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==''Boophilus spp.''==
==''Boophilus spp.''==
These species are important due to their ability to transmit ''Babesia spp'' and ''[[Anaplasma marginale]]'' in cattle. They exist in tropical and subtropical climates and so are predominately found in Asia, Africa, central America and northern Australia. There are several important veterinary species, all of which are one host ticks and are mainly important in cattle though they can be seen in most ungulates.
These species are important due to their ability to transmit ''[[Babesia|Babesia spp.]]'' and ''[[Anaplasma marginale]]'' in cattle. They exist in tropical and subtropical climates and so are predominately found in Asia, Africa, central America and northern Australia. There are several important veterinary species, all of which are one host ticks and are mainly important in cattle though they can be seen in most ungulates.
====''Boophilus annulatus''====
====''Boophilus annulatus''====
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This is considered the most serious external parasites of Australian cattle, though they also affect cattle accross the southern hemisphere and the southern states of the USA. It is able to complete its life cycle in just 2 months under optimal conditions and lay 2000 - 3000 eggs during this time. It is important in its ability to act as a vector for ''Babesia bigemina'', ''Borrelia theileri'' in South America and in Australia of ''Coxialla burnetti'' and ''Anaplasma marginale''. These organisms can be passed down for up to 5 generations of ticks regardless of the hosts on which they feed as they can be passed transovarially between generations.
This is considered the most serious external parasites of Australian cattle, though they also affect cattle accross the southern hemisphere and the southern states of the USA. It is able to complete its life cycle in just 2 months under optimal conditions and lay 2000 - 3000 eggs during this time. It is important in its ability to act as a vector for ''Babesia bigemina'', ''Borrelia theileri'' in South America and in Australia of ''Coxialla burnetti'' and ''Anaplasma marginale''. These organisms can be passed down for up to 5 generations of ticks regardless of the hosts on which they feed as they can be passed transovarially between generations.
==''Amblyomma spp.''==
==''Amblyomma spp.''==