Experience ASP cadaver tests live

Open day for hunters at the TCRH Training Center Rescue and Help

On Saturday, May 6, 2023, a good 50 interested hunters and dog handlers came to the Rescue and Help Training Center in the TCRH Mosbach Mosbach to find out about the carcass test project.

At the beginning, BRH President and project manager Jürgen Schart welcomed the participants and presented the project.

ASF epidemics in Germany

Afterwards, project coordinator Dr. Christina Jehle provides an overview of the requirements for a cadaver testing team, the current status of applications and the course schedule.

Michael Müller from the deployment department of the BRH Federal Association of Rescue Dogs e.V. explained the process of deploying the ASF cadaver testing teams and the services provided by the TCRH to the authorities in the event of an epidemic.

Training human-dog teams

Afterwards, training manager Kai Uwe Gries led the participants through the training to become the ASP cadaver testing team in the outdoor area.

His competent team of trainers demonstrated the screening of the teams, the odor input and the different display types at several stations.

Some participants were able to test with their own dogs whether they were interested in the wild boar carcass in the differentiation series.

The reactions of the dogs and also the dog handlers to this type of training, which was previously unknown to them, were very positive, so that several new applicants were won for training to become the cadaver testing team. 

Technical location

Thomas Kälber and David Seifert from Competence Center for Technical Location of the TCRH Finally, they showed the participants what their drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras can do when searching for carcasses from the air. Here, too, some interested parties were enthusiastic about the training to become a drone pilot at the Kada test.

New edition in 2024

Thanks to the committed trainers and the diversely interested participants, it was an all-round successful day that will definitely be repeated next year.

Further information

If you are interested in cadaver experiments with dogs or drones, see asp.tcrh.de further information and dates.