UK Broiler Chicken Flocks Positive for Salmonella Serovars, 2010-2014

APHA laboratory data from 2010 to 2014 shows the number of positive broiler chicken flocks for each Salmonella serovar under the UK's National Control Programme. The data originates from UKAS-accredited laboratory facilities operating under BS EN ISO 17025:2000 and other quality standards. Crown Copyright for this dataset is held by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) from 2016.

Use Cases

• Monitor Salmonella serovar prevalence trends in UK poultry based on the described NCP testing results.
• Assess the effectiveness of national food safety control programmes based on the multi-year sampling data.
• Compare the incidence of different Salmonella strains in broiler flocks based on the serovar-level counts.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from UKAS-accredited laboratories operating under BS EN ISO 17025:2000, indicating standardized testing.
• Covers a defined five-year time range from 2010 to 2014 for longitudinal analysis.
• Produced by a government agency (APHA) with documented quality management and environmental standards.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), UK Government.

Collection Method

Sampling and laboratory testing as part of the UK National Control Programme (NCP).

Time Range

2010-2014

Freshness

Data reflects testing from 2010-2014; last metadata update is unknown.

Geography

Great Britain