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 (%) 98% (V High) 5.9 82
Liver Fluke (%) 82% (V High) 31.8 44

Within Breed

Trait Reliability PTA Percentile
TB (%) 98% (V High) 5.9 63
Liver Fluke (%) 82% (V High) 31.8 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 (%) 602 1043 6% of progeny were TB Reactors 38504 4% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 TB (%) 594 1030 6% of progeny were TB Reactors 37456 4% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
Sep 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 912 1689 13% of progeny had damaged livers 8031 10% of herdmates had damaged livers Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 909 1682 13% of progeny had damaged livers 8023 10% 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 602 594 912 909
Total Progeny Records 1043 1030 1689 1682
Average Progeny Prevalence 6% of progeny were TB Reactors 6% of progeny were TB Reactors 13% of progeny had damaged livers 13% of progeny had damaged livers
Total Herdmate Records 38504 37456 8031 8023
Average Herdmate Prevalence 4% of herdmates were TB reactors 4% of herdmates were TB reactors 10% of herdmates had damaged livers 10% 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