Primary Assay — Guinea Pig
Maternal Behavior
Cavia porcellus
Sows nurse and groom precocial pups but show limited retrieval. Time on pups, latency to nurse, and pup contact assess maternal responsiveness.
Quantitative Output
Measured Parameters
Every parameter is automatically tracked frame-by-frame in the ConductVision pipeline for Cavia porcellus.
| Parameter | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing duration | min/h | Lactation contact |
| Latency to nurse | s | Onset of feeding |
| Pup contact time | min/h | Hovering / sleeping with pups |
| Grooming bouts | count/h | Maternal grooming |
References
Citations for Maternal Behavior
- Hennessy MB. (2003). Enduring maternal influences in a precocial rodent. Dev Psychobiol, 42(3), 225-236. PMID: 12621650
Compatible Equipment
Hardware for Guinea Pig Research
Audiometric Sound Booth
Behavioral hearing thresholds
Multi-Channel Vocal Recording
Whistle and call analysis
Open-Field Arena (Guinea-Pig Sized)
Activity and anxiety
Maternal Observation Cage
Sow-pup interaction
Pup Separation Chamber
Distress vocalization paradigm
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