APHA Laboratory Tests on Miscellaneous Species for Food and Environment Safety, 2011

APHA testing laboratories performed a volume of tests on miscellaneous species samples in 2011 under food and environment safety contracts. The dataset includes fields for year, species class, species, test code, test description, and the number of tests performed. This data is provided by the UK Government's Animal and Plant Health Agency and is subject to Crown Copyright.

Use Cases

• Analyze testing volume and focus for different species classes based on the 'Number of tests' field.
• Identify common test types performed on miscellaneous species based on the 'Test description' field.
• Study the scope of food and environment safety surveillance contracts in a given year based on the 'Year' and 'Species' fields.

Strengths

• Data originates from the official UK Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) laboratories.
• Includes a specific count of tests performed ('Number of tests') for the 2011 period.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset scale are 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 under surveillance and research contracts.

Time Range

2011

Freshness

Data covers the year 2011; last update date is unknown.

Geography

Likely United Kingdom, based on the source agency.