Salivary cortisol levels in search and rescue (SAR) dogs under rescue examination conditions

Wojtaś, Justyna; Karpiński, Mirosław; Zieliński, Damian

doi:10.1016/j.jveb.2020.08.007

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“…Working dogs have demonstrated long-term behavioral resilience after deployment in acutely stressful situations, such as the search and rescue dogs deployed at the site of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks (151). Other studies, such as that by Wojtaś et al (152), suggest that rescue searches are stressful events to working dogs, demonstrated by elevation in salivary cortisol. The use of salivary cortisol in canine studies is widespread, yet it is a measure that can be influenced by a wide range of factors, making direct comparison between individual dogs and studies very hard (145).…”

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The Animal Welfare Science of Working Dogs: Current Perspectives on Recent Advances and Future Directions

2021

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Working dogs are prevalent throughout our societies, assisting people in diverse contexts, from explosives detection and livestock herding, to therapy partners. Our scientific exploration and understanding of animal welfare have grown dramatically over the last decade. As community attitudes toward the use of animals continue to change, applying this new knowledge of welfare to improve the everyday lives of working dogs will underpin the sustainability of working with dogs in these roles. The aim of this report was to consider the scientific studies of working dogs from the last decade (2011–2021) in relation to modern ethics, human interaction, and the five domains of animal welfare: nutrition, environment, behavioral interaction, physical health, and mental state. Using this framework, we were able to analyze the concept and contribution of working dog welfare science. Noting some key advances across the full working dog life cycle, we identify future directions and opportunities for interdisciplinary research to optimize dog welfare. Prioritizing animal welfare in research and practice will be critical to assure the ongoing relationship between dogs and people as co-workers.

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The Animal Welfare Science of Working Dogs: Current Perspectives on Recent Advances and Future Directions

2021

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“…Recent research suggests that stress is implicated in sensory biology 2 , 3 . Olfactory detection is a process exhibiting plasticity 4 , and a part of this plasticity depends on exposure to environmental stress conditions.…”

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Extracellular circulating miRNAs as stress-related signature to search and rescue dogs

Guelfi

Iaboni

Sansone

et al. 2022

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Our research explores serum extracellular circulating miRNAs (ecmiRNAs) involved in dog stress response immediately after the search and rescue (SAR) of missing people. The experimental plan considers four arduous SAR simulations. The SAR dogs are trained by the Alpine School of the Military Force of Guardia di Finanza (Passo Rolle, Italy). The First SAR Trial analyzed dog serum samples at rest time (T0), and immediately after SAR performance (T1) using the miRNome-wide screening next-generation sequencing (NGS). T1 versus T0 NGS results revealed a different expression level of let-7a and let-7f. Subsequently, in a large sample size including: 1st (n = 6), 2nd (n = 6), 3rd (n = 6), and 4th (n = 4) trials, let-7a and let-7f were validated by qPCR. Bioinformatics analysis with TarBase (v.8) and the Diana-mirPath (v.3) revealed a functional role of let-7a and let-7f in the p53 pathway to restore cellular homeostasis. Let-7a and let-7f, highly expressed at T1, could stop MDMs-p53 inhibition inducing the p53 increase in level. In addition, let-7a and let-7f, via p53 post-transcriptional regulation, buffers p53 transcription spikes. During SAR stress, the possibility of p53 preconditioning could explain the phenomenon of “stress hardening” where the tolerance of particular stress increases after preconditioning.

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Disaster response and its aftermath: A systematic review of the impact of disaster deployment on working dogs

Salden,

Wijnants,

Baeken

et al. 2023

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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Salivary cortisol levels in search and rescue (SAR) dogs under rescue examination conditions

Cited by 8 publications

References 24 publications

The Animal Welfare Science of Working Dogs: Current Perspectives on Recent Advances and Future Directions

The Animal Welfare Science of Working Dogs: Current Perspectives on Recent Advances and Future Directions

Extracellular circulating miRNAs as stress-related signature to search and rescue dogs

Disaster response and its aftermath: A systematic review of the impact of disaster deployment on working dogs

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