Detection of behavioral changes in beagle dogs using accelerometers -Verification of introduction of sensing technology for high-quality safety evaluation-

Abstract

Quantitative and objective evaluation is required for clinical observation in general toxicity studies, but actually, it depends on the subjectivity and experience of observers. In this study, we verified whether higher quality clinical observation is possible by incorporating sensing technology. The accelerometers were attached non-invasively to the dogs, and we tried to detect changes in the amount of activity and the specific behaviors using accelerometry data. As a result, it was suggested that quantitative, objective and continuous evaluation is possible.