Salmonella Monitoring in English Chicken Breeder Flocks, 2012

2012 data from official routine sampling of chicken breeder flocks in England under the National Control Programmes for Salmonella. The dataset details region, sampling date, flock type, number of flocks sampled, and results. It was collected by the Animal and Plant Health Agency and is attributed to Crown Copyright.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional prevalence of Salmonella in poultry based on the region and result fields.
• Study temporal patterns of Salmonella detection based on the date of the sampling visit.
• Compare Salmonella rates between different flock types mentioned in the description.
• Assess the scale of national surveillance efforts based on the number of flocks sampled.

Strengths

• Data is from an official national control program, suggesting a standardized collection method.
• Includes key variables for epidemiological analysis: region, date, flock type, and test results.

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.

Collection Method

Official routine sampling by APHA staff under the National Control Programmes for Salmonella.

Time Range

2012

Freshness

Data is from 2012; last platform update is unknown.

Geography

England