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) 8.88 38
Liver Fluke (%) 77% (High) 33.21 11

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 (%) 1072 3770 8% of progeny were TB Reactors 68178 7% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 TB (%) 1072 3770 8% of progeny were TB Reactors 68178 7% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
Sep 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 114 134 60% of progeny had damaged livers 429 45% of herdmates had damaged livers Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 114 134 60% of progeny had damaged livers 429 45% 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 1072 1072 114 114
Total Progeny Records 3770 3770 134 134
Average Progeny Prevalence 8% of progeny were TB Reactors 8% of progeny were TB Reactors 60% of progeny had damaged livers 60% of progeny had damaged livers
Total Herdmate Records 68178 68178 429 429
Average Herdmate Prevalence 7% of herdmates were TB reactors 7% of herdmates were TB reactors 45% of herdmates had damaged livers 45% 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