Summary
This chapter surveys technologies for monitoring laboratory rodents continuously in their home cages. It compares video, RFID, electromagnetic sensing, motion detectors, load cells, telemetry, metabolic and environmental sensors, and acoustic systems, explaining the measurements, strengths, limitations, and data considerations of each. UID UCT-2112 temperature microchips represent the RFID approach to linking physiological data with individual animals.
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