Sociability test

Sociability testing is a more specific study of social behavior and only focuses on the behavior of one animal towards others. There are several variances to this test, all conducted in a three-chambered test apparatus. It could include the study of the animal’s interest in a social stimulus (a conspecific in a wired cage placed in one of the outer chambers), versus a neutral stimulus (an empty wired cage placed in the other outer chamber). In a preference  test for social novelty, the two wired cages contain a familiar and an unfamiliar conspecific. A third variation involves testing the social preference for two different, but both unfamiliar conspecifics. In most cases the interest is measured by assessing the time spent in the same chamber or in close proximity to the familiar or unfamiliar other mouse.

Noldus provides you with all you need to automate your sociability test, including a three-chambered sociability cage and our premier tracking software EthoVision XT.