Interobserver variability of assessing body condition scores and muscle condition scores in a population of 43 active working explosive detection dogs
This study highlights the importance of standardized training and guidelines for BCS and MCS assessments in working dogs to improve agreement between all members of the healthcare team.
Authors
- Cynthia M. Otto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0846-2114)
- David Levine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6712-5367)
- Jennifer A. Barnhard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5486-8660)
- A. Mallikarjun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9100-5004)
- Matthew W. Brunke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5923-0001)
- Ashley A. Tringali
- Chelsea E. Payne
- Anke Langenbach
- Clara Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1965-9599)
- Kimberly M. Christie
Institutions
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (US)
- United States Army (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Veterinary Science
- Published
- 2024-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2024.1431855
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.30