Laboratory Test Figures for Small Ruminants in UK Food and Environment Surveillance, 2013

APHA testing laboratories performed a recorded number of tests on small ruminant samples in 2013 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 Digital Service under Crown Copyright.

Use Cases

• Analyze testing volume and focus for different small ruminant species based on the 'Species' and 'Number of tests' fields.
• Identify common laboratory procedures for food safety surveillance based on the 'Test description' field.
• Track annual testing activity for contract monitoring based on the 'Year' and 'Test code' fields.
• Study the distribution of tests across species classes (e.g., sheep, goats) based on the 'Species class' field.

Strengths

• Includes a specific count of tests performed ('Number of tests') for the 2013 period.
• Provides clear attribution and provenance from APHA and Crown Copyright.
• Contains structured fields for year, species, and test codes, suggesting a consistent format.

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 small ruminant samples paid for by food and environment safety surveillance and research contracts.

Time Range

2013

Freshness

Data covers the year 2013; last update date is unknown.

Geography

Likely United Kingdom, given the source agency.