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 (%) 95% (V High) 4.9 92
Liver Fluke (%) 76% (High) 31.6 50

Within Breed

Trait Reliability PTA Percentile
TB (%) 95% (V High) 4.9 83
Liver Fluke (%) 76% (High) 31.6 99

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 (%) 179 299 4% of progeny were TB Reactors 13752 3% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 TB (%) 178 297 4% of progeny were TB Reactors 13692 3% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
Sep 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 333 716 13% of progeny had damaged livers 3206 11% of herdmates had damaged livers Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 334 717 13% of progeny had damaged livers 3202 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 179 178 333 334
Total Progeny Records 299 297 716 717
Average Progeny Prevalence 4% of progeny were TB Reactors 4% of progeny were TB Reactors 13% of progeny had damaged livers 13% of progeny had damaged livers
Total Herdmate Records 13752 13692 3206 3202
Average Herdmate Prevalence 3% of herdmates were TB reactors 3% 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