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 (%) 97% (V High) 7.6 51
Liver Fluke (%) 59% (Average) 30.5 58

Within Breed

Trait Reliability PTA Percentile
TB (%) 97% (V High) 7.6 62
Liver Fluke (%) 59% (Average) 30.5 67

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 (%) 472 770 7% of progeny were TB Reactors 25830 4% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 TB (%) 445 717 7% of progeny were TB Reactors 23904 4% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
Sep 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 320 462 17% of progeny had damaged livers 2606 11% of herdmates had damaged livers Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 306 446 18% of progeny had damaged livers 2410 11% 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 472 445 320 306
Total Progeny Records 770 717 462 446
Average Progeny Prevalence 7% of progeny were TB Reactors 7% of progeny were TB Reactors 17% of progeny had damaged livers 18% of progeny had damaged livers
Total Herdmate Records 25830 23904 2606 2410
Average Herdmate Prevalence 4% of herdmates were TB reactors 4% of herdmates were TB reactors 11% of herdmates had damaged livers 11% 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