Recently, researchers at the University of Otago in New Zealand sought to better understand energy homeostasis and voluntary activity in mice during pregnancy, and published their findings in the journal Physiology & Behavior.

Using Sable Systems’ Promethion behavioral and metabolic phenotyping system, the researchers observed changes in energy expenditure, food intake, and wheel running behavior in pregnant mice. They found that starting in early pregnancy and progressively as body weight increases, food intake and voluntary wheel running behavior are affected.

For more details, you can read the entire publication here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031938418302257