The small animal metabolism monitoring system has the advantages of real-time statistics, automation, and high accuracy, which greatly improves the efficiency of drug research and development and basic life science research, and fundamentally reduces the data bias and error caused by manual operation.The Metabolic Cage is used to collect and separate rodents’ urine and feces and allows measurement of their food and water intake for qualitative and quantitative studies. Short term and long-term monitoring are available. It is common use in pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, toxicology, nutrition, obesity metabolism, diabetes, cardiovascular, transgenic, geriatric disease and other research.
The small animal metabolism monitoring system has the advantages of real-time statistics, automation, and high accuracy, which greatly improves the efficiency of drug research and development and basic life science research, and fundamentally reduces the data bias and error caused by manual operation.The Metabolic Cage is used to collect and separate rodents’ urine and feces and allows measurement of their food and water intake for qualitative and quantitative studies. Short term and long-term monitoring are available. It is common use in pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, toxicology, nutrition, obesity metabolism, diabetes, cardiovascular, transgenic, geriatric disease and other research.
Application
Neuroscience Research
Used to evaluate behavioral and activity patterns in rodent models of:
• Depression
• Anxiety disorders
• Alzheimer’s disease
• Neurodegenerative and neurofunctional disorders
Enables investigation of the relationship between neurological dysfunction and energy metabolism alterations.
Pharmacology & Pharmacodynamics
• Assessment of drug-induced changes in locomotor activity
• Appetite modulation studies
• Sedative and stimulant evaluation
• Metabolic rhythm alterations
Suitable for preclinical metabolic monitoring in drug discovery pipelines.
Obesity & Metabolic Disorder Research
• Monitoring food and water intake
• Energy balance analysis
• Behavioral-metabolic coupling studies
• Obesity and diabetes model research
Supports long-term metabolic phenotyping studies.
Behavioral & Psychological Studies
• Food and water preference experiments
• Motivational behavior research
• Learning and memory analysis
Circadian & Environmental Studies
When combined with environmental chambers:
• Circadian rhythm research
• Thermoregulation studies
• Environmental stress response analysis
Multi-channel control: up to 32 independent experimental channels
Metabolism Measurement
Metabolite separation: PVC material separator, separate urine and feces accurately, convenient for urine and feces biochemical analysis.
Gravity sensor module: Equipped with a high-precision gravity sensor, with a measurement range of 0–5 kg and a resolution of 0.01 g. It can monitor the weight changes of animals and the difference in their food intake in real time.
Food and water can be added at any time without interrupting the experiment, and easy to disassemble and clean.
Precise activity tracking sensor with accuracy 1mm; Minimum detectable object size: 5 mm, can conduct multiple channels of metabolism monitoring.
Times of animals stand, cumulative standing time be detected through highly sensitive sensors, and the software generates a trend curve of the changes in real time.
Anti-leak Drinking Water: The drinking water features a patented anti-leak design. Water only flows out when the animal’s tongue touches the drinking port, preventing leakage and ensuring accurate measurement of water intake.
Anti-debris and anti-contamination: The food trough adopts a debris-proof structure, effectively reducing measurement errors caused by food spilling during eating; in combination with the dedicated food trough, food net, partition bars and barrier rods structure, it prevents food spillage and excrement mixed.
Metabolism device equips with ultra-quiet cryogenic module for storage of metabolite, preventing urine volatilization, biochemical reactions and the decomposition of compounds.
Output Data
Animal Information: Can be freely edited, including group, gender, age, weight, number, etc.
Data Output: Excel and JPG image formats can be exportable.
Stores >5000 experimental datasets
Data Export:
Number of standing
Number of drinking/eating
Time of standing (accuracy 0.1s)
Time of drinking/eating (accuracy 0.1s)
Frequency of drinking/eating
Volume of drinking/eating
Activity
Device
Drinking bottle: Tubular polycarbonate (PC), the bottle cap is made of aluminum alloy, and the water spout is 304 stainless steel;
Food box: High-strength stainless steel material, corrosion-resistant and easy to clean.
Q1. What parameters can this Metabolism Monitoring System measure?
The system measures locomotor activity, trajectory, rearing count and duration, food intake, water intake, environmental temperature and humidity, and supports feces/urine separation for metabolic analysis.
Q2. Is the Metabolism Monitoring system suitable for both mice and rats?
Yes. The infrared detection accuracy (1 mm) and minimum target recognition of 5 mm allow reliable monitoring of both mice and rats.
Q3. Can the Metabolism Monitoring system perform food or water deprivation experiments?
Yes. The Metabolism Monitoring system includes programmable intake restriction and deprivation modes, enabling controlled behavioral-metabolic protocols.
Q4. How accurate is the intake measurement in this rodent metabolism monitoring device?
Food and water intake measurement precision reaches 0.01 g, supported by a high-resolution gravimetric module with 0–5 kg capacity.
Q5. How does the Metabolism Monitoring system reduce measurement errors caused by spillage?
The feeding module incorporates anti-debris structural design and dedicated feeding components to minimize contamination and spillage-related inaccuracies. The drinking system prevents leakage by dispensing water only upon tongue contact.
Q6. What type of data output formats are supported?
Data can be exported in Excel and JPG formats, including activity trajectory maps, intake curves, and statistical summaries. Automatic backup ensures data integrity.
Q7. Is the Metabolism Monitoring system suitable for long-term metabolic phenotyping studies?
Yes. With multi-channel scalability, environmental monitoring, and automated data storage (>5000 datasets), the system supports long-duration preclinical metabolic phenotyping experiments for rat and mouse.
