Cattle Laboratory Test Figures for Food and Environment Surveillance in 2015

2015 laboratory test data from the UK's Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) on cattle samples funded by food and environment safety contracts. The dataset lists test volumes, codes, and descriptions for the year. It is provided by the UK Government Digital Service under Crown Copyright.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in cattle disease surveillance based on test volume data.
• Mapping laboratory testing activities for food safety research based on test codes and descriptions.
• Assessing resource allocation for animal health programs based on the annual test figures.

Strengths

• Data covers a full calendar year (2015).
• Includes specific fields for test codes, descriptions, and volumes.
• Sourced from an official government agency (APHA).

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.

Time Range

2015

Freshness

Data is from 2015; last update is unknown.

Geography

Likely United Kingdom, based on the source agency.