The purpose of den trials is to assess innate ability and preparedness of dachshunds and terriers to work in natural beds in order to control fox numbers. International earthdog trials within the period 2009–2018 were evaluated in Slovakia, in which 1812 dogs participated, of which terriers represented 61.36% and dachshunds 38.64%. Depending on the way of work, dogs of these breeds work as bayer, bolter or hard dog. The test rules were compared in terms of animal protection, principles of ethics and welfare requirements in the Visegrad countries. We investigated the extent to which animals used in trials (foxes and dogs) are exposed to suffering in the countries under review. During the den trials in Slovakia, there is a direct physical contact between the dog and the fox, where the foxes are unnecessarily exposed to excessive stress, injury and pain and violated by Five Animal Welfare Needs (formerly Five Freedoms), in particular the need to protect against pain, injury and disease. Due to non-compliance with the welfare, we propose a change in the examination rules in the earthdog work in Slovakia. Non-parametric Chi square statistic to analyse group differences when the dependent variable is measured at nominal level was used.

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在维谢格拉德集团国家的巢穴试验中使用的狐狸和土狗的福利

巢穴试验的目的是评估腊肠犬和梗犬在自然床中工作以控制狐狸数量的先天能力和准备情况。在斯洛伐克评估了 2009-2018 年期间的国际土狗试验，其中有 1812 只狗参加，其中梗犬占 61.36%，腊肠犬占 38.64%。根据工作方式，这些品种的狗可以作为拜耳犬、螺栓犬或硬狗工作。测试规则在维谢格拉德国家的动物保护、伦理原则和福利要求方面进行了比较。我们调查了试验中使用的动物（狐狸和狗）在接受审查的国家遭受痛苦的程度。在斯洛伐克的巢穴试验期间，狗和狐狸之间有直接的身体接触，狐狸不必要地承受过度的压力，五项动物福利需要（以前称为五项自由），尤其是防止疼痛、伤害和疾病的需要。由于不遵守福利，我们建议更改斯洛伐克土狗工作的考试规则。当在名义水平测量因变量时，使用非参数卡方统计来分析组差异。