Laboratory Test Figures for Small Ruminants in 2012

APHA testing laboratories performed a series of tests on small ruminant samples in 2012 under food and environment safety contracts. The dataset lists the year, species, test codes, descriptions, and the number of tests conducted. This data is provided by the UK Government's Animal and Plant Health Agency.

Use Cases

• Analyzing annual testing volumes for different small ruminant species based on the 'Number of tests' field.
• Mapping specific test types and their descriptions to surveillance objectives based on the 'Test code' and 'test description' fields.
• Tracking temporal patterns in veterinary laboratory activity for a single year based on the 'Year' field.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the official UK Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) laboratories.
• Includes a count of tests performed ('Number of tests'), providing a quantitative measure of surveillance activity.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is limited to a single year (2012); temporal trends cannot be analyzed.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Tests undertaken by APHA laboratories and recorded for surveillance contracts.

Time Range

2012

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Likely United Kingdom, based on the source agency.