Sickness rate of service dogs in cynological centers of Ukraine
Service dogs are an important asset of law enforcement agencies. Therefore, understanding their medical problems, knowing general characteristics such as numbers, age, breed, gender, and purpose is crucial to maintaining their health and readiness to perform complex tasks. Analysis and dissemination...
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| author | Tetiana Suprovych Mykola Suprovych Svitlana Lighter-Moskalyuk Vyachesla Trach Tetiana Tokarchuk |
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| description | Service dogs are an important asset of law enforcement agencies. Therefore, understanding their medical problems, knowing general characteristics such as numbers, age, breed, gender, and purpose is crucial to maintaining their health and readiness to perform complex tasks. Analysis and dissemination of such information is an urgent task for specialists and scientists dealing with the problems of keeping, providing, and veterinary care for service dogs. The purpose of this study was to analyse the results of statistical reports on the incidence of service dogs from 24 regional canine centres of law enforcement agencies of Ukraine. In total, data on 822 service dogs and records of 839 cases of diseases were considered. Data on the number, age, gender, and direction of use of service dogs were also analysed. It was found that internal non-contagious ailments were identified among the diseases. Most of the problems were with the gastrointestinal tract: dyspepsia, alimentary enteritis, and gastritis. It was found that among the diseases of the visual and hearing organs, otitis media and cataracts were most often detected. Traumatic injuries accounted for 16.7% of all records, most of which were classified as wounds. It was found that every seventh disease was related to the skin. Among them, two diseases had a considerable predominance: dermatitis and eczema. Another group was detected with a frequency of more than 5% – parasitic diseases, of which babesiosis was the most common. The study also found that one in twenty animals had diseases of the musculoskeletal system, of which arthritis and hip dysplasia were mainly found. Statistical calculations have shown heterogeneity in the distribution density of dogs, both in relation to the population and the area of the region. Chernivtsi Oblast had the best density indicators, and Zhytomyr Oblast had the lowest. Among service dogs, females have an advantage – sexual differentiation was 1/1.15. An even distribution of the number of service dogs by age was found, ranging from 2 to 7 years, with a weighted average age of 4.9 years. The most common breeds were: German and Belgian shepherds, as well as Labrador. Special and search dogs prevailed for their intended purpose. The practical value of this study lies in the fact that certain patterns of morbidity of service dogs provide an opportunity to change the strategy of their selection, training, and treatment to use this valuable resource more effectively |
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| spelling | doaj.art-40a0d111dd8a44b69176859ab1227d342023-07-07T07:21:03ZengZhytomyr National Agroecological UniversityНаукові горизонти2663-21442022-09-01256324410.48077/scihor.25(6).2022.32-44Sickness rate of service dogs in cynological centers of UkraineTetiana Suprovych0Mykola Suprovych1Svitlana Lighter-Moskalyuk2Vyachesla Trach3Tetiana Tokarchuk4Higher Educational Institution «Podillia State University» 32316, 12, Shevchenko Str., Kamianets-Podilskyi, UkraineHigher Educational Institution «Podillia State University» 32316, 12, Shevchenko Str., Kamianets-Podilskyi, UkraineHigher Educational Institution «Podillia State University» 32316, 12, Shevchenko Str., Kamianets-Podilskyi, UkraineHigher Educational Institution «Podillia State University» 32316, 12, Shevchenko Str., Kamianets-Podilskyi, UkraineHigher Educational Institution «Podillia State University» 32316, 12, Shevchenko Str., Kamianets-Podilskyi, UkraineService dogs are an important asset of law enforcement agencies. Therefore, understanding their medical problems, knowing general characteristics such as numbers, age, breed, gender, and purpose is crucial to maintaining their health and readiness to perform complex tasks. Analysis and dissemination of such information is an urgent task for specialists and scientists dealing with the problems of keeping, providing, and veterinary care for service dogs. The purpose of this study was to analyse the results of statistical reports on the incidence of service dogs from 24 regional canine centres of law enforcement agencies of Ukraine. In total, data on 822 service dogs and records of 839 cases of diseases were considered. Data on the number, age, gender, and direction of use of service dogs were also analysed. It was found that internal non-contagious ailments were identified among the diseases. Most of the problems were with the gastrointestinal tract: dyspepsia, alimentary enteritis, and gastritis. It was found that among the diseases of the visual and hearing organs, otitis media and cataracts were most often detected. Traumatic injuries accounted for 16.7% of all records, most of which were classified as wounds. It was found that every seventh disease was related to the skin. Among them, two diseases had a considerable predominance: dermatitis and eczema. Another group was detected with a frequency of more than 5% – parasitic diseases, of which babesiosis was the most common. The study also found that one in twenty animals had diseases of the musculoskeletal system, of which arthritis and hip dysplasia were mainly found. Statistical calculations have shown heterogeneity in the distribution density of dogs, both in relation to the population and the area of the region. Chernivtsi Oblast had the best density indicators, and Zhytomyr Oblast had the lowest. Among service dogs, females have an advantage – sexual differentiation was 1/1.15. An even distribution of the number of service dogs by age was found, ranging from 2 to 7 years, with a weighted average age of 4.9 years. The most common breeds were: German and Belgian shepherds, as well as Labrador. Special and search dogs prevailed for their intended purpose. The practical value of this study lies in the fact that certain patterns of morbidity of service dogs provide an opportunity to change the strategy of their selection, training, and treatment to use this valuable resource more effectivelyhttps://sciencehorizon.com.ua/en/journals/tom-25-6-2022/zakhvoryuvanist-sluzhbovikh-sobak-v-kinologichnikh-tsentrakh-ukrayinicynological unitsdifferentiation of diseasesnumberagebreedssexareas of use of service dogs |
| spellingShingle | Tetiana Suprovych Mykola Suprovych Svitlana Lighter-Moskalyuk Vyachesla Trach Tetiana Tokarchuk Sickness rate of service dogs in cynological centers of Ukraine Наукові горизонти cynological units differentiation of diseases number age breeds sex areas of use of service dogs |
| title | Sickness rate of service dogs in cynological centers of Ukraine |
| title_full | Sickness rate of service dogs in cynological centers of Ukraine |
| title_fullStr | Sickness rate of service dogs in cynological centers of Ukraine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sickness rate of service dogs in cynological centers of Ukraine |
| title_short | Sickness rate of service dogs in cynological centers of Ukraine |
| title_sort | sickness rate of service dogs in cynological centers of ukraine |
| topic | cynological units differentiation of diseases number age breeds sex areas of use of service dogs |
| url | https://sciencehorizon.com.ua/en/journals/tom-25-6-2022/zakhvoryuvanist-sluzhbovikh-sobak-v-kinologichnikh-tsentrakh-ukrayini |
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