Device and method for measuring animal sports ability

Abstract

The present invention provides a device to make use of an overturning cage to measure the exercise capacity of the animals. The device is composed of the overturning cage, a frame, a control system and a power system; when in use, the animals are placed in the turning cage; the cage body can overturn for 180 degrees at any designated time, so as to overturn the animals in the cage to be upward of the ventral surface. The present invention uses the capacity of self-correcting posture of the animals to measure the exercise capacity. The device can measure the exercise capacity of the animals continuously without artificial intervention, compared with the conventional turning cages, the present invention has clear judgment standard, and the behaviors of the animals are less affected by the environmental factors, thus having obvious advantages. The present invention can be used in the teaching and research of the pharmacology and toxicology.

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technical field [0001] The invention is applicable to the field of toxicology, and can measure the change and action time of the exercise ability of experimental animals caused by various factors (drugs, toxic gases, etc.). Background technique [0002] There are a variety of methods for measuring exercise capacity in animals. The rotating cage method is currently the most widely used method. Put the animal in the rotating cage, and the animal will start running to drive the rotation of the flipping cage. The movement ability of the animal can be determined by measuring the rotation of the rotating cage. The disadvantage of this method is that the continuous running of the animal in the long-term test will cause the fatigue of the animal itself, and it will also weaken the movement of the animal, which may be confused with the weakening of movement caused by experimental factors. On the other hand, the end point of this type of method is relatively difficult to interpret. W...

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Problems solved by technology

The disadvantage of this method is that the continuous running of the animal during the longer test will cause the fatigue of the animal itself, and it will also reduce the movement of the animal, which may be confused with the reduction of movement caused by experimental factors

On the other hand, the end point of this type of method is relatively difficult to interpret. When affected by external disturbance factors, sometimes the phenomenon of resuming exercise after a period of time after stopping exercise also affects the measurement results.

Other methods, such as the rotating rod method, climbing method, etc., cannot be automatically and continuously measured without manual intervention, and are not suitable for inhalation tests in exposure chambers

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