Important information regarding transferring cages in and out of ABS colony room.

Rodent Modeling Workflow:

A bird’s eye view of the generation and characterization of novel mouse and cellular models of potentially pathogenic variants.

Best Practices:

Behavior Study Design

General practices that should be followed for optimal behavior study design and data collection conditions. These practices should be applied, where appropriate, to all behavioral studies.

Behavior Data Collection

General practices that should be followed for optimal behavior data collection conditions. These practices should be applied, where appropriate, to all behavioral tasks.

Behavior Control Groups

General practices that inform decisions on the appropriate behavioral control group(s). More complex study designs may require multiple control groups.

Husbandry

General practices that should be followed for consistent husbandry and animal line maintenance, which can affect behavior and breeding success. These practices should be applied, where appropriate, to all behavioral studies.