UK Import Licences for Rabies-Susceptible Mammals in 2015
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Description
England's Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) issued licences for importing rabies-susceptible mammals, excluding cats, dogs, and ferrets, into approved quarantine facilities in 2015. The dataset includes the number and species of animals, country of origin, English port of entry, and licence issue date. The data is Crown Copyright from APHA 2016 and may contain duplicates with a related exotic animal import dataset.
Use Cases
Analyze trends in the importation of non-traditional rabies-susceptible mammals based on species and country of origin data.
Monitor compliance with quarantine regulations based on port of entry and licence issue date.
Assess potential disease introduction risks by cross-referencing import volumes and source countries.
Strengths
Data is sourced from the official UK government agency (APHA) responsible for animal health.
Includes specific temporal coverage for the year 2015.
Contains multiple regulatory dimensions: species, origin country, port of entry, and date.
Limitations
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
The description notes potential data duplication with a related 2015 dataset.
Provenance
Source
Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), UK Government
Collection Method
Licences issued by the regulatory agency for animal imports.
Time Range
2015
Freshness
Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.