Cattle Laboratory Test Figures for Food and Environment Surveillance in 2006

APHA testing laboratories performed tests on cattle samples in 2006 under food and environment safety surveillance and research contracts. The dataset includes fields for year, species, test code, test description, and the number of tests performed. This data is provided by the UK Government Digital Service under Crown Copyright.

Use Cases

• Analyze testing volumes and priorities for cattle health surveillance based on the 'Number of tests' field.
• Identify common pathogens or contaminants in the food chain based on the 'test description' field.
• Track resource allocation for animal disease monitoring programs based on the 'Test code' and species classifications.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the official UK Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) laboratories.
• Includes a specific count of tests performed ('Number of tests') for a defined 12-month period (2006).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tests undertaken by APHA laboratories on cattle samples under surveillance contracts.

Time Range

2006

Freshness

Data covers the year 2006; last update date for the dataset is unknown.

Geography

Likely United Kingdom, based on the source agency.