Laboratory Test Figures for Tuberculosis in Small Ruminants, 2015

APHA testing laboratories performed tuberculosis surveillance and research tests on small ruminant samples in 2015. The dataset lists the year, species class, species, test code, test description, and number of tests for each entry. This data is provided by the UK Government Digital Service under Crown Copyright from 2016.

Use Cases

• Analyze the volume and types of diagnostic tests performed for tuberculosis based on the test description and count fields.
• Compare testing activity across different small ruminant species based on the species classification data.
• Monitor annual tuberculosis surveillance program outputs for small ruminants based on the year and test volume data.

Strengths

• Data is focused on a specific disease (tuberculosis) and animal group (small ruminants) for a single year (2015).
• Includes a count of tests performed, providing a quantitative measure of surveillance activity.

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, UK.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2015

Freshness

Data is from 2015; last update is unknown.

Geography

Likely United Kingdom, based on the source organization.