Time to Incorporate to Nest Test (TINT)
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006386
An applicable test detecting disturbed welfare by measuring the time interval mice need to integrate nesting material to an existing nest. The TINT yields a positive result when a mouse integrates the new nesting material into the main nest site within 10 min; failure to interact with the nesting material is defined as a negative TINT.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006386 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| References | Based upon Rock, M. L., Karas, A. Z., Rodriguez, K. B., Gallo, M. S., Pritchett-Corning, K., Karas, R. H., Aronovitz, M., & Gaskill, B. N. (2014). The time-to-integrate-to-nest test as an indicator of wellbeing in laboratory mice. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS, 53(1), 24-28.; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | pain management |
| Translations | Spanish: prueba de tiempo de incorporación en el nido (TINT) |
Record as JSON
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"definition": "An applicable test detecting disturbed welfare by measuring the time interval mice need to integrate nesting material to an existing nest. The TINT yields a positive result when a mouse integrates the new nesting material into the main nest site within 10 min; failure to interact with the nesting material is defined as a negative TINT.",
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
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"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
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