2014 records of tests performed by APHA laboratories on pig samples funded by tuberculosis surveillance and research contracts. The dataset includes fields such as Year, Species, Test code, Test description, and Number of tests. Attribution is Crown Copyright, APHA 2016.
Use Cases
- Analyze testing volumes and trends for tuberculosis in pigs based on the 'Number of tests' field.
- Compare the application of different diagnostic procedures based on the 'Test code' and 'Test description' fields.
- Study species-specific surveillance efforts based on the 'Species' and 'Species class' fields.
Strengths
- Data covers a specific 12-month period (2014), providing a clear temporal snapshot.
- Includes a quantitative measure of test volume via the '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) via Government Digital Service.
- Collection Method
- Tests undertaken by APHA testing laboratories on pig samples paid for by specific contracts.
- Time Range
- 2014
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- null