APHA Avian Laboratory Test Volumes for Surveillance Contracts

2009 and 2011 data lists tests performed by APHA laboratories on avian samples under food and environment safety surveillance and research contracts. The dataset includes fields for year, species class, species, test code, test description, and the number of tests performed in each 12-month period. It provides a record of testing volume and scope for avian health and safety monitoring.

Use Cases

• Tracking avian disease surveillance volume by species and test type.
• Analyzing resource allocation for food and environment safety contracts.
• Comparing testing scope and frequency between the years 2009 and 2011.

Strengths

• Provides explicit temporal coverage for two specific years (2009 and 2011).
• Includes a direct count metric ('Number of tests') for quantitative analysis.
• Originates from an authoritative government agency (APHA, via the Government Digital Service).

Limitations

• Metadata is incomplete across sources, with missing row counts, file sizes, and license information.
• Data is not recent, with the latest referenced year being 2011 and attribution from 2016.
• Column names are listed as 'unknown' in the provided metadata, limiting precise structural understanding.

Provenance

Source

APHA (Animal and Plant Health Agency) testing laboratories, via the UK Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

Tests undertaken on avian samples and paid for by food and environment safety surveillance and research contracts.

Time Range

2009, 2011

Freshness

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Geography

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