Bovine and Porcine Artificial Breeding Licence Applications in England, 2015

Applications for animal licences for semen collection from bovine and porcine animals in England during 2015. The data lists licence types for Intra-union Trade (EC), Domestic trade (DOM), or use on Unlicensed Premises (UP). The dataset was published by the UK's Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) in 2016.

Use Cases

• Analyze the volume and types of artificial breeding licence applications based on the described licence categories (EC, DOM, UP).
• Study regulatory compliance for semen collection centres in England based on the described licensing framework.
• Track the distribution of licences for intra-union versus domestic trade based on the acronyms defined in the description.

Strengths

• Specific temporal coverage for the year 2015.
• Clear definition of three distinct licence types (EC, DOM, UP) for trade and premises use.
• Official source from a government agency (APHA).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to its collection in England only.

Provenance

Source

Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), UK Government.

Collection Method

Applications received by APHA for the issue of animal licences.

Time Range

2015

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

England