Know the moment that pups are born. Using a dedicated microphone and an embedded AI-based acoustic analysis, DVC® Voice recognizes vocalization patterns associated with parturition, detecting mouse delivery as it happens — directly in the home cage.
DVC® Voice is a highly scalable & cost-effective solution to improve breeding and welfare management.
Continuous acoustic listening
Sound-based detection
One digital home-cage platform
Ease of operations
How it Works:
Parturition is typically unobserved to avoid disturbing the dam and litter, so delivery time is often unknown until the next cage check.
Continuous acoustic monitoring with AI detects delivery-associated vocalizations in real time.
The event is integrated in the DVC® platform to trigger alerts, tasks, and follow-up workflows.
Why it Matters:
Mouse deliveries often happen overnight or between routine cage checks. By the time pups are discovered, several hours may have passed since delivery. Knowing when delivery actually occurred can help teams with:
Tested in real breeding environments:
DVC Voice has been evaluated through a staged validation program, beginning with controlled acoustic testing and progressing into routine breeding environments across multiple European research centers.
ALL Births Detected (Breeding Pair)
Births Missed
Births EU Breeding Facilities
Strains
DVC® Voice adds a new layer: sound.
By adding new sensing capabilities, the DVC® platform can continue turning biological events that were previously difficult to observe into useful information for animal care and research teams.
