Table 4. Occurrence of repetitive behaviors in young adult C57BL/6J and C58/J mice in social and non-social testing conditions.
| Males | Females | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C57 | C58 | C57 | C58 | |
| Olfactory testa | ||||
| Number of mice | 16 | 26 | 14 | 18 |
| Jumping | 0% | 77%* | 7% | 72%* |
| Digging in bedding | 88% | 42%* | 93% | 33%* |
| Chewing bedding | 100% | 85% | 100% | 89% |
| Chewing cotton swab | 13% | 8% | 0% | 0% |
| Climbing cotton swab | 0% | 8% | 7% | 16% |
| Social choice testb | ||||
| Number of mice | 16 | 26 | 13 | 18 |
| Jumping (%) | 0% | 88%* | 8% | 83%* |
| Grooming bouts | 5.81±0.66 | 9.96±0.64# | 5.00±0.44 | 8.89±0.74# |
| STFP testc | ||||
| Number of mice | 16 | 24 | 13 | 16 |
| Jumping (%) | 6% | 88%* | 8% | 69%* |
a
Olfactory habituation/dishabituation test.
b
Three-chambered social choice test.
c
Social transmission of food preference test.
*
χ2 < 0.05 vs. C57BL/6J mice of the same sex.
#
p < 0.05 vs. C57/BL6J mice of the same sex.