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 (%) 98% (V High) 8.36 51
Liver Fluke (%) 70% (High) 32.85 72

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 (%) 573 1517 4% of progeny were TB Reactors 74843 3% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 TB (%) 541 1441 4% of progeny were TB Reactors 70907 3% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
Sep 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 384 582 11% of progeny had damaged livers 5669 8% of herdmates had damaged livers Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 371 568 11% of progeny had damaged livers 5586 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 573 541 384 371
Total Progeny Records 1517 1441 582 568
Average Progeny Prevalence 4% of progeny were TB Reactors 4% of progeny were TB Reactors 11% of progeny had damaged livers 11% of progeny had damaged livers
Total Herdmate Records 74843 70907 5669 5586
Average Herdmate Prevalence 3% of herdmates were TB reactors 3% 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