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 (%) 95% (V High) 13.4 1
Liver Fluke (%) 75% (High) 32.3 35

Within Breed

Trait Reliability PTA Percentile
TB (%) 95% (V High) 13.4 1
Liver Fluke (%) 75% (High) 32.3 4

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 (%) 183 243 14% of progeny were TB Reactors 10881 5% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 TB (%) 181 240 13% of progeny were TB Reactors 10840 5% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
Sep 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 289 523 25% of progeny had damaged livers 1866 19% of herdmates had damaged livers Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 287 522 25% of progeny had damaged livers 1864 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 183 181 289 287
Total Progeny Records 243 240 523 522
Average Progeny Prevalence 14% of progeny were TB Reactors 13% of progeny were TB Reactors 25% of progeny had damaged livers 25% of progeny had damaged livers
Total Herdmate Records 10881 10840 1866 1864
Average Herdmate Prevalence 5% of herdmates were TB reactors 5% 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