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 Dairy Breeds

Trait Reliability PTA Percentile
TB (%) 84% (V High) 5.75 96
Liver Fluke (%) 36% (Low) 32.85 28

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 (%) 16 21 5% of progeny were TB Reactors 1803 5% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had same prevalance as herdmates
May 2025 TB (%) 16 21 5% of progeny were TB Reactors 1803 5% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had same prevalance as herdmates
Sep 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 5 5 80% of progeny had damaged livers 31 59% of herdmates had damaged livers Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 5 5 80% of progeny had damaged livers 31 59% 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 16 16 5 5
Total Progeny Records 21 21 5 5
Average Progeny Prevalence 5% of progeny were TB Reactors 5% of progeny were TB Reactors 80% of progeny had damaged livers 80% of progeny had damaged livers
Total Herdmate Records 1803 1803 31 31
Average Herdmate Prevalence 5% of herdmates were TB reactors 5% of herdmates were TB reactors 59% of herdmates had damaged livers 59% of herdmates had damaged livers
Interpretation Progeny had same prevalance as herdmates Progeny had same prevalance as herdmates Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates