Rejections in an non-purpose bred assistance dog population : reasons, consequences and methods for screening

Autor: Christel Moons, Evelien Bogaerts, Luc Peelman, Jimmy Saunders, Filip Van Nieuwerburgh, Bart J. G. Broeckx
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Economics
CANINE HIP-DYSPLASIA
IMPACT
Social Sciences
Computed tomography
Breeding
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Hip dysplasia (canine)
PREDICTIVE-VALIDITY
SERVICE
Diagnostic Radiology
0403 veterinary science
Medicine and Health Sciences
Mass Screening
Psychology
Musculoskeletal System
Tomography
Mammals
education.field_of_study
Multidisciplinary
Animal Behavior
medicine.diagnostic_test
Pets and Companion Animals
Radiology and Imaging
Human-Animal Bond
05 social sciences
Eukaryota
Pets
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
PREVALENCE
Vertebrates
Medicine
Anatomy
BEHAVIOR
TRAITS
Research Article
Dysplasia
medicine.medical_specialty
Imaging Techniques
040301 veterinary sciences
Science
Animal Types
Population
Neuroimaging
Golden Retriever
Research and Analysis Methods
Pelvis
Dogs
Signs and Symptoms
Diagnostic Medicine
Mental Health and Psychiatry
SUITABILITY
medicine
Animals
Elbow dysplasia
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
GUIDE-DOGS
050102 behavioral science & comparative psychology
Veterinary Sciences
education
Mass screening
Behavior
Behavioral Disorders
Hip
business.industry
TEMPERAMENT
Organisms
Biology and Life Sciences
medicine.disease
Computed Axial Tomography
Amniotes
Orthopedic surgery
Physical therapy
Labrador Retriever
business
Zoology
Finance
Neuroscience
Zdroj: PLOS ONE
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 6, p e0218339 (2019)
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: Assistance dogs aid people with various impairments on a daily basis. To become an assistance dog, a strict selection procedure and intensive training period must be successfully completed. Consequently, not every dog acquired for this purpose, becomes an assistance dog. The purpose of this study was to investigate reasons for failure and the financial consequences thereof for assistance dog associations that do not have a dedicated breeding program for their dogs. Data were collected for a total of 537 dogs enlisted between 2001 and 2015 and purchased out of the general dog population by five Belgian assistance dog associations. Only 60 percent of the dogs actually became an assistance dog and the main reasons for failure were related to undesirable behavioural characteristics and orthopaedic disorders. The estimated average financial loss per rejected dog was found to be 10524 euro. A detailed comparison of the two most popular breeds (Golden Retriever and Labrador Retriever) within the guide dogs and mobility assistance dogs revealed no significant difference in probability of successfully completing the training. However, a comparison of orthopaedic screening methods revealed a higher rejection with computed tomography for elbow dysplasia and laxity-based radiographical techniques for hip dysplasia compared to radiography and the standard ventrodorsal hip extend radiograph alone, respectively. Based on these results, we provide several suggestions to increase the probability of success.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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