Understanding the performance of truffle dogs
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14310%2F22%3A00129977" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14310/22:00129977 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/62156489:43210/22:43921344
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1558787822000399?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1558787822000399?via%3Dihub</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2022.04.002" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jveb.2022.04.002</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Understanding the performance of truffle dogs
Original language description
Trained dogs can detect many biochemical traces, from the most hostile, such as COVID-19, to the most expensive, such as truffles. However, it is still unclear how the interplay of genetic disposition, education, experience, personality, and environmental conditions influences the performance of dogs. Here, we combine published evidence with the knowledge of truffle hunters to assess direct and indirect factors that affect the hunting performance of truffle dogs. Since the transport of truffle aroma into the canine nasal cavity is most puzzling, we propose 5 experiments to further investigate the role of weather conditions, soil parameters, and bacterial composition on the dispersal of truffle volatiles perceived by trained dogs. We also suggest exploring whether the application of multiple dogs increases the success of truffle hunting. Moreover, we argue that interdisciplinary research on dog behavior and performance, including insights from veterinary science and comparative psychology as well as the experience of truffle hunters and farmers, is needed to improve the quantity and quality of truffle harvests.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40301 - Veterinary science
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Veterinary Behavior
ISSN
1558-7878
e-ISSN
1878-7517
Volume of the periodical
52-53
Issue of the periodical within the volume
June–July
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
6
Pages from-to
8-13
UT code for WoS article
000818614600002
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85132338110