National Control Plan for Salmonella in Chicken Breeder Flocks, England 2014

National Control Programmes for Salmonella data details official routine sampling of chicken breeder flocks in England during 2014. Animal and Plant Health Agency staff recorded region, visit date, flock type, number of flocks sampled, and salmonella results. The dataset is Crown Copyright from APHA, 2016.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional prevalence of salmonella in breeder flocks based on the region and result fields mentioned in the description.
• Monitor temporal trends in salmonella sampling results based on the date of the sampling visit.
• Compare salmonella detection rates between different flock types.
• Assess the scale of national surveillance efforts based on the number of flocks sampled.

Strengths

• Data originates from an official national control program conducted by the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
• Provides specific temporal coverage for the year 2014.
• Includes multiple descriptive dimensions such as region, date, flock type, and sample count.

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

Official routine sampling under the National Control Programmes for Salmonella.

Time Range

2014

Freshness

Data is from 2014; last update is unknown.

Geography

England