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) 7.05 80
Liver Fluke (%) 52% (Average) 32.14 69

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 (%) 390 1024 6% of progeny were TB Reactors 26750 7% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had lower (better) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 TB (%) 390 1024 6% of progeny were TB Reactors 26750 7% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had lower (better) prevalance than herdmates
Sep 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 45 64 58% of progeny had damaged livers 207 40% of herdmates had damaged livers Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 45 64 58% of progeny had damaged livers 207 40% 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 390 390 45 45
Total Progeny Records 1024 1024 64 64
Average Progeny Prevalence 6% of progeny were TB Reactors 6% of progeny were TB Reactors 58% of progeny had damaged livers 58% of progeny had damaged livers
Total Herdmate Records 26750 26750 207 207
Average Herdmate Prevalence 7% of herdmates were TB reactors 7% of herdmates were TB reactors 40% of herdmates had damaged livers 40% of herdmates had damaged livers
Interpretation Progeny had lower (better) prevalance than herdmates Progeny had lower (better) prevalance than herdmates Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates