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 (%) 91% (V High) 8.8 25
Liver Fluke (%) 40% (Average) 31.1 67

Within Breed

Trait Reliability PTA Percentile
TB (%) 91% (V High) 8.8 32
Liver Fluke (%) 40% (Average) 31.1 18

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 (%) 155 193 7% of progeny were TB Reactors 9010 4% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 TB (%) 154 191 7% of progeny were TB Reactors 8993 4% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
Sep 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 94 127 24% of progeny had damaged livers 499 15% of herdmates had damaged livers Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 94 127 24% of progeny had damaged livers 494 15% 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 155 154 94 94
Total Progeny Records 193 191 127 127
Average Progeny Prevalence 7% of progeny were TB Reactors 7% of progeny were TB Reactors 24% of progeny had damaged livers 24% of progeny had damaged livers
Total Herdmate Records 9010 8993 499 494
Average Herdmate Prevalence 4% of herdmates were TB reactors 4% of herdmates were TB reactors 15% of herdmates had damaged livers 15% 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