Northern Ireland Herd and Flock Map References

Herd and flock locations throughout Northern Ireland provide geospatial data for livestock populations. The dataset includes map references for bovine, ovine, porcine, caprine, and poultry animals, supporting agricultural and animal health monitoring. It is sourced from government services and was last updated in April 2019.

Use Cases

• Mapping livestock density for agricultural planning based on herd and flock locations.
• Modeling disease outbreak spread using animal location data.
• Analyzing farm distribution patterns from geospatial map references.
• Supporting biosecurity measures by identifying livestock proximity.

Strengths

• Cross-platform presence on multiple government data portals indicates official importance.
• Covers multiple livestock types: bovine, ovine, porcine, caprine, and poultry.
• Available under the Open Government Licence (OGL-UK-3.0) for reuse.

Limitations

• Data freshness is limited, with a last substantive update noted as April 2019.
• Column names and specific data structure are not described in the provided metadata.
• Conflicting 'last updated' timestamps exist between the description (2019) and platform metadata (2026).

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service (UK)

Freshness

Last substantive update was 25 April 2019, though platform metadata lists a later system date.

Geography

Northern Ireland