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 (%) 99% (V High) 9.6 24
Liver Fluke (%) 63% (High) 31.91 82

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 (%) 796 1824 9% of progeny were TB Reactors 70436 7% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 TB (%) 796 1824 9% of progeny were TB Reactors 70437 7% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
Sep 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 131 139 53% of progeny had damaged livers 493 41% of herdmates had damaged livers Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 131 139 53% of progeny had damaged livers 493 41% 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 796 796 131 131
Total Progeny Records 1824 1824 139 139
Average Progeny Prevalence 9% of progeny were TB Reactors 9% of progeny were TB Reactors 53% of progeny had damaged livers 53% of progeny had damaged livers
Total Herdmate Records 70436 70437 493 493
Average Herdmate Prevalence 7% of herdmates were TB reactors 7% of herdmates were TB reactors 41% of herdmates had damaged livers 41% 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