Methodological Considerations in Canine Olfactory Detection Research
Dogs are increasingly used in a wide range of detection tasks including explosives, narcotics, medical, and wildlife detection. Research on detection dog performance is important to understand olfactory capabilities, behavioral characteristics, improve training, expand deployment practices, and adva...
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| author | Lucia Lazarowski Sarah Krichbaum Sarah Krichbaum Lauryn E. DeGreeff Alison Simon Melissa Singletary Melissa Singletary Craig Angle L. Paul Waggoner |
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| description | Dogs are increasingly used in a wide range of detection tasks including explosives, narcotics, medical, and wildlife detection. Research on detection dog performance is important to understand olfactory capabilities, behavioral characteristics, improve training, expand deployment practices, and advance applied canine technologies. As such, it is important to understand the influence of specific variables on the quantification of detection dog performance such as test design, experimental controls, odor characteristics, and statistical analysis. Methods for testing canine scent detection vary influencing the outcome metrics of performance and the validity of results. Operators, management teams, policy makers, and law enforcement rely on scientific data to make decisions, design policies, and advance canine technologies. A lack of scientific information and standardized protocols in the detector dog industry adds difficulty and inaccuracies when making informed decisions about capability, vulnerability, and risk analysis. Therefore, the aim of this review is to highlight important methodological issues and expand on considerations for conducting scientifically valid detection dog research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2cd6b6a0ab9f4dd9985ab7088c88d8592022-12-21T19:22:20ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Veterinary Science2297-17692020-07-01710.3389/fvets.2020.00408535392Methodological Considerations in Canine Olfactory Detection ResearchLucia Lazarowski0Sarah Krichbaum1Sarah Krichbaum2Lauryn E. DeGreeff3Alison Simon4Melissa Singletary5Melissa Singletary6Craig Angle7L. Paul Waggoner8Canine Performance Sciences Program, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United StatesCanine Performance Sciences Program, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United StatesDepartment of Psychological Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United StatesChemistry Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, United StatesAGS Forensics, LLC, Washington, DC, United StatesCanine Performance Sciences Program, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United StatesDepartment of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United StatesCanine Performance Sciences Program, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United StatesCanine Performance Sciences Program, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United StatesDogs are increasingly used in a wide range of detection tasks including explosives, narcotics, medical, and wildlife detection. Research on detection dog performance is important to understand olfactory capabilities, behavioral characteristics, improve training, expand deployment practices, and advance applied canine technologies. As such, it is important to understand the influence of specific variables on the quantification of detection dog performance such as test design, experimental controls, odor characteristics, and statistical analysis. Methods for testing canine scent detection vary influencing the outcome metrics of performance and the validity of results. Operators, management teams, policy makers, and law enforcement rely on scientific data to make decisions, design policies, and advance canine technologies. A lack of scientific information and standardized protocols in the detector dog industry adds difficulty and inaccuracies when making informed decisions about capability, vulnerability, and risk analysis. Therefore, the aim of this review is to highlight important methodological issues and expand on considerations for conducting scientifically valid detection dog research.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2020.00408/fulldetection dogsolfactionscent detectioncanine olfaction testinganimal behavior |
| spellingShingle | Lucia Lazarowski Sarah Krichbaum Sarah Krichbaum Lauryn E. DeGreeff Alison Simon Melissa Singletary Melissa Singletary Craig Angle L. Paul Waggoner Methodological Considerations in Canine Olfactory Detection Research Frontiers in Veterinary Science detection dogs olfaction scent detection canine olfaction testing animal behavior |
| title | Methodological Considerations in Canine Olfactory Detection Research |
| title_full | Methodological Considerations in Canine Olfactory Detection Research |
| title_fullStr | Methodological Considerations in Canine Olfactory Detection Research |
| title_full_unstemmed | Methodological Considerations in Canine Olfactory Detection Research |
| title_short | Methodological Considerations in Canine Olfactory Detection Research |
| title_sort | methodological considerations in canine olfactory detection research |
| topic | detection dogs olfaction scent detection canine olfaction testing animal behavior |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2020.00408/full |
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