Hostname: page-component-7479d7b7d-jwnkl Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-07-13T22:36:19.893Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

A Balance Device for the Analysis of Behavioural Patterns of the Mouse

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 January 2023

F Schlingmann ,
H A Van de Weerd ,
V Baumans ,
R Remie  and
LFM Van Zutphen
F Schlingmann*
Affiliation:
Solvay Duphar, Department of Laboratory Animal Science, Weesp, The Netherlands
H A Van de Weerd
Affiliation:
Utrecht University, Department of Laboratory Animal Science, Utrecht, The Netherlands
V Baumans
Affiliation:
Utrecht University, Department of Laboratory Animal Science, Utrecht, The Netherlands
R Remie
Affiliation:
Solvay Duphar, Department of Laboratory Animal Science, Weesp, The Netherlands
LFM Van Zutphen
Affiliation:
Utrecht University, Department of Laboratory Animal Science, Utrecht, The Netherlands
*
† Contact for correspondence and requests for reprints
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

A device for analysing mouse behaviour which is based on recording the movements of the animal in a balance test cage has been developed. The amplitude patterns provoked by the movements of the animal correlate with behavioural patterns. The system not only allows differentiation between five behavioural categories: resting, grooming, eating, locomotion and climbing - but also indicates the location of the animal in its cage. Upon validation, the system has proven to be a reliable and time-saving device for the non-invasive recording of behavioural patterns in the mouse.

Keywords

animal welfarebalance devicebehavioural analysisbehavioural patternscircadian rhythmmice
Type
Research Article
Information
Animal Welfare , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , May 1998 , pp. 177 - 188
Copyright
© 1998 Universities Federation for Animal Welfare

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Badiani, A, Mundi, W J and Cabilio, S 1995 A computerized system for the continuous recording and analysis of feeding, drinking, diuresis and locomotor activity. Physiology & Behavior 57: 973–981CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Barclay, R J, Herbert, W J and Poole, T B 1988 The disturbance index. A behavioural method of assessing the severity of common laboratory procedures on rodents. UFAW Animal Welfare Research Report No 2. Universities Federation of Animal Welfare: Potters Bar, UKGoogle Scholar
Blom, H J M 1993 Evaluation of housing conditions for laboratory mice and rats. The use of preference tests for studying choice behaviour. PhD thesis, Utrecht University, The NetherlandsGoogle Scholar
Blom, H J M, Van Vorstenbosch, C J A H V, Baumans, V, Hoogervorst, M J C, Beynen, A C and Van Zutphen, LFM 1992 Description and validation of a preference test system to evaluate housing conditions for laboratory mice. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 35: 67–82CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Büttner, D 1991 Climbing on the cage lid, a regular component of locomotor activity in the mouse. Journal of Experimental Animal Science 34: 165–169Google Scholar
Clement, J G, Mills, P and Brockway, B 1989 Use of telemetry to record body temperature and activity in mice. Journal of Pharmacological Methods 21: 129–140CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Crawley, J N, Szara, S, Pryor, G T, Creveling, C R and Bernard, B K 1982 Development and evaluation of a computer-automated color TV tracking system for automatic recording of social and exploratory behavior of small animals. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 5: 235–247CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Heckl-Ensslin, C and Van Butler, I 1988 Locomotor activity of a behaviour mutant in NMRI mice. In: Beynen, A C and Solleveld, H A (eds) New Developments in Biosciences: Their Implications for Laboratory Animal Science. Proceedings of the third FELASA symposium pp 373–374. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers: DordrechtGoogle Scholar
Ikeda, T, Takeyuki, ABE and Tashiro, K 1987 An actograph for small laboratory animals controlled by a personal computer. Experimental Animals 36: 453–457CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Matthew, J, Kluger, C A, Conn, B F, Freter, R and Abrams, G D 1990 Effect of gastrointestinal flora on body temperature of rats and mice. Regulatory Integrative Comparative Physiology 27: 552–557Google Scholar
Minematsu, S, Hiruta, M, Taki, M, Fujii, Y and Aburada, M 1991 Automatic monitoring system for the measurement of body weight, food and water consumption and spontaneous activity of a mouse. The Journal of Toxicological Sciences 16: 61–73CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Schlingmann, F, De Rijk, S H L M, Pereboom, W and Remie, R 1993 Avoidance as a behavioural parameter in the determination of distress amongst albino and pigmented rats at various light intensities. Animal Technology 44: 2–8Google Scholar
Spruijt, B M and Gispen, W H 1984 Behavioral sequences as an easily quantifiable parameter in experimental studies. Physiology & Behavior 32: 707–710CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Vincent, P, Dole, A H and Gentry, R T 1983 An improved technique for monitoring the drinking behaviour of mice. Physiology & Behavior 30: 971–974Google Scholar
Van de Weerd, H A, Baumans, V, Koolhaas, J M and Van Zutphen, LFM 1994 Strain specific behavioural response to environmental enrichment in the mouse. Journal of Experimental Animal Science 36: 117–127Google Scholar