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 (%) 99% (V High) 8.8 25
Liver Fluke (%) 72% (High) 31.3 60

Within Breed

Trait Reliability PTA Percentile
TB (%) 99% (V High) 8.8 32
Liver Fluke (%) 72% (High) 31.3 9

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 (%) 1124 1752 12% of progeny were TB Reactors 56293 6% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 TB (%) 1121 1749 11% of progeny were TB Reactors 55677 6% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
Sep 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 234 295 47% of progeny had damaged livers 524 33% of herdmates had damaged livers Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 233 295 47% of progeny had damaged livers 524 33% 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 1124 1121 234 233
Total Progeny Records 1752 1749 295 295
Average Progeny Prevalence 12% of progeny were TB Reactors 11% of progeny were TB Reactors 47% of progeny had damaged livers 47% of progeny had damaged livers
Total Herdmate Records 56293 55677 524 524
Average Herdmate Prevalence 6% of herdmates were TB reactors 6% of herdmates were TB reactors 33% of herdmates had damaged livers 33% 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