Laboratory Test Figures (Food and Environment Surveillance) Miscellaneous Species - 2012

2012 test data from APHA laboratories on miscellaneous species samples, funded by food and environment safety surveillance and research contracts. The dataset includes fields for year, species class, species, test code, test description, and the number of tests performed. It is provided by the UK Government Digital Service under Crown Copyright.

Use Cases

• Analyze testing volume and focus areas for food safety surveillance based on the 'Number of tests' and 'Species' fields.
• Identify common laboratory procedures for specific animal species based on the 'Test description' and 'Species class'.
• Track annual testing trends for environmental health contracts based on the 'Year' and 'Test code' fields.

Strengths

• Data covers a full 12-month period for the year 2012.
• Includes specific fields for test codes, descriptions, and species classification.

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

APHA (Animal and Plant Health Agency) testing laboratories, UK.

Collection Method

Tests undertaken on samples and paid for by surveillance and research contracts.

Time Range

2012

Freshness

Data is from 2012; last platform update is unknown.

Geography

Likely United Kingdom, based on the source agency.