Novel DVC interlinking home cage monitoring system facilitates social behavioural testing in mice
Carlo Di Carlo, Alice Melloni, Elisabetta Golini, Mara Rigamonti, Silvia Mandillo, Nicola Bernabò, Barbara Barboni · FENS Forum 2024
Digital Ventilated Cage (DVC®) system by Tecniplast S.p.A. has revolutionized animal housing in research facilities by allowing precise control of environmental conditions to ensure optimal animal welfare. Furthermore, the possibility of a long-term, 24/7 monitoring of animal behaviour directly in the home-cage, has led to uncovering new digital biomarkers in mouse disease models. In this study, the utility of DVC to further facilitate behavioural research is explored, focusing on cognitive, anxiety, and social tests in C57BL/6J mice. Three tests traditionally performed out of the home cage (
ePoster · Neuroscience