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Nasal swabs were analyzed for\n M ovipneumoniae<\/jats:italic>\n infection by PCR, and a competitive ELISA was utilized to determine antibody levels. Body weights and body condition scores also were determined.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n M ovipneumoniae<\/jats:italic>\n infection was rapidly acquired, with 80% of the study animals testing PCR positive at 2 months of age and 96.2% testing PCR positive at 4 months of age. The PCR positivity rate then fluctuated between 35% at 10 months and 94% at 25 months. Antibody levels expressed as percentage of inhibition were 57.9% in the dams and 52.7% in their offspring within 24 hours after birth, fell to 18.7% in the lambs at 2 months, and then remained variable, ranging from 36% to 64.2%. No significant association between\n M ovipneumoniae<\/jats:italic>\n colonization and antibody levels or daily weight gains was found.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n \n In a flock with high\n M ovipneumoniae<\/jats:italic>\n infection rates, infections were acquired early in life and then fluctuated over time with no clear trends. 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