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 (%) 93% (V High) 7.7 48
Liver Fluke (%) 73% (High) 32.4 34

Within Breed

Trait Reliability PTA Percentile
TB (%) 93% (V High) 7.7 47
Liver Fluke (%) 73% (High) 32.4 3

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 (%) 138 257 5% of progeny were TB Reactors 8926 4% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 TB (%) 126 240 5% of progeny were TB Reactors 8096 4% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
Sep 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 343 790 13% of progeny had damaged livers 3757 8% of herdmates had damaged livers Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 332 774 13% of progeny had damaged livers 3640 8% 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 138 126 343 332
Total Progeny Records 257 240 790 774
Average Progeny Prevalence 5% of progeny were TB Reactors 5% of progeny were TB Reactors 13% of progeny had damaged livers 13% of progeny had damaged livers
Total Herdmate Records 8926 8096 3757 3640
Average Herdmate Prevalence 4% of herdmates were TB reactors 4% of herdmates were TB reactors 8% of herdmates had damaged livers 8% 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