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) 8.1 39
Liver Fluke (%) 53% (Average) 31.4 57

Within Breed

Trait Reliability PTA Percentile
TB (%) 97% (V High) 8.1 60
Liver Fluke (%) 53% (Average) 31.4 7

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 (%) 364 531 11% of progeny were TB Reactors 18211 6% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 TB (%) 360 527 11% of progeny were TB Reactors 18063 6% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
Sep 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 145 194 30% of progeny had damaged livers 743 19% of herdmates had damaged livers Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 144 193 30% of progeny had damaged livers 743 19% 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 364 360 145 144
Total Progeny Records 531 527 194 193
Average Progeny Prevalence 11% of progeny were TB Reactors 11% of progeny were TB Reactors 30% of progeny had damaged livers 30% of progeny had damaged livers
Total Herdmate Records 18211 18063 743 743
Average Herdmate Prevalence 6% of herdmates were TB reactors 6% of herdmates were TB reactors 19% of herdmates had damaged livers 19% 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