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The overall seropositive rates were 86.3% for MG and 98.4% for MS. Offspring from an infected breeder flock were reared under different environmental conditions, and serological monitoring was conducted over a 68-week production cycle. The antibody titers and seropositive rates of both mycoplasmas in birds reared in an isolation room were significantly lower than those in birds reared on the farm after maternal antibodies vanished. By adopting strict biosecurity measures, MG and MS infections were effectively controlled in an offspring flock derived from infected breeders, as evidenced by a substantial decrease in seropositive rates. The results suggested that MG and MS infections were prevalent in the breeder flocks of Chinese native chickens. Horizontal rather than vertical infection was the primary cause of high flock infection levels under field conditions. 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