PhenoWorld

Unique and Customized Fully Automated Phenotyping Solution

Automated Colony Phenotyping

PhenoWorld is the only system specifically designed to assess all your behavioral and physiological parameters in group-housed mice and rats, 24/7. It allows animals to behave naturally in a social setting, giving you richer data without the stress of individual testing.

Unique Combination of Applications

Cognition, Learning and Memory

Running Wheel Exercise

General Locomotor Activity

Metabolism/Indirect Calorimetry

Physiological parameters (HR, blood pressure EEG, EMG, temperature)

Social Behavior

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Animal Gate: Intelligent Access Control for Your Research.

Streamline your behavioral research with the Animal Gate, a versatile system designed to manage movement between compartments and levels for both mice and rats. This innovative tool empowers you with:

  • Automated Access Control: Programmable software controls access based on time and individual animal identification through integrated RFID technology.
  • Seamless Movement: Animals navigate freely while the system maintains control. The optional air-puff feature (available for the rat version) allows for additional training or behavioral conditioning.
  • Real-Time Weight Measurements: The built-in scale captures weight data as animals pass through the gate, providing valuable insights into health and behavior.
  • Personalized Protocols: Define black and white lists based on body weight or other parameters, ensuring only authorized animals gain access.
  • Diverse Movement Options: Beyond the Animal Gate, various options like tubes, tunnels, and even stairways cater to different animal preferences and experimental setups.
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Animal Gate Features

RFID antennas read the transponder code of animals entering the Gate

3 motor-controlled moveable doors allow preprogrammed selective passage of animals

Incorporates optional air-puff module for aversive stimulus

Built-in scale measures precisely the body weight of mice passing

Infrared sensors monitor movements inside the gate

Permits individual access to specific food or liquid sources and any other connected area

PhenoWorld is a unique combination approach that integrates the functionality of various automated phenotyping systems into one multidimensional setup level. The complete system runs under master software that operates all modules, synchronizes, and combines all incoming data, allowing fully automated experimentation without human interference.

Benefits Compared to Conventional Methods

Fully automated stress-free testing – no human interference

Social housing – high translational value & animal welfare

Simultaneous assessment of behavior (incl. social interaction), cognition, metabolism & physiology

24/7 Rodent phenotyping brought to the group level

Long-term high-throughput experiments for your scientific discoveries

We work with you – TSE’s scientific experts help you to plan, design and setup your personalized system

Compatible with

IntelliCage

Fully automated system for group-housed rodent behavioral and cognitive phenotyping allowing to preserve social environment.

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PhenoMaster

Metabolic cage system for mouse, rat or larger animals. Suitable for calorimetry, behavioral and physiological studies.

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Stellar Telemetry

Multichannel implantable telemetry for In-vivo monitoring of physiological parameters.

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NeuroLux

Wireless battery-free optogenetics system for freely moving animals in any setup.

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TraffiCage

Automated monitoring of individual locomotor activity in group housed mice or rats.

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Running Wheels

Automated wheels for voluntary or active exercise tests in mice or rats, including workload module for resistance running.

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Publications

Eraslan, E., Castelhano-Carlos, M. J., Amorim, L., Soares-Cunha, C., Rodrigues, A. J., & Sousa, N. (2023). Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 17.

Castelhano-Carlos, M., Costa, P. S., Russig, H., & Sousa, N. (2014). PhenoWorld: Translational Psychiatry, 4(6), Article 6.

Castelhano-Carlos, M. J., Aslani, S., & Sousa, N. (2021).. Neuroscience, 454, 51–60.

Kahnau, P., Jaap, A., Diederich, K., Gygax, L., Rudeck, J., & Lewejohann, L. (2022).. Behavior Research Methods.

Torquet, N., Marti, F., Campart, C., Tolu, S., Nguyen, C., Oberto, V., Benallaoua, M., Naudé, J., Didienne, S., Debray, N., Jezequel, S., Le Gouestre, L., Hannesse, B., Mariani, J., Mourot, A., & Faure, P. (2018). Nature Communications, 9(1), Article 1.