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Liver samples were analyzed on a dry matter basis for copper concentration by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry and did not require specific criteria for selection. The effects of animal age, year of death\/collection, sex, and liver histopathology on liver copper concentrations were assessed.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Liver samples were analyzed from 296 dogs. Age and sex had no effect on liver copper concentrations, which increased linearly over time by an average of 3.41 ppm per year but remained within the normal reference range. Quantile regression indicated that the lowest 5% and highest 5% of liver copper concentrations analyzed were not changing and only a slight increase (3.7 ppm per year) was observed in the lower 25th quantile. The mean copper concentration of abnormal liver histopathology samples was not different from the mean copper concentration of normal liver histopathology samples.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Histopathologic findings or animal demographic did not impact liver copper concentrations over a 16-year period. Liver copper concentration increased linearly but remained within the normal reference range.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>CLINICAL RELEVANCE<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Mean liver copper concentrations for each year remained within normal limits. 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