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 (%) 94% (V High) 8.64 45
Liver Fluke (%) 46% (Average) 32.06 74

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 (%) 183 265 6% of progeny were TB Reactors 23333 5% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 TB (%) 182 264 6% of progeny were TB Reactors 22973 5% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
Sep 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 91 102 25% of progeny had damaged livers 587 29% of herdmates had damaged livers Progeny had lower (better) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 91 102 25% of progeny had damaged livers 587 29% of herdmates had damaged livers Progeny had lower (better) 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 183 182 91 91
Total Progeny Records 265 264 102 102
Average Progeny Prevalence 6% of progeny were TB Reactors 6% of progeny were TB Reactors 25% of progeny had damaged livers 25% of progeny had damaged livers
Total Herdmate Records 23333 22973 587 587
Average Herdmate Prevalence 5% of herdmates were TB reactors 5% of herdmates were TB reactors 29% of herdmates had damaged livers 29% of herdmates had damaged livers
Interpretation Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates Progeny had lower (better) prevalance than herdmates Progeny had lower (better) prevalance than herdmates