External validation by correlation of the evaluation of animal welfare of canines during training
Keywords:
validation, animal welfare, animal component, human component, canine trainingAbstract
Studies have demonstrated the ability of the canine sense of smell to detect people with infectious diseases. Animal Welfare (AW) care should be a priority when working with animals. The objective was to validate the animal welfare assessment of canines in training by correlation analysis of the human and animal components to determine if it is reliable. Observation, behavior logs, and 5-month medical reports were used for data collection. Both components were categorized and evaluated. The BA per territory was classified as "low" if it obtained from 0 to 67 points, "medium" if it obtained from 68 to 135 and "high" if it obtained from 136 to 200 points. The BA per territory was "medium", with 133.6/200 points. The Spearman correlation of 0.6 confirmed that there is a statistically significant association (P < 0.5) between both components of BA. The methodology for the evaluation of BA applied to canines in scent training determined a reliable and adequate category for the animals evaluated due to the correlation that exists between the variables of the human and animal components.
http://dx.doi.org/10.21929/abavet2022.39
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