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 (%) 99% (V High) 7.6 51
Liver Fluke (%) 93% (V High) 32.4 66

Within Breed

Trait Reliability PTA Percentile
TB (%) 99% (V High) 7.6 50
Liver Fluke (%) 93% (V High) 32.4 97

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 (%) 1126 2291 6% of progeny were TB Reactors 71235 4% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 TB (%) 1114 2275 6% of progeny were TB Reactors 70552 4% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
Sep 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 2206 4383 15% of progeny had damaged livers 17636 11% of herdmates had damaged livers Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 2204 4382 15% of progeny had damaged livers 17575 11% 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 1126 1114 2206 2204
Total Progeny Records 2291 2275 4383 4382
Average Progeny Prevalence 6% of progeny were TB Reactors 6% of progeny were TB Reactors 15% of progeny had damaged livers 15% of progeny had damaged livers
Total Herdmate Records 71235 70552 17636 17575
Average Herdmate Prevalence 4% of herdmates were TB reactors 4% of herdmates were TB reactors 11% of herdmates had damaged livers 11% 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