Salmonella Test Results for Turkey Fattening Flocks in England, 2013

Official annual sampling results for Salmonella in turkey fattening flocks in England during 2013. The dataset was collected by the Animal and Plant Health Agency under the National Control Programmes for Salmonella. It likely contains the sampling visit date, the number of flocks tested, and the test results.

Use Cases

• Monitor Salmonella prevalence in poultry production based on official sampling results.
• Analyze temporal trends in Salmonella detection based on the sampling visit dates.
• Assess the effectiveness of national control programs for Salmonella in turkey flocks.
• Model disease risk factors in animal agriculture based on flock-level testing data.

Strengths

• Data originates from official national control program sampling conducted by the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
• Focuses on a specific year (2013) and a defined animal population (turkey fattening flocks in England).

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 annual sampling under the National Control Programmes for Salmonella.

Time Range

2013

Freshness

Data is from 2013; the record itself was last updated in 2016.

Geography

England