Army collaborates with vet varsity scientist for care of service dogs

In a significant academic-defence collaboration, the Remount Veterinary Corps (RVC) Centre and College, Army, Meerut Cantonment, had recently invited Randhir Singh, scientist at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, to deliver an expert lecture on “Early Prediction of Military Working Dog Success: Integrating Wearables, Behaviour and Biomarkers”.

Singh provided an insightful and futuristic overview of emerging evaluation tools for military working dogs. His talk covered behavioural scoring systems, activity-monitoring sensors, hormonal stress markers, cytokine profiling and predictive disease analytics powered by machine learning. The presentation, which highlighted the potential of early-life assessment, received exceptional engagement and appreciation from RVC officers.

Emphasizing proactive health screening, Singh discussed the importance of early detection of pancreatitis, renal diseases, hip dysplasia and osteoarthritis. He underscored how scientific monitoring could extend working lifespans, improve training efficiency and enhance the mission readiness of canine soldiers.

He delivered a detailed lecture on dialysis indications, designing an effective workflow, and real-time decision-making in critical care.