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D-Index
31
Citations
5143
World Ranking
2230
National Ranking
26

E.C. Webb publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where E.C. Webb sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 158 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

E.C. Webb D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where E.C. Webb sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 31 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

E.C. Webb is affiliated with the University of Pretoria in South Africa and specializes in Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research primarily focuses on Animal Science and Zoology but also spans related subfields such as Agronomy and Crop Science, Genetics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Small Animals.

Their scholarly work addresses a range of topics within livestock and animal biology, including:

  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Turtle Biology and Conservation

Webb's recent published papers demonstrate a focus on practical aspects of animal husbandry and physiological traits. Noteworthy papers include:

  • "Effects of Milk Urea Nitrogen (MUN) and Climatological Factors on Reproduction Efficiency of Holstein Friesian and Jersey Cows in the Subtropics," 2021, Animals
  • "Effect of Dietary Inclusion of Azadirachta indica and Moringa oleifera Leaf Extracts on the Carcass Quality and Fatty Acid Composition of Lambs Fed High Forage Total Mixed Rations," 2022, Animals
  • "Effects of stocking density on growth and skin quality of grower Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus)," 2021, South African Journal of Animal Science

These publications emphasize the study of reproductive performance, nutrition, and growth factors in livestock and related species.

E.C. Webb frequently publishes in several key venues, primarily:

  • South African Journal of Animal Science
  • Animals
  • Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
  • Animal Production Science
  • Small Ruminant Research

The scientist collaborates often with several colleagues, including:

  • Jan G. Myburgh
  • Devon Viljoen
  • Albert Myburgh
  • L. Frylinck
  • Pamela Pophiwa

Overall, E.C. Webb's work contributes to improving understanding of livestock genetics, physiology, nutrition, and management under environmental and dietary influences with implications for animal production and welfare in southern African contexts.

Best Publications

  • Interactions between negative energy balance, metabolic diseases, uterine health and immune response in transition dairy cows

    Giulia Esposito;Pete Charles Irons;E.C. Webb;Aspinas Chapwanya

  • Goat meat quality

    E.C. Webb;N.H. Casey;L. Simela

  • The animal fat paradox and meat quality.

    E.C. Webb;H.A. O’Neill

  • Meat quality of designated South African indigenous goat and sheep breeds

    P.A Tshabalala;P.E Strydom;E.C Webb;H.L de Kock

  • Consumer acceptability of dark, firm and dry (DFD) and normal pH beef steaks.

    H.F Viljoen;H.L de Kock;E.C Webb

  • Managing goat production for meat quality

    N.H. Casey;E.C. Webb

  • Goat meat production, composition, and quality

    E.C. Webb

  • Effect of dietary energy and protein levels on fatty acid composition of intramuscular fat in double-muscled Belgian Blue bulls.

    S.De Smet;E.C. Webb;E. Claeys;L. Uytterhaegen

  • Production and reproduction characteristics of South African indigenous goats in communal farming systems

    E. C. Webb;M. J. Mamabolo

  • Effect of sex, age, and pre-slaughter conditioning on pH, temperature, tenderness and colour of indigenous South African goats

    L. Simela;E.C. Webb;L. Frylinck

  • The impact of animal source food products on human nutrition and health

    EC Webb;LJ Erasmus

  • A review of factors affecting goat meat quality and mitigating strategies

    Pamela Pophiwa;Edward Cottington Webb;Lorinda Frylinck

  • The efficiency of electrical stimulation to counteract the negative effects of β-agonists on meat tenderness of feedlot cattle.

    M. Hope-Jones;P.E. Strydom;L. Frylinck;E.C. Webb

  • Effect of South African beef production systems on post-mortem muscle energy status and meat quality

    L. Frylinck;P.E. Strydom;E.C. Webb;E. du Toit

  • Effect of anatomical location on the composition of fatty acids in double-muscled Belgian Blue cows

    E.C. Webb;E.C. Webb;S. De Smet;C. Van Nevel;C. Van Nevel;B. Martens

  • Prevalence of Brucella abortus antibodies in serum of Holstein cattle in Cameroon

    P. H. Bayemi;E. C. Webb;M. V. Nsongka;H. Unger

  • Physiological limits to growth and the related effects on meat quality

    E.C. Webb;Norman Henry Casey

  • Somatic cell count thresholds in composite and quarter milk samples as indicator of bovine intramammary infection status

    Inge-Marie Petzer;Joanne Karzis;Edward Francis Donkin;E.C. Webb

  • Milk production in Cameroon: A review

    P H Bayemi;M J Bryant;B M A O Perera;J N Mbanya

  • Genetic differences in fatty acid composition of subcutaneous adipose tissue in Dorper and SA Mutton Merino wethers at different live weights

    E.C. Webb;N.H. Casey

  • Fatty acids in the subcutaneous adipose tissue of intensively fed SA Mutton Merino and Dorper wethers.

    E.C. Webb;N.H. Casey;W.A. Van Niekerk

  • Carcass characteristics of South African native chicken lines

    E. Van Marle-Koster;E.C. Webb

Frequent Co-Authors

Isam T. Kadim
Isam T. Kadim Sultan Qaboos University
Osman Mahgoub
Osman Mahgoub Sultan Qaboos University
M. J. Bryant
M. J. Bryant University of Reading
Daniël Demeyer
Daniël Demeyer Ghent University
S. De Smet
S. De Smet Ghent University
Juan Capote
Juan Capote Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias
Noemí Castro
Noemí Castro University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Peter N. Thompson
Peter N. Thompson University of Pretoria
Anastasio Argüello
Anastasio Argüello University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Mohammad Koohmaraie
Mohammad Koohmaraie IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group

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