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 (%) 98% (V High) 6.7 69
Liver Fluke (%) 68% (High) 31.2 64

Within Breed

Trait Reliability PTA Percentile
TB (%) 98% (V High) 6.7 80
Liver Fluke (%) 68% (High) 31.2 13

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 (%) 507 773 7% of progeny were TB Reactors 31831 4% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 TB (%) 503 767 7% of progeny were TB Reactors 31138 4% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
Sep 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 374 575 27% of progeny had damaged livers 2002 18% of herdmates had damaged livers Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 373 574 27% of progeny had damaged livers 1994 18% 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 507 503 374 373
Total Progeny Records 773 767 575 574
Average Progeny Prevalence 7% of progeny were TB Reactors 7% of progeny were TB Reactors 27% of progeny had damaged livers 27% of progeny had damaged livers
Total Herdmate Records 31831 31138 2002 1994
Average Herdmate Prevalence 4% of herdmates were TB reactors 4% of herdmates were TB reactors 18% of herdmates had damaged livers 18% 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