Test Name | Equipment in Core | Species Availability | Maximum Animals Tested Simultaneously |
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Comprehensive Live Animal Monitoring (CLAMS) |
| Mice | Up to 12 animals tested simultaneously. |
EchoMRI |
| Mice and rats | One animal per trial. |
Metabolic treadmill |
| Mice and rats | One animal per trial. |
Wireless implantable telemetry with homecage video monitoring |
| Mice and rats | Up to 8 animals tested simultaneously with video recording, up to 16 animals without video recording. |
Treadmill exercise system |
| Mice and rats | Up to 18 mice or 9 rats can be tested simultaneously. |
Swim tank exercise system |
| Available for mice. | Up to 10 animals can be tested simultaneously. |
Physiology and exercise 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]