Calibrating canines—a universal detector calibrant for detection dogs
Since the advent of the Universal Detector Calibrant (UDC) by scientists at Florida International University in 2013, this tool has gone largely unrecognized and under-utilized by canine scent detection practitioners. The UDC is a chemical that enables reliability testing of biological and instrumen...
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| author | Michele N. Maughan Jenna D. Gadberry Caitlin E. Sharpes Patricia E. Buckley Aleksandr E. Miklos Kenneth G. Furton Lauryn E. DeGreeff Lauryn E. DeGreeff Nathaniel J. Hall Robin R. Greubel Katylynn B. Sloan |
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| description | Since the advent of the Universal Detector Calibrant (UDC) by scientists at Florida International University in 2013, this tool has gone largely unrecognized and under-utilized by canine scent detection practitioners. The UDC is a chemical that enables reliability testing of biological and instrumental detectors. Training a biological detector, such as a scent detection canine, to respond to a safe, non-target, and uncommon compound has significant advantages. For example, if used prior to a search, the UDC provides the handler with the ability to confirm the detection dog is ready to work without placing target odor on site (i.e., a positive control), thereby increasing handler confidence in their canine and providing documentation of credibility that can withstand legal scrutiny. This review describes the UDC, summarizes its role in canine detection science, and addresses applications for UDC within scent detection canine development, training, and testing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-010340e9ddca47e887d2d9590b349c2f2024-03-12T04:59:22ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Allergy2673-61012024-03-01510.3389/falgy.2024.13665961366596Calibrating canines—a universal detector calibrant for detection dogsMichele N. Maughan0Jenna D. Gadberry1Caitlin E. Sharpes2Patricia E. Buckley3Aleksandr E. Miklos4Kenneth G. Furton5Lauryn E. DeGreeff6Lauryn E. DeGreeff7Nathaniel J. Hall8Robin R. Greubel9Katylynn B. Sloan10Excet, Inc., Springfield, VA, United StatesIntrinsic24, LLC, Hayden, ID, United StatesExcet, Inc., Springfield, VA, United StatesBiochemistry Branch, U.S. Army DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, United StatesBiochemistry Branch, U.S. Army DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, United StatesDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United StatesDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United StatesFormerly of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, United StatesDepartment of Animal and Food Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United StatesK9Sensus Foundation, Lucas, IA, United StatesTechnical Services Division, United States Secret Service, Washington, DC, United StatesSince the advent of the Universal Detector Calibrant (UDC) by scientists at Florida International University in 2013, this tool has gone largely unrecognized and under-utilized by canine scent detection practitioners. The UDC is a chemical that enables reliability testing of biological and instrumental detectors. Training a biological detector, such as a scent detection canine, to respond to a safe, non-target, and uncommon compound has significant advantages. For example, if used prior to a search, the UDC provides the handler with the ability to confirm the detection dog is ready to work without placing target odor on site (i.e., a positive control), thereby increasing handler confidence in their canine and providing documentation of credibility that can withstand legal scrutiny. This review describes the UDC, summarizes its role in canine detection science, and addresses applications for UDC within scent detection canine development, training, and testing.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/falgy.2024.1366596/fullscent detectionolfactionuniversal detector calibrant (UDC)canine trainingolfactory science |
| spellingShingle | Michele N. Maughan Jenna D. Gadberry Caitlin E. Sharpes Patricia E. Buckley Aleksandr E. Miklos Kenneth G. Furton Lauryn E. DeGreeff Lauryn E. DeGreeff Nathaniel J. Hall Robin R. Greubel Katylynn B. Sloan Calibrating canines—a universal detector calibrant for detection dogs Frontiers in Allergy scent detection olfaction universal detector calibrant (UDC) canine training olfactory science |
| title | Calibrating canines—a universal detector calibrant for detection dogs |
| title_full | Calibrating canines—a universal detector calibrant for detection dogs |
| title_fullStr | Calibrating canines—a universal detector calibrant for detection dogs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Calibrating canines—a universal detector calibrant for detection dogs |
| title_short | Calibrating canines—a universal detector calibrant for detection dogs |
| title_sort | calibrating canines a universal detector calibrant for detection dogs |
| topic | scent detection olfaction universal detector calibrant (UDC) canine training olfactory science |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/falgy.2024.1366596/full |
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