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 (%) 95% (V High) 8.13 57
Liver Fluke (%) 52% (Average) 32.05 55

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 (%) 159 381 4% of progeny were TB Reactors 29571 3% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 TB (%) 149 361 4% of progeny were TB Reactors 28202 3% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
Sep 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 65 104 13% of progeny had damaged livers 1276 9% of herdmates had damaged livers Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 65 104 13% of progeny had damaged livers 1276 9% 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 159 149 65 65
Total Progeny Records 381 361 104 104
Average Progeny Prevalence 4% of progeny were TB Reactors 4% of progeny were TB Reactors 13% of progeny had damaged livers 13% of progeny had damaged livers
Total Herdmate Records 29571 28202 1276 1276
Average Herdmate Prevalence 3% of herdmates were TB reactors 3% of herdmates were TB reactors 9% of herdmates had damaged livers 9% 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