Biodetection data: Using odor signature in white-tailed deer associated with infection by Chronic Wasting Disease prions

Research Data Publication File Index

File Folder Description
_metadata_NWRC-RDS-2024-001.html   Metadata file in HTML format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
_metadata_NWRC-RDS-2024-001.xml   Metadata file in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
_variable_descriptions.csv \Data Comma-separated values (CSV) file containing a list and description of variables found in all data files. (This same content is also provided as a separate worksheet within each of the XLSX files included in this data package.)
Demo_learned_responses_Jan-Aug2021.xlsx \Data Microsoft Excel Open XML spreadsheet (XLSX) file containing multiple worksheets that contain the following data: i) accuracy of dogs during early training using a passive sit alert to indicate the location of the CWD-positive sample in comparison to ‘odorless’ propylene glycol (PG); ii) accuracy of dogs in training using a single panel with four different CWD-positive samples; iii) accuracy of dogs in training using a 80 Cohort 1 CWD-negative fecal samples (4 in each of 20 trials) and 20 Cohort 1 (1 in each of 20 trials) CWD-positive samples; and iv) accuracy of dogs in training using a 80 CWD-negative fecal samples (4 in each of 20 trials) and 20 (1 in each of 20 trials) CWD-positive samples from Cohorts 1 and 2. Study done from January to August 2021.
Fecal_Exp_Analysis_Aug-Sep2021.xlsx \Data XLSX file containing data on the accuracy of dogs being tested using 12 novel CWD-negative fecal samples (4 in each of 3 of 20 trials) and 3 novel (1 in each of 3 of 20 trials) CWD-positive samples from Cohort 1 during generalization trials. Study was done from August 31, 2021 through September 01, 2021.
GI_Tract_Exp_Analysis_Oct2022.xlsx \Data XLSX file containing data on the accuracy of dogs being tested in their ability to generalize to a tissue (i.e., small intestine) from novel donors using 8 CWD-negative small intestine samples (8 in each of 2 generalization trials of 20 trials) and 2 (2 in each of 2 generalization trials of 20 trials) CWD-positive small intestine samples from Cohort 3. Study was done from October 11-13, 2022 and October 25-27, 2022.
Golden_etal_2024_Tables1-2.pdf \Supplements Portable Document Format file containing Tables 1 and 2 from Golden et al. (2024). Table 1 contains an overview of the four types of training used in this study and Table 2 contains specific details about the demonstration and experiments in this study.