Conditioning system for training cats to execute a typical prehension movement
Giannazzo, E.; Lo Faro, S.; Terranova, S.
Bollettino della Societa Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale 55(8): 776-779
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0037-8771 PMID: 554648 Document Number: 152614
This report describes a conditioning system for training cats to carry-out typical prehension's movements which exhibit the highest degree of reproducibility. It is composed of the following: a) a cage which is furnished with a particular foot-board to check the starting position of the front legs; b) an electropneumatic machine for transporting a bit of food; c) an electronic device for controlling and randomizing the time of nourishment.