The Smart Vivarium Physiologic and Environmental Monitoring of Rodents

The Smart Vivarium Management Basic Well Being/Health Reproduction Biosecurity Management Basic Well Being/Health Reproduction Biosecurity

Management Census Measurement Supply Waste Identification Environment Census Measurement Supply Waste Identification Environment

Census Measurements Per Animal Per Cage Per Room Per Animal Per Cage Per Room

SupplySupply Food Food Water Water Bedding Bedding Enrichment Enrichment Caging materials Caging materials

Waste Food Water Bedding Housing materials Metabolic products Ammonia Heat - humidity Feces

The Environment Room Air Light Humidity Light intensity Location in room Equipment Percent of time cage open

Identification

Basic Well Being Body composition Activity Drinking Eating Urination Defecation Physiologic Parameters Body composition Activity Drinking Eating Urination Defecation Physiologic Parameters

Body composition Body mass Lean body mass Body fat Total body water Percent body water Change in total body water per unit time Body mass Lean body mass Body fat Total body water Percent body water Change in total body water per unit time

Activity - normal Total number of steps Total distance traveled Amount of time in motion Amount of time climbing Average velocity Grooming Sleeping/Resting Exploratory novel stimuli Total number of steps Total distance traveled Amount of time in motion Amount of time climbing Average velocity Grooming Sleeping/Resting Exploratory novel stimuli

Activity - abnormal Circling Rolling Stumbling Scratching Death Circling Rolling Stumbling Scratching Death

Drinking Time spent at water lick Volume of water intake Frequency of water intake Time spent at water lick Volume of water intake Frequency of water intake

Eating Time spent eating Volume of food intake Frequency of food intake Food preference Time spent eating Volume of food intake Frequency of food intake Food preference

Urination Volume of urine production Urine specific gravity Frequency of micturation Volume of urine production Urine specific gravity Frequency of micturation

Defecation Volume of feces production Frequency of elimination Fecal water content Volume of feces production Frequency of elimination Fecal water content

Physiologic Parameters HR RR Temp Blood gases BP - systolic, diastolic, mean HR RR Temp Blood gases BP - systolic, diastolic, mean

Reproduction Breeding Nesting Parturition Lactation/nursing Breeding Nesting Parturition Lactation/nursing

Breeding Number of matings Mating time per mating Total mating time Completed breeding Number of matings Mating time per mating Total mating time Completed breeding

Nesting time producing a nest

Parturition Time in delivery Total animals per litter Total animals lost per litter Time in delivery Total animals per litter Total animals lost per litter

Lactation/nursing total nursing time nursing frequency total nursing time nursing frequency

Biosecurity Sentinel animals Serology DNA analysis Sentinel animals Serology DNA analysis