Breeding can help protect your herd from TB and Liver Fluke infection.

PTAs are interpretative of the expected prevalence of TB or Liver Fluke infection in that animal's progeny.
Therefore, lower PTAs are more desirable.

Across All Beef Breeds

Trait Reliability PTA Percentile
TB (%) 95% (V High) 8.3 35
Liver Fluke (%) 46% (Average) 32.2 36

Within Breed

Trait Reliability PTA Percentile
TB (%) 95% (V High) 8.3 46
Liver Fluke (%) 46% (Average) 32.2 91

Progeny and Herdmate Performance

Date of Evaluation Trait Total Herds Total Progeny Records Average Progeny Prevalence Total Herdmate Records Average Herdmate Prevalence Interpretation
Sep 2025 TB (%) 44 62 16% of progeny were TB Reactors 2543 16% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had same prevalance as herdmates
May 2025 TB (%) 43 61 16% of progeny were TB Reactors 2515 16% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had same prevalance as herdmates
Sep 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 0% of progeny had damaged livers 0% of herdmates had damaged livers Neither Progeny nor Herdmate records were used to estimate breeding values for this animal
May 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 0% of progeny had damaged livers 0% of herdmates had damaged livers Neither Progeny nor Herdmate records were used to estimate breeding values for this animal
Field TB (Current) TB (Previous) Liver Fluke (Current) Liver Fluke (Previous)
Date of Evaluation Sep 2025 May 2025 Sep 2025 May 2025
Trait TB (%) TB (%) Liver Fluke (%) Liver Fluke (%)
Total Herds 44 43
Total Progeny Records 62 61
Average Progeny Prevalence 16% of progeny were TB Reactors 16% of progeny were TB Reactors 0% of progeny had damaged livers 0% of progeny had damaged livers
Total Herdmate Records 2543 2515
Average Herdmate Prevalence 16% of herdmates were TB reactors 16% of herdmates were TB reactors 0% of herdmates had damaged livers 0% of herdmates had damaged livers
Interpretation Progeny had same prevalance as herdmates Progeny had same prevalance as herdmates Neither Progeny nor Herdmate records were used to estimate breeding values for this animal Neither Progeny nor Herdmate records were used to estimate breeding values for this animal