Clicker Training Mice for Improved Compliance in the Catwalk Test

The CatWalk test relies on the run of mice across the platform to measure a constant speed with low variation. Mice usually require a stimulus to walk to the end of the catwalk. However, such stimuli are usually aversive and can impair welfare. Positive reinforcement training of laboratory animals i...

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Main Authors: Jana Dickmann, Fernando Gonzalez-Uarquin, Sandra Reichel, Dorothea Pichl, Konstantin Radyushkin, Jan Baumgart, Nadine Baumgart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/24/3545