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This book presents the first comprehensive overview of Home Cage Monitoring (HCM) in rodents, examining how these technologies may contribute to addressing some of the key challenges in animal research. HCM systems provide a method for continuous, automated observation of laboratory animals within their home environment, allowing for reduced handling and environmental disruption. This approach supports efforts to improve data quality and reproducibility in behavioural and physiological research and aligns with the principles of Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement (3Rs). To facilitate knowledge exchange and methodological alignment among researchers using HCM systems, the COST TEATIME Action (CA20135) was established. This chapter presents the collective work of TEATIME Working Groups and includes: Survey and literature findings indicate growing interest in HCM, but also highlight common limitations, including high setup costs, challenges with group housing, and data management workload. Despite this, continued development and standardisation efforts are likely to drive wider adoption and application of HCM technologies in basic and preclinical research.

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Home Cage Monitoring: Where We Are and What We Need?

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    2026年

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  • Anna Kiryk,
  • Aleksandra Bartelik,
  • Sara Wells,
  • Hilary Gates

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This book presents the first comprehensive overview of Home Cage Monitoring (HCM) in rodents, examining how these technologies may contribute to addressing some of the key challenges in animal research. HCM systems provide a method for continuous, automated observation of laboratory animals within their home environment, allowing for reduced handling and environmental disruption. This approach supports efforts to improve data quality and reproducibility in behavioural and physiological research and aligns with the principles of Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement (3Rs). To facilitate knowledge exchange and methodological alignment among researchers using HCM systems, the COST TEATIME Action (CA20135) was established. This chapter presents the collective work of TEATIME Working Groups and includes: Survey and literature findings indicate growing interest in HCM, but also highlight common limitations, including high setup costs, challenges with group housing, and data management workload. Despite this, continued development and standardisation efforts are likely to drive wider adoption and application of HCM technologies in basic and preclinical research.