William C Smith

William C Smith publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

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William C Smith D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

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Overview

Best Publications

• The piglet as a model animal for studying aspects of digestion and absorption in milk-fed human infants.

  P J Moughan;M J Birtles;P D Cranwell;W C Smith

  336
  Citations

• Endogenous lysine and other amino acid flows at the terminal ileum of the growing pig (20 kg bodyweight): The effect of protein-free, synthetic amino acid, peptide and protein alimentation

  Christine A Butts;Paul J Moughan;William C Smith;David H Carr

  140
  Citations

• Perchloric and trichloroacetic acids as precipitants of protein in endogenous ileal digesta from the rat

  Paul J Moughan;Alison J Darragh;William C Smith;Christine A Butts

  124
  Citations

• Description and validation of a model simulating growth in the pig (20–90 kg liveweight)

  P. J. Moughan;W. C. Smith;G. Pearson

  116
  Citations

• Endogenous amino acid flow at the terminal ileum of the rat determined under conditions of peptide alimentation.

  Christine A Butts;Paul J Moughan;William C Smith

  112
  Citations

• The effect of food dry matter intake on endogenous ileal amino acid excretion determined under peptide alimentation in the 50 kg liveweight pig

  Christine A Butts;Paul J Moughan;William C Smith;Gordon W Reynolds

  101
  Citations

• Fatty acid composition of backfat in large white pigs selected for low backfat thickness

  J.D. Wood;M.B. Enser;H.J.H. MacFie;W.C. Smith

  89
  Citations

• The effect of amino acid and peptide alimentation on the determination of endogenous amino acid flow at the terminal ileum of the rat

  Alison J Darragh;Paul J Moughan;William C Smith

  86
  Citations

• Plasma concentrations of LH, prolactin, oestradiol-17β and progesterone in sows weaned after lactation for 10 or 35 days

  R. N. Kirkwood;K. R. Lapwood;W. C. Smith;I. L. Anderson

  85
  Citations

• Comparison of the slaughter method and simple T-piece cannulation of the terminal ileum for determining ileal amino acid digestibility in meat and bone meal for the growing pig

  A. Donkoh;P.J. Moughan;W.C. Smith

  68
  Citations

• Determination and assessment of apparent ileal amino acid digestibility coefficients for the growing pig

  P. J. Maughan;W. C. Smith

  60
  Citations

• Determination of endogenous amino acid flow at the terminal ileum of the rat

  Grant A Skilton;Paul J Moughan;William C Smith

  56
  Citations

• Prediction of dietary protein quality based on a model of the digestion and metabolism of nitrogen in the growing pig

  P. J. Moughan;W. C. Smith

  52
  Citations

• The apparent and true ileal digestibility of nitrogen and amino acids in lactic casein for the growing pig

  A.K. Kies;P.J. Moughan;W.C. Smith

  37
  Citations

• An evaluation with piglets of bovine milk, hydrolyzed bovine milk, and isolated soybean proteins included in infant milk formulas. II. Stomach-emptying rate and the postprandial change in gastric pH and milk-clotting enzyme activity.

  Paul J. Moughan;Peter D. Cranwell;William C. Smith

  37
  Citations

• Chromic oxide and acid-insoluble ash as faecal markers in digestibility studies with young growing pigs

  P. J. Moughan;W. C. Smith;J. Schrama;C. Smits

  34
  Citations

• Preliminary observations on the use of the rat as a model for the pig in the determination of apparent digestibility of dietary protein

  P. J. Moughan;W. C. Smith;K. A. C. James

  33
  Citations

• Effects of selection for low backfat thickness in pigs on the sites of tissue deposition in the body

  J. D. Wood;O. P. Whelehan;M. Ellis;W. C. Smith

  30
  Citations

• Comparative performance and body composition of control and selection line large white pigs 2. Feeding to appetite for a fixed time

  Michael Ellis;W. C. Smith;Ruth Henderson;C. T. Whittemore

  29
  Citations

• Fatness, live weight and performance responses of sows to food level in pregnancy

  C. T. Whittemore;W. C. Smith;P. Phillips

  29
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• Comparative voluntary feed intakes, growth performance, carcass composition, and meat quality of Large White, Landrace, and Duroc pigs

  W. C. Smith;G. Pearson

  28
  Citations

• Comparison of the ileal digestibility of amino acids in ground barley for the growing rat and pig

  P. J. Moughan;W. C. Smith;A. K. Kies;K. A. C. James

  28
  Citations

• Allometric growth of chemical body components and several organs in the pig (20–90 kg liveweight)

  P. J. Moughan;W. C. Smith;E. V. J. Stevens

  27
  Citations

• An evaluation with piglets of bovine milk, hydrolyzed bovine milk, and isolated soybean proteins included in infant milk formulas. I. Effect on organ development, digestive enzyme activities, and amino acid digestibility.

  Paul J. Moughan;Maria Pedraza;William C. Smith;Megan Williams

  26
  Citations

• In-vitro determination of nitrogen digestibility and lysine availability in meat and bone meals and comparison with in-vivo ileal digestibility estimates

  Paul J Moughan;Jan Schrama;Grant A Skilton;William C Smith

  24
  Citations

• The laboratory rat as a model animal for determining ileal amino acid digestibility in meat and bone meal for the growing pig

  A. Donkoh;P.J. Moughan;W.C. Smith

  23
  Citations

• Effects of ractopamine on the growth and carcass quality of entire male and female pigs fed ad libitum or at a restricted level

  W. C. Smith;R. W. Purchas;A. Van Enkevort;G. Pearson

  22
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