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PubMed: 38533355 DOI: 10.3389/falgy.2024.1366596
Calibrating canines-a universal detector calibrant for detection dogs.
Front Allergy 5:1366596
Authors: Michele N Maughan, Jenna D Gadberry, Caitlin E Sharpes, Patricia E Buckley, Aleksandr E Miklos, Kenneth G Furton, Lauryn E DeGreeff, Nathaniel J Hall, Robin R Greubel, Katylynn B Sloan
Affiliations
- Excet, Inc. Springfield, VA, United States.
- Intrinsic24, LLC, Hayden, ID, United States.
- Biochemistry Branch, U.S. Army DEVCOM Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, United States.
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States.
- Formerly of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, United States.
- Department of Animal and Food Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States.
- K9Sensus Foundation, Lucas, IA, United States.
- Technical Services Division, United States Secret Service, Washington, DC, United States.
Abstract
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.
MeSH
Research Design, Smell