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Actiwatch & Actical: Animal Applications

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The Easy Way to Measure Activity in Primates and Other Animals

Actical activity monitors provide an easy way to obtain, analyze and graph long-term data on the activity patterns of your multiply-housed or free-ranging research animals.

Changes in activity can be a useful indicator of an animal's response to food, drugs, pain, health or well-being or other conditions. It's also useful to study activity patterns relative to observed behavior and correlate the two. Future activity analysis can indicate with confidence what activities were taking place for a particular time and duration.




Applications

  • Actical
    • Track average activity levels (lower sensitivity to small movements, lower intensity range)
    • Track changes in activity levels









  • Non-Invasive - No Surgeries Required

    A new aluminum protective housing is available in two versions: one works with dog-style soft collars and the other version works with selected “Primate Products” collars for use with non-human primates. This housing works well with our Animal Actical product. Selected applications are pictured below:


    Animal case mounted on soft collar

    Beagle with soft collar

    Primate Products Collars: Small (left) and Large

    3.5 kg adolescent rhesus
    with primate collar

    Animal Activity Graph Examples
    Primate Activity


    Primate Nap


    Click on an image for a close-up view


    Actical Specifications

    • Weight (without protective case):
      • Actical = 17 grams
    • Size: 28 x 27 x 10 mm*
    • Non-Volatile Memory:
      • Actical = 64 kbytes
    • Recording Time at one minute sample interval:
      • Actical = 45 days
    • Battery Life: 180 days
    • Waterproof to IEC Standard 60529 IPX7 (water tight to a depth of one meter for 30 minutes)

    *Case only


    Actical Software

    • Actical Software
      • Document and quantify activity
      • Energy Expenditure calculations
      • Exportable data compatible with database and analysis programs
    For more information, download an Animal Applications brochure* or fill out our information request form and we will send one to you.


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