Small Ruminant Laboratory Tests for International Trade Surveillance in 2012

2012 records of tests performed by APHA laboratories on Small Ruminants samples paid for 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 Digital Service under Crown Copyright.

Use Cases

• Analyzing test volume and frequency for different small ruminant species based on the species and number of tests fields.
• Monitoring laboratory activity for international trade biosecurity based on the test description and year.
• Comparing surveillance efforts across species classes based on the species class and test code data.

Strengths

• Data covers a specific 12-month period in 2012.
• Includes explicit fields for test description and volume, allowing for activity analysis.

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, via the UK Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

Tests undertaken on samples paid for by international trade surveillance contracts.

Time Range

2012

Freshness

Data is from 2012; last update is unknown.

Geography

Likely United Kingdom, but geography is not explicitly stated.