Progress report: Kauri Dieback detector dog training
Title information
Author/s
I. Bassett
Research provider
Auckland Council
Status
Ongoing
Year
2016
Objectives
The use of detector dogs in PA surveillance.
Outcomes
The dog was trialled initially using PA cultured oat grains along with three control treatments. Initial results indicate 87% sensitivity on first attempt and 100% on second attempt. Specificity was 96%. Further training in more complex situations was cancelled due to the dog's inability to focus on the samples and commands. Current research results are unavailable at this time.