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 (%) 99% (V High) 10.4 6
Liver Fluke (%) 86% (V High) 32.6 30

Within Breed

Trait Reliability PTA Percentile
TB (%) 99% (V High) 10.4 8
Liver Fluke (%) 86% (V High) 32.6 1

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 (%) 1469 3199 9% of progeny were TB Reactors 77846 5% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 TB (%) 1421 3102 9% of progeny were TB Reactors 75241 5% of herdmates were TB reactors Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
Sep 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 1222 2043 22% of progeny had damaged livers 7954 14% of herdmates had damaged livers Progeny had higher (worse) prevalance than herdmates
May 2025 Liver Fluke (%) 1201 2007 22% of progeny had damaged livers 7730 14% 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 1469 1421 1222 1201
Total Progeny Records 3199 3102 2043 2007
Average Progeny Prevalence 9% of progeny were TB Reactors 9% of progeny were TB Reactors 22% of progeny had damaged livers 22% of progeny had damaged livers
Total Herdmate Records 77846 75241 7954 7730
Average Herdmate Prevalence 5% of herdmates were TB reactors 5% of herdmates were TB reactors 14% of herdmates had damaged livers 14% 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