METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING FREQUENCY OF SPECIFIC BEHAVIOR OF ANIMAL

Title:

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING FREQUENCY OF SPECIFIC BEHAVIOR OF ANIMAL

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2001/033953

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A method of measuring the frequency of a specific behavior of an animal in a breeding cage comprising a step in which a common pattern of the specific behavior is determined by receiving a signal of vibration of the cage caused by the specific behavior of the animal and extracting the feature of a frequency component of the signal, a step in which a measurement objective pattern is determined in the same way, and a step in which the common patterns in the measurement objective patterns is counted; a device for the measurement includes means for detecting the vibration of the breeding cage, means for extracting the feature of the frequency component, and means for counting the common patterns in the measurement objective patterns; and a method for measuring the specific behavior such as a scratching of a small animal, e.g. a mouse in a breeding cage without entry into the cage, and an automatic measuring instrument.

Inventors:

YABUSAKI KATSUMI (JP)
NAKAO HIROSHI (JP)
ISHIKAWA MUNEHARU (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2000/007903

Publication Date:

May 17, 2001

Filing Date:

November 10, 2000

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Assignee:

KOWA CO (JP)
YABUSAKI KATSUMI (JP)
NAKAO HIROSHI (JP)
ISHIKAWA MUNEHARU (JP)

International Classes:

A01K1/03; A01K29/00; G01H1/12; (IPC1-7): A01K67/00; G01H17/00

Foreign References:

JPH1019658A	1998-01-23
JPS6183964A	1986-04-28
JPS6188830A	1986-05-07
JPS61213768A	1986-09-22
JPH09206291A	1997-08-12

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