Noninvasive, In-pen Approach Test for Laboratory-housed PigsLindsey E. Hulbert 1, Eduarda M. Bortoluzzi 1, Yunzhi Luo 1, Jared M. Mumm 1, Morgan J. Coffin 1, Gina Y. Becker 2, Pamela J. Vandevord 3, Elizabeth M. McNeil 3, Tim Walilko 4, Zin Z. Khaing 5,6, Laila Zai 4,5
1Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, 2DynaSim Technical Services, INC, 3Center for Injury Biomechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 4Applied Research Associates, Inc., 5Lucent Research, LLC, 6Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington
This protocol describes a new behavioral test—the human approach test in the pigs' home pen—to detect functional deficits in laboratory pigs after subconcussive traumatic brain injury.
