Avian Laboratory Test Figures for International Trade Surveillance in 2009

APHA testing laboratories performed a series of tests on avian samples in 2009, funded by international trade surveillance contracts. The dataset includes fields for year, species class, species, test code, test description, and the number of tests performed. The data is attributed to Crown Copyright and the Animal and Plant Health Agency from 2016.

Use Cases

• Analyze the volume and types of avian health tests conducted for trade compliance based on the 'Number of tests' and 'Test description' fields.
• Study disease surveillance focus across different avian species based on the 'Species' and 'Species class' fields.
• Track testing activity for a specific year in international trade biosecurity based on the 'Year' field.

Strengths

• Data is attributed to a specific government agency (APHA) and year (2009).
• Description specifies core fields including test codes, descriptions, and counts.

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

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), United Kingdom.

Collection Method

Tests undertaken by APHA laboratories and paid for by international trade surveillance contracts.

Time Range

2009

Freshness

Data is from 2009; last update date is unknown.

Geography

Tests likely conducted in the United Kingdom, but geographic scope for samples is not specified.