Use of innate behaviors to evaluate sensory function in the dog.
The need to evaluate sensory function in the dog is discussed. A group of techniques that use innate behaviors (species-typical behaviors) and are effective in the evaluation of sensory function of domestic animals are described. Techniques to measure olfactory, gustatory, auditory, and visual function are included.
Myers
L J
LJ
Institute for Biological Detection Systems, Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, Alabama.
D000818:Animals; D001309:Auditory Threshold; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D004285:Dogs / Q000502:physiology*; D012684:Sensory Thresholds; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology; D013652:Taste Threshold; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology