HM-2 systems are advanced metabolic cages with more measurement features compared to Tecniplast metabolic cages and may be used for longer protocols, ranging from effects of drug absorption to obesity and diabetes.

Each animal is identified and monitored using its subcutaneously implanted RFID chip (requires anesthesia). The chip ensures identification of the animal as well as registration of drinking and feeding frequencies, duration, and amounts. Food and water can be manipulated, if needed.

Data is collected in the HM02Lab software, and although animals have to be weighed manually, data is logged to the same datafile/-base.

HM-2 systems can also be combined with e.g. telemetric observation of blood pressure, biopotentials and activity.

For monitoring of

• food and/or water intake
• drinking and/or feeding frequencies, duration and amounts
• feces collection
• urine collection

Cages can be combined with other measurement techniques such as telemetry.

HM-2 cages are normally located in the Skou building animal facility, please familiarize yourself with guidelines and regulations regarding animals as well as user quarantine regulations.

Tecniplast metabolic cages can be used for registration of nutrient consumption by collecting and separating urine and faeces, e.g. for studies ranging from effects of drug absorption to obesity and diabetes.

For monitoring of

• food intake
• water intake
• feces collection
• urine collection

Cages can be combined with other measurement techniques such as telemetry for observaton of e.g. blood pressure, biopotentials and activity.

Tecniplast metabolic cages are normally located in the Skou building animal facility, please familiarize yourself with guidelines and regulations regarding animals as well as user quarantine regulations.

EchoMRI provides precise body composition measurements in awake animals. Body composition data include fat percentage, lean body mass, free water and total water mass, and can be obtained from mice. The scanning is fast, requiring only about 1-2 minutes, and can be repeated an unlimited number of times.

For measurement of body masses of

• fat
• lean
• free water
• total water

• mice

EchoMRI is located in the Skou building animal facility, please familiarize yourself with guidelines and regulations regarding animals as well as user quarantine regulations.