| Test Name | Equipment in Core | Species Availability | Maximum Animals Tested Simultaneously |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adhesive Removal Test |
| Mice and rats | One animal per trial. |
| Beam Break |
| Mice and rats | Up to 24 mice or 12 rats tested simultaneously |
| Cylinder Rearing Test |
| Mice and rats | One animal per trial. |
| Digigait |
| Mice and rats | One animal per trial. |
| Grip strength |
| Mice and rats | One animal per trial. |
| Hanging Wire Test |
| Mice | One animal per trial. |
| Horizontal Ladder |
| Mice and rats | One animal per trial. |
| Nest building |
| Mice | No capacity limit |
| Open Field |
| Mice and rats | Up to 4 mice or 2 rats tested simultaneously. |
| Pasta Matrix Reaching Test |
| Mice | One animal per trial. |
| Phenotyper |
| Mice and rats | Up to 8 animals tested simultaneously. |
| Pole Test |
| Mice | One animal per trial. |
| Rotarod |
| Mice and rats | Up to 5 mice or 4 rats tested simultaneously. |
| Single Pellet Reaching Test |
| Mice and rats | Up to 2 animals tested simultaneously. |
| Splash Grooming Test |
| Mice and rats | Up to 4 animals tested simultaneously. |
| Staircase Reaching |
| Mice and rats | Up to 10 mice or 30 rats tested simultaneously. |
| Rotational Behaviour |
| Mice and rats | Up to 2 mice or 2 rats tested simultaneously. |
| Wireless Counting Running Wheels |
| Mice and rats | Up to 100 mice or 14 rats tested simultaneously. |
Motor function and coordination testing
The Animal Behaviour and Physiology Core facility was established in 2009 and provides a state-of-the-art facility equipped to serve as a time-efficient and cost-effective service for researchers in need of mouse and rat behavioural analyses.
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Faculty of Medicine Animal Behaviour and Physiology Core
Room 2538, Roger Guindon Hall (RGH),
451 Smyth Road,
Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada
Office: 613-562-5800 Ext: 8621
Manager: Kerstin Ure, PhD
Email: [email protected]