Cattle Laboratory Test Figures for Health Protection in 2014

Laboratory test records from the UK's APHA testing laboratories for cattle samples in 2014, funded by health protection contracts. The dataset includes fields for year, species, test code, test description, and the number of tests performed. The data is provided by the UK Government Digital Service under Crown Copyright.

Use Cases

• Analyze annual testing volumes for cattle diseases based on the 'Number of tests' field.
• Monitor the distribution of specific diagnostic tests applied to cattle based on 'Test code' and 'test description'.
• Assess surveillance focus across different cattle species or classes based on the 'Species' and 'Species class' fields.
• Track public health expenditure on animal disease testing for a single year based on the 2014 timeframe.

Strengths

• Data covers a full calendar year (2014) for temporal analysis.
• Includes specific fields for test type, species, and test count, enabling disaggregated analysis.
• Originates from an official government agency (APHA), suggesting authoritative collection.

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 cattle samples and paid for by health protection contracts.

Time Range

2014

Freshness

Data is from 2014; last update date is unknown.

Geography

Likely United Kingdom, based on the source agency.