Cattle Tuberculosis Laboratory Test Volumes from UK Surveillance, 2010

2010 records of tests performed by APHA laboratories on cattle samples funded by tuberculosis surveillance and research contracts. The dataset includes fields for year, species, test code, test description, and the number of tests performed. It is provided by the UK Government Digital Service under Crown Copyright.

Use Cases

• Analyze the scale and focus of bovine TB surveillance based on the number of tests per species.
• Compare the application of different diagnostic procedures based on test code and description fields.
• Assess resource allocation for TB research in cattle based on the volume of tests performed in a single year.

Strengths

• Data covers a full calendar year (2010) of testing.
• Includes a specific count of tests performed ('Number of tests' field).

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.

Collection Method

Tests undertaken on cattle samples paid for by tuberculosis surveillance and research contracts.

Time Range

2010

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Likely United Kingdom, based on the source agency (APHA).