Small Ruminant Laboratory Test Figures for International Trade in 2007

APHA testing laboratories performed a recorded number of tests on Small Ruminants samples in 2007, 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. This data is provided by the UK Government's Animal and Plant Health Agency under Crown Copyright.

Use Cases

• Analyzing test volumes and types for small ruminants based on the 'Number of tests' and 'test description' fields.
• Monitoring species-specific surveillance trends for international trade based on the 'Species' and 'Species class' fields.
• Auditing laboratory activity and contract fulfillment for a specific year based on the 'Year' and 'Test code' fields.

Strengths

• Data is attributed to a specific government agency (APHA) and year (2007).
• 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), UK Government

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2007

Freshness

Data covers a single year (2007); last update is unknown.

Geography

Likely United Kingdom, but geography is not explicitly stated.