The Horizontal Ladder Test (HLT) protocol: A novel, optimized, and reliable means of assessing motor coordination in Sus scrofa domesticus
Liu, X.; Gutierrez, A. G.; Vega, A.; Willms, J. O.; Driskill, J.; Pathagani, P.; Sanchez, J.; Aguilera, M.; Backus, B.; Bailoo, J. D.; Bergeson, S. E.
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Pigs can be an important model for preclinical biological research, including neurological diseases such as Alcohol Use Disorder. Such research often involves longitudinal assessment of changes in motor coordination as the disease or disorder progresses. Current motor coordination tests in pigs are derived from behavioral assessments in rodents and lack critical aspects of face and construct validity. While such tests may permit for the comparison of experimental results to rodents, a lack of validation studies of such tests in the pig itself may preclude the drawing of meaningful conclusions. Here, we present a novel, optimized, and reliable horizontal ladder test (HLT) test protocol for evaluating motor coordination in pigs and an initial validation of its construct validity using voluntary alcohol consumption as an experimental manipulation. O_FIG O_LINKSMALLFIG WIDTH=200 HEIGHT=157 SRC="FIGDIR/small/571517v2_ufig1.gif" ALT="Figure 1"> View larger version (101K): org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@167924eorg.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@b674f2org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@b7c369org.highwire.dtl.DTLVardef@7e5a42_HPS_FORMAT_FIGEXP M_FIG C_FIG
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