with three levels of asymmetry of the barrier. The side chosen, and the latency of the detour where registered. Results confirmed that miniature donkeys understand the concept of object permanence and have short-term memory of at least one minute and thirty seconds. During the detour task, laterality was more influential than reasoning and spatial learning. Donkeys show the same cognitive abilities of other equids and behavioral lateralization that might be adaptive in different contexts or reflect the primary objects of cognition.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":"76 ","pages":"Pages 73-77"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142702596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Inclined treadmill short-duration exercise for walk regularity of recreation horses","authors":"D. Lewczuk ,&nbsp;M. Maśko","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.10.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.10.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Knowledge on horse symmetry and regularity is essential for every training/rehabilitation programs. Present studies compare biomechanical parameters for different treadmill positions, but not the effect of such exercise. The aim of the presented work was to study recreation horse movement parameters before and immediately after inclined short-duration exercise in walk. The hypothesis was that inclined short-duration exercise gave greater stride regularity and symmetry. Walk biomechanical parameters of 12 Warmblood recreation horses were monitored as temporal data using video analysis [50 frames/s] before and after 5-minute inclined work on a treadmill at 3% incline. Control group (6 horses) consisted from earlier evaluated horses that performed on the other day the same walk exercise without incline. Analysis of variance was conducted for temporal and spatial parameters of walk (237 measurements for incline and 109 for control) using the Mixed SAS procedure. For both data sets the statistical model with the random effect of horse, fixed effects of exercise and successive stride was applied. Control group showed not differences before/after short walk exercise. The influence of inclined exercise was statistically significant for the lateral limbs sequence, regularity and standard deviation of strides regularity (p&lt;0.05). The lateral limbs sequence and regularity increased after inclined exercise (3–5%). The standard deviation of regularity was almost 2-fold lower. Inclined treadmill exercise has a positive effect on walk regularity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":"76 ","pages":"Pages 8-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142571499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An investigation of force potential against the companion dog neck associated with collar use","authors":"Joshua Bailey ,&nbsp;Dakota Discepolo ,&nbsp;Janice Baker ,&nbsp;Erin Perry","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.10.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.10.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Pulling behavior while on-lead in dogs is a common problem with the potential for serious injury to both dogs and humans. Harnesses are often marketed as a “no pull” alternative to traditional neck collars. However, a literature search revealed only one previous study comparing leash tension in collars vs. harnesses worn by dogs lured with a food treat which showed greater leash tension when using a harness compared to collar. To further investigate this occurrence, our study compares pulling force generated by dogs of various sizes wearing either a traditional neck collar or chest harness when exposed to common environmental stimuli. Privately owned companion dogs (n = 28) were evaluated in a randomized cross-over design wearing a 1.5-inch flat nylon collar and standard padded chest harness clipped in the back and grouped as follows: small (≤ 13 kg); medium (14–22 kg); or large (≥ 23 kg). Each dog was presented with three commonly encountered environmental stimuli (unfamiliar dog, food, thrown toy) during a walk outdoors. Pulling force against the neck was measured with a digital dynamometer attached between the collar/harness and leash and measured as pound-force (lbf). Measurements were converted to Newtons (N) for statistical analysis (1 lbf = 4.45 N). Dogs pulled with greater mean force (P &lt; 0.0001) while wearing a harness as compared to a collar (60.5 ± 3.91 N and 37.81 ± 3.51 N, respectively). Furthermore, peak pulling force was also greater in the back-clip harness (198.84 ± 5.43 N) as compared to the collar (162.80 ± 5.38 N) (P = 0.03). When peak pulling force was expressed as a % of body weight (% BW), dogs categorized as small pulled with the highest force (122 ± 9.45% BW) when compared to the medium and large group (85.8 ± 10.09% BW; 82.7 ± 3.62% BW) respectively (P &lt; 0.0001). These data are the first to compare measured force exerted by dogs exhibiting natural pulling tendencies and demonstrate that companion dogs pulled with greater force when wearing a padded harness as compared to a traditional collar. This information may help provide insight into the selection of proper equipment for dogs to improve the walking experience for both dogs and their owners.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":"78 ","pages":"Pages 19-24"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143386887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Detection of wood-decay by Ganoderma adspersum in elm trees – A pilot study using a trained dog","authors":"Adee Schoon ,&nbsp;Dennis de Goederen","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.09.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The use of biodetection dogs is increasing but systematic approaches to their certification and validation are lacking. In this pilot study, the ANSI/ASB standard 088 (2020) was used to assess the performance of a dog trained to detect wood-decay caused by the parasitic fungus <em>Ganoderma adspersum</em> in elm trees. Controlled tests were followed up with a field study where the dog examined elms in two cities. The health of the elms indicated by the dog and a number of trees that were not indicated were followed up by sonic tomography and visual inspection. The pilot showed that the dogs performance during the controlled testing was similar to the performance during the field study: an overall sensitivity of 91% during the controlled tests and a positive predictive value (PPV) of 81% during the field study. Where the dog was able to assess 30–60 trees in an hour, sonic tomography takes at least an hour per tree. Combining a biodetection dog trained to detect <em>G. adspersum</em> into routine tree inspections can help to identify the pathogen earlier than tree inspectors can and focus resources efficiently.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":"76 ","pages":"Pages 1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142310859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorial Board/Table of Contents","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S1558-7878(24)00076-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1558-7878(24)00076-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":"75 ","pages":"Page A2"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1558787824000765/pdfft?md5=ef13b5aaccc130efc445c51f24c155b0&pid=1-s2.0-S1558787824000765-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142168752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Obedience training helps encourage potential owners to adopt shelter dogs","authors":"Karina Tunaitytė,&nbsp;Vytautas Ribikauskas,&nbsp;Jūratė Kučinskienė","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.07.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Stray animals are one of the contributors to animal welfare issues worldwide. They endanger the health of both animals and humans as spreaders of infectious diseases. Many stray dogs end up in shelters. Despite increasing public education about dog welfare and the importance of adoption, the number of dogs in animal shelters is not decreasing. Therefore, it is important to find suitable methods of training dogs so that they are more desirable for adoption, thus improving both dogs and people welfare. A total of three obedience training experiments with shelter dogs were carried out using modified methodologies from international scientists. The results reveal that shelter dogs respond better to treats, verbal praise, and stroking as opposed to clicker training alone. After applying these methods, dogs living in shelters were trained to sit on cue after a brief period of time. The learned “sit” request was found to be retained by the dog even after a change of training location and/or trainer. These findings might help train dogs faster and increase adoptability as basic obedience is shown to be a highly desirable behavior among potential pet guardians. By training canines with positive behavior traits like obedience and composure, in animal shelters, adoption rates can be increased.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":"75 ","pages":"Pages 54-61"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141934151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Why is training detection dogs so complex?","authors":"Karen L. Overall","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.08.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.08.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":"75 ","pages":"Page A3"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142168753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Will dogs sniff out social rank? The use of detection dog in wolf scat identification","authors":"Roberta Bottaro ,&nbsp;Francesca Marucco","doi":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.07.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jveb.2024.07.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The use of conservation dogs is rapidly increasing. These canine units are usually employed to discriminate target species odor from nontarget ones to monitor or aid in the conservation of species. Although the ability of dogs to identify individuals from the odor of fecal samples is well known, there are no studies yet investigating the ability of dogs to identify social status through scats. Therefore, we conducted a case study to test the effectiveness of a dog in identifying the scats of breeder wolves and ignoring offspring ones. The dog was trained using a multiple-choice carousel in a training/testing protocol. We show that training on three different breeders wolves enabled the dog to identify all the breeder wolves used in the study, indicating rapid generalization of the dog and an ability to train the odor concept. The dog's ability to identify only breeder wolves allows researchers to optimize sample collection in the field for estimating population size by noninvasive genetic analysis and reducing costs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17567,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Veterinary Behavior-clinical Applications and Research","volume":"75 ","pages":"Pages 46-53"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142098011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}