Cattle Laboratory Test Figures for TSE Surveillance in 2015

2015 test records from APHA laboratories on cattle samples funded by Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies surveillance and research contracts. The dataset includes fields for year, species, test code, test description, and the number of tests performed. Attribution is given to Crown Copyright and the Animal and Plant Health Agency.

Use Cases

• Analyze the volume and focus of TSE surveillance testing based on the 'Number of tests' and 'Test description' fields.
• Monitor testing trends for specific cattle species based on the 'Species' and 'Species class' fields.
• Audit research and surveillance contract expenditures by correlating test codes with annual activity volumes.

Strengths

• Data is attributed to a specific year (2015) and a government agency (APHA).
• Includes a defined count metric ('Number of tests') for quantitative 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

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), UK Government.

Collection Method

Tests undertaken by APHA testing laboratories on cattle samples.

Time Range

2015

Freshness

Data is from 2015; last update date is unknown.

Geography

Likely United Kingdom, based on the source agency.