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 (%) 92% (V High) 4.7 93
Liver Fluke (%) 57% (Average) 32.2 36

Within Breed

Trait Reliability PTA Percentile
TB (%) 92% (V High) 4.7 86
Liver Fluke (%) 57% (Average) 32.2 99

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 (%) 101 145 12% of progeny were TB Reactors 4398 9% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 TB (%) 99 143 12% of progeny were TB Reactors 4254 9% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
Sep 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 110 142 25% of progeny had damaged livers 715 14% of herdmates had damaged livers Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 110 142 25% of progeny had damaged livers 715 14% of herdmates had damaged livers Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
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 101 99 110 110
Total Progeny Records 145 143 142 142
Average Progeny Prevalence 12% of progeny were TB Reactors 12% of progeny were TB Reactors 25% of progeny had damaged livers 25% of progeny had damaged livers
Total Herdmate Records 4398 4254 715 715
Average Herdmate Prevalence 9% of herdmates were TB reactors 9% of herdmates were TB reactors 14% of herdmates had damaged livers 14% of herdmates had damaged livers
Interpretation Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates