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Currently, there is some uncertainty on the precision of a single AMH test for detecting the presence of ovarian tissue in prepubertal, pubertal and spayed bitches. The purpose of this study was to investigate the specificity of AMH levels determined using the Gen II AMH ELISA to detect the presence or absence of ovarian tissue in bitches of varying ages.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>From a large cohort of dogs located at an animal shelter, 36 bitches were assigned to three age groups (&lt; 6\u2009months; 6\u201318\u2009months and\u2009&gt;\u20092\u2009years of age) plus a group of six spayed bitches.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>AMH was below the detectable limit for each spayed bitch (&lt; 0.010\u2009ng\/mL) and for 9\/10 intact bitches aged less than 6\u2009months. AMH levels were therefore significantly different for these two groups compared with older intact bitches (6\u201318\u2009months, 0.302\u2009\u00b1\u20090.135\u2009ng\/mL; &gt; 2\u2009years, 0.237\u2009\u00b1\u20090.210\u2009ng\/mL). AMH was undetectable in two intact bitches aged &gt;\u20092\u2009years of age, which gave a sensitivity of 82% in that group. 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