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1. Salivary Cortisol Interactions in Search and Rescue Dogs and Their Handlers

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Justyna Wojtaś, Mirosław Karpiński, and Piotr Czyżowski

Subjects
search and rescue dog, canine, handler, salivary cortisol, hormonal interaction, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100, Zoology, QL1-991
Abstract

Search and rescue dogs are an important link in the search for missing persons. The aim of the study was to assess exam stress in search and rescue dogs and their handlers. The study included 41 rescue teams taking exams of field and rubble specialties. The level of cortisol, which is the main glucocorticosteroid modulating stress reactions in humans and dogs, was analyzed. The biological material used to assess the hormone concentration was saliva collected in a non-invasive way. In total, 164 test samples were collected: two from the dog and two from the handler before and immediately after the exam. Rescue exams were shown to significantly increase salivary cortisol in both dogs and their handlers. Strong interactions between cortisol levels in human–dog teams were also found with a more pronounced effect in female dog–female handler dyads.

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2020
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2. Salivary Cortisol Interactions in Search and Rescue Dogs and Their Handlers.

Author

Wojtaś, Justyna, Karpiński, Mirosław, and Czyżowski, Piotr

Subjects
RESCUE dogs, RESCUE work, WORKING dogs, HYDROCORTISONE, BIOMEDICAL materials, HUMAN-animal relationships, MISSING persons
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Simple Summary: Stress affects both people and animals every day. Working dogs are exposed to the same stressors as their handlers during work. Our research was conducted during search and rescue dog exams. The aim of the study was to investigate if handler stress during the exam affects his or her dog's stress level. We observed a strong relationship of salivary cortisol between the dogs and their handlers, which was most prevalent in female dogs and female handlers. Search and rescue dogs are an important link in the search for missing persons. The aim of the study was to assess exam stress in search and rescue dogs and their handlers. The study included 41 rescue teams taking exams of field and rubble specialties. The level of cortisol, which is the main glucocorticosteroid modulating stress reactions in humans and dogs, was analyzed. The biological material used to assess the hormone concentration was saliva collected in a non-invasive way. In total, 164 test samples were collected: two from the dog and two from the handler before and immediately after the exam. Rescue exams were shown to significantly increase salivary cortisol in both dogs and their handlers. Strong interactions between cortisol levels in human–dog teams were also found with a more pronounced effect in female dog–female handler dyads. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2020
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3. Nutritional management of search and rescue dogs

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Pietro Lombardi, Vincenzo Mastellone, Monica Isabella Cutrignelli, S Bianchi, Nadia Musco, Serena Calabrò, Raffaella Tudisco, Giuseppe Vassalotti, Raffaella Grazioli, Vassalotti, G, Musco, N, Lombardi, Pietro, Calabrò, S, Tudisco, R, Mastellone, V, Grazioli, R, Bianchi, S, and Cutrignelli, M I

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0301 basic medicine, medicine.medical_specialty, Chondroitin sulfate, 040301 veterinary sciences, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Osteo-articular apparatus, Osteoarthritis, Gastroenterology, 0403 veterinary science, 03 medical and health sciences, chemistry.chemical_compound, Search and rescue dogs, Glucosamine, Internal medicine, medicine, SAR, search and rescue, chemistry.chemical_classification, n-3 Fatty acids, 030109 nutrition & dietetics, Nutrition and Dietetics, Hematology, ME, metabolisable energy, biology, LS, low supplementation, business.industry, 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences, medicine.disease, OA, osteoarthriti, HS, high supplementation, chemistry, Osteo-articular apparatu, Lameness, biology.protein, OA, osteoarthritis, Creatine kinase, Range of motion, business, Research Article, Search and rescue dog, Food Science, Polyunsaturated fatty acid
Abstract

Dogs used for search and rescue (SAR) may experience continuous micro-traumas that predispose them to skeletal disorders. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of diet on osteo-articular apparatus in healthy SAR dogs. A total of sixteen SAR dogs were divided into two groups (low supplementation (LS) and high supplementation (HS)) and were fed for 3 months with two experimental diets, characterised by the same protein and energy density, but different in n-3 PUFA (6·2 v. 8·4 % of metabolisable energy), chondroitin sulfate (219·8 v. 989·0 mg/kg DM) and glucosamine (769·2 v. 1318·7 mg/kg DM) in the LS and HS groups, respectively. At recruitment all dogs showed no joint inflammation signs, except four that showed mild symptoms. Haematology and serum biochemistry were performed every 30 d. Joint status was scored by physical and lameness evaluations. The sampling effect analysis showed potential beneficial effects by a decrease in a specific marker of membrane integrity (creatine kinase; CK). Comparing groups, glucose was significantly higher and CK was significantly lower in the HS group; however, in both cases the levels of these parameters fell in the normal range. At the end of the experiment, erythrocytes, Hb and packed cell volume were significantly higher in the HS compared with the LS group. These could result in an improvement in dogs’ performance, even if this aspect was not investigated in the present study. Concerning joint evaluation (pain on manipulation, lameness and range of motion), no statistically significant differences were detected between the groups and within the experimental period.

Published
2017
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