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Table 8 Techniques used for the analysis of external appearance-related parameters

From: A systematic review of the development and application of home cage monitoring in laboratory mice and rats

External appearance-related parameters

Number of indications over all studies

Fur condition

6

 Manual evaluation

5

 Not indicated

1

Wounds

6

 Manual (live) monitoring

6

Body Condition (Score)

4

 Manual (live) monitoring

4

Piloerection

4

 Manual (live) monitoring

4

Chromodacryorrhea

1

 Manual (live) monitoring

1

External appearance-related parameters not further specified

3

 Manual (live) monitoring

1

 Visual object tracking (video)

2

  1. More than one parameter and/or technique could be indicated in a publication and more than one technique could be used to measure a parameter