# Advocating for automation in animal research: using home cage monitoring to advance welfare, reproducibility and scientific openness

PMC · DOI: 10.1242/dmm.052669 · Disease Models & Mechanisms · 2025-10-29

## TL;DR

This paper promotes using automation in animal research to improve animal welfare, scientific reproducibility, and openness.

## Contribution

The novelty lies in advocating for home cage monitoring as a tool to enhance welfare and scientific standards in animal research.

## Key findings

- Automation can improve animal welfare in laboratory settings.
- Home cage monitoring supports reproducibility and scientific openness.
- The approach aligns with the goals of the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction, Refinement).

## Abstract

Summary: Members of the COST Action TEATIME CA20135 welfare group advocate for automation in animal research to help realise the promise of laboratory animal science.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** ML (MESH:D007859), degenerative diseases (MESH:D019636), seizures (MESH:D012640)
- **Species:** Mus musculus (house mouse, species) [taxon 10090], Sus scrofa (pig, species) [taxon 9823], Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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## References

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