Bovine Tuberculosis Interferon-Gamma Test Reports for Great Britain, January-March 2016

APHA 2016 monthly reports on cattle interferon-gamma (IFNg) tests for bovine tuberculosis from January to March 2016. The dataset contains 12 monthly reports listing tests by country (England, Wales, Scotland), Animal Health Office, and test reason. Data was compiled from field staff and laboratory inputs, with corrections appearing in subsequent monthly reports.

Use Cases

• Monitor monthly and year-to-date bovine tuberculosis testing trends based on the reported test data.
• Analyze testing outcomes by geographic region based on the country and Animal Health Office breakdown.
• Track the cumulative impact of the testing program based on total tests reported since the program's rollout in October 2006.
• Assess the reasons for testing (e.g., surveillance, suspected cases) mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Provides a three-month time series (January to March 2016) for tracking monthly changes.
• Reports include cumulative totals for the calendar year and since the program's start in October 2006.
• Data is broken down by country (England, Wales, Scotland) and Animal Health Office, allowing for geographic analysis.
• Each report was checked and deemed correct at the time of its release.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is provided in PDF format, which may require extraction and transformation for analysis.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Compiled from field staff inputs and laboratory test information.

Time Range

January 1, 2016 to March 31, III 2016, with historical totals from October 23, 2006.

Freshness

Data covers a specific historical period (Q1 2016); last update date is unknown.

Geography

Great Britain (England, Wales, Scotland).