Richard C. Hill, M.A., Vet.M.B., Ph.D., MRCVS
Waltham Associate Professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences
e-mail: HillR@vetmed.ufl.edu
PO Box 100126
2015 SW 16th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32608-0126
(352) 392-2226 ext. 5700
Fax: (352) 392-6125
Education:
B.S., Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, 1977, Part 1: Medical Sciences and Part 2: Social and Political Science
Vet.M.B., Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, 1980
M.A., Medical Sciences, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK, 1981
Ph.D., Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, 1993
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 1995
Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Nutrition, 2005
Honors and Awards:
Phi Zeta Graduate Student Award, 1992
Charles F. Simpson Memorial Scholarship, 1993
Clinical Sciences Teacher of the Year Award, 1998
Brosey BP (Co-authors: Hill RC, Scott KC) received a Resident Research Award at the 1999 ACVIM forum for presentation: "Measurement of gastrointestinal volatile fatty acids in cats." Award, 1999
Rohrer CR (Co-authors: Hill RC, Fischer A, Fox LE, Schaer MS, Ginn PE, Casanova J, Burrows CF) received an award for the best clinical science paper from the local chapter of Phi Zeta for paper entitled, "Gastric hemorrhage in dogs treated with high doses of methylprednisolone." Am. J. Vet. Res. 60:977-981, 1999. Award, 2000.
American Kennel Club Clinical Research Award, 2001
Research Interests:
Gastrointestinal physiology, colonic physiology, clinical nutrition, energy requirements, nutrition of greyhounds, and antioxidants and vitamins
Selected Publications:
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Hill RC, Lewis DD, Scott KC, Omori M, Jackson M, Sundstrom DA, Jones GL, Speakman JE, Doyle CA, Butterwick RF. The Effect of Increased Protein and Decreased Carbohydrate in the Diet on Performance and Body Composition in Racing Greyhounds. Am J Vet Res 62:440-447, 2001.
Hill RC, Burrows CF, Ellison GW, Bauer JE. The Effect of Texturized Vegetable Protein from Soy on Nutrient Digestibility Compared to Beef in Cannulated Dogs. J Anim Sci 79: 2162-2171, 2001.
Randell SC, Hill RC, Scott KC, Omori M, Burrows CF. Intestinal Permeability Testing Using Lactulose and Rhamnose: Comparison between Clinically Normal Cats and Dogs and Between Dogs of Different Breeds. Res Vet Sci 71:45-49, 2001.
Walker MC, Hill RC, Guilford WG, Scott KC, Jones GL, Buergelt CD. Post-prandial Venous Ammonia Concentrations in the Diagnosis of Hepatobiliary Disease in Dogs. J Vet Intern Med 15:463-466, 2001.
Scott KC, Hill RC, Lewis DD, Gronwall R, Sundstrom DA, Jones GL, Harper J. Serum Ascorbic Acid Concentrations in Previously Unsupplemented Greyhounds after Administration of a Single Dose of Ascorbic Acid Intravenously or Per Os. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr 86:222-228, 2002.
Marshall RJ, Scott KC, Hill RC, Lewis DD, Sundstrom DA, Jones GL, Harper J. Supplemental Vitamin C Appears to Slow Racing Greyhounds. J Nutr 132:1616S-1621S, 2002.
Hill RC, Scott KC. Energy Requirements and Body Surface Area of Dogs and Cats. J Am Vet Med Assoc 225:624-630, 2004.
Hill RC, Lewis DD, Randell SC, Scott KC, Omori M, Sundstrom DA Jones GL, Speakman JR, Butterwick RF. Effect of Mildly Restricting Food Intake on the Speed of Racing Greyhounds. Am J Vet Res 66:1065-1070, 2005.
Crawford PC, Dubovi EJ, Castleman WL, Stephenson I, Gibbs EPJ, Chen L, Smith C, Hill RC, Ferro P, Pompey J, Bright RA, Medina MJ. Influenza Genomics Group, Johnson CM, Olsen CW, Cox NJ, Klimov AI, Katz JM, Donis RO. Transmission of Equine Influenza Virus to Dogs. Sci 310(5747):482-485, 2005.
Hill RC, Burrows CF, Bauer JE, Ellison GW, Finke MD, Jones GL. Texturized Vegetable Protein Containing Indigestible Soy Carbohydrate Affects Blood Insulin Concentrations in Dogs Fed High Fat Diets. J Nutr 136: 2024S-2027S, 2006.