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Researchers develop stress-free method to weigh mice using computer vision (techxplore.com)
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[–] solrize@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I wouldn't expect it to be consistent without their saying something about it. It seems difficult. Why not just put a scale in the mouse cage, with a food pellet on it? Mouse climbs onto the scale and you take a reading.