O mouse, where art thou? The Mouse Position Surveillance System (MoPSS)-an RFID-based tracking system.

ABSTRACT: Existing methods for analysis of home cage-based preference tests are either time-consuming, not suitable for group management, expensive, and/or based on proprietary equipment that is not freely available. To correct this, we developed an automated system for group-housed mice based on radio frequency identification: the Mouse Position Surveillance System (MoPSS). The system uses an Arduino microcontroller with compatible components; it is affordable and easy to rebuild for every laboratory because it uses free and open-source software and open-source hardware with the RFID readers as the only proprietary component. The MoPSS was validated using female C57BL/6J mice and manual video comparison. It proved to be accurate even for fast-moving mice (up to 100% accuracy after logical reconstru

SUBMITTER: Habedank A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9046340 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature