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) 7.99 60
Liver Fluke (%) 56% (Average) 31.7 91

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 (%) 468 942 6% of progeny were TB Reactors 45100 5% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 TB (%) 468 942 6% of progeny were TB Reactors 45100 5% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
Sep 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 153 164 46% of progeny had damaged livers 796 42% of herdmates had damaged livers Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 153 164 46% of progeny had damaged livers 796 42% 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 468 468 153 153
Total Progeny Records 942 942 164 164
Average Progeny Prevalence 6% of progeny were TB Reactors 6% of progeny were TB Reactors 46% of progeny had damaged livers 46% of progeny had damaged livers
Total Herdmate Records 45100 45100 796 796
Average Herdmate Prevalence 5% of herdmates were TB reactors 5% of herdmates were TB reactors 42% of herdmates had damaged livers 42% 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