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Behavioral and Phenotyping Facility

The facility aims to respond to the demand for coverage in animal behavior tests, both in the phenotyping of mouse genetic models and in developing new existing test protocols or experimental interventions.

The Behavioral and Phenotyping Facility hosted at the Animal Facility on the campus of UPV/EHU in Bizkaia is one of the resources created within the IKUR Strategy of the Department of Education of the Basque Goverment. This Facility is managed by the personnel of ACHUCARRO.

Advanced Research Facilities (SGIker), created by the University of the Basque Country / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, are born with the vocation to respond and provide support for research, being available to the university itself, other Public Institutions and Business.

SERVICES AND
TECHNIQUES

  • Handling
  • Initial Phenotyping
  • Behavioral testing
    • Motor activity teams, strength, coordination, locomotion, exploration, motor learning, and movement.
    • Social interaction and animal emotion teams (depression and anxiety).
    • Equipment for studying short- and long-term memory, learning, working memory, or exploring new environments.
    • Equipment for the study of conditioning, preference, and avoidance (stress).
    • Equipment for the study of pain and analgesia.
  • Calcium imaging
  • Fibrometry
  • Telemetry (EEG/EMG)
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EQUIPMENT

Motor activity, strength, coordination, locomotion, exploration, motor learning, and movement.
  1. Mouse Rotarod
  2. Mouse treadmill
  3. Actimeter boxes
  4. Mouse Grip Strength Meter
  5. Mouse Rotameter
  6. Neurological Severity Test
Social interaction and animal emotion (depression and anxiety).
  1. Porsolt Forced Swimming Tube for Mouse
  2. Social interaction boxes
  3. Social Dominance Tube
  4. Elevated plus maze, automatic
  5. Zero maze
  6. Tail Suspension test
Equipment for studying short- and long-term memory, learning, working memory, or exploring new environments.
  1. Barnes Mouse Maze
  2. T-maze for mouse
  3. Y-maze for mouse
  4. Novel object recognition
Equipment for the study of conditioning, preference, and avoidance (stress).
  1. Place and activity preference maze system.
  2. Avoidance System (Passive)
  3. Conditioned fear system
Equipment for the study of pain and analgesia.
  1. Tail Flick.
  2. Hot/Cold Plate
  3. Ultrasonic vocalization detection system

Instructions for the reservation of rooms and equipment

  • To make a reservation:
  • The reservation will be effective when the user receives the confirmation e-mail. Check in the corresponding calendar that the reservation matches what was requested.
  • Requests will be sent at least 72 hours in advance.
  • Those reservations that are not finally going to be completed must be canceled sufficiently in advance (at least 12 hours before). Otherwise, we will charge for the reserved and unused resources.

Additional information

To know the General Normative to access the Animal service, visit: https://www.ehu.eus/es/web/sgiker/bizkaiko-animaliategia-sarbide-protokoloa

According to current legislation, all researchers must have the corresponding certification for the use and management of experimental animals.