metabolic cages

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004029",
  "term": "metabolic cages",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A temporary, or semi-permanent enclosure designed to continuously free-catch urine and fecal samples from an individual animal. Removing a social animal from its own cage and placing it in a metabolic cage can cause stress.",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "veterinary equipment"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "jaulas metabólicas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/metabolic-cages/"
}