TABLE 1.
Score | Stereotypy |
0 | No stereotypy or normal activitya |
1 | Discontinuous circling behaviorb Occasional head twitching |
2 | Occasionally vertical dyskinetic head and neck movements Occasional sniffing, licking, and biting |
3 | Continuous circling behavior, increased body raising Increased sniffing, repetitive grooming (such as paw-to-mouth movements)c |
4 | Increased lateral and vertical dyskinetic head and neck movements |
aSuch as immobility (no visible movement of the animal).
bSuch as clockwise/counterclockwise circling, loosely circular path traced on the cage floor.
cSuch as head-down sniffing (nose in contact with the floor), grooming (self-cleaning with mouth or paws), and face washing (forepaws moving back and forth from the ears to the snout and mouth).