About

Mary C. Smith, DVM, DACT, is a professor in the Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences with distinction from Cornell University in 1969 and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with distinction from Cornell's New York State College of Veterinary Medicine in 1972. Her professional experience includes roles as an instructor in Large Animal Medicine, Obstetrics, and Surgery at Cornell, as well as visiting research and veterinary positions in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. She has held academic positions at Cornell since 1975, progressing from Assistant Professor to her current role as Professor of Ambulatory and Production Medicine. Her research and professional interests focus on veterinary medicine related to ruminants and small ruminants, with numerous contributions to the field through her publications and teaching. She has received awards such as the Alexander deLahunta Teaching Award in 2023 and the Salmon Award in 2022, and is actively involved in various professional organizations including the American Veterinary Medical Association and the American College of Theriogenologists.

Research topics

• Computer Science
• Business
• Biology
• Electronic engineering
• Quantum mechanics
• Electrical engineering
• Medicine
• Optoelectronics
• Physics
• Engineering
• Ecology
• Traditional medicine

Selected publications

• Lameness in a ewe

  Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association · 2025-07-07

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• Faffa Malan Chart score is a poor single indicator for gastrointestinal parasitic burden of small ruminants in New York State

  Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association · 2025-12-05

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  Objective: To describe the associations between Faffa Malan Chart (FAMACHA) score, fecal strongyle eggs per gram (EPG), Hct, total protein (TP), and body condition score (BCS) in small ruminants in New York State. Methods: Pastured animals not given anthelmintics within 4 weeks were enrolled. From June 1 to August 11, 2021 (period A), 137 goats and 110 sheep on 20 farms with a FAMACHA score of 3 to 5 were enrolled. From July 6 to October 19, 2022 (period B), 79 goats and 72 sheep on 18 farms with FAMACHA scores of 1 to 5 were enrolled. Associations between FAMACHA score, strongyle EPG, Hct, TP, and BCS were investigated. Results: FAMACHA scores were not associated with strongyle EPG in goats or sheep in either period. Increasing FAMACHA score was associated with lower Hct for goats in both periods and for sheep in period B, but not period A. Strongyle EPG was not associated with BCS in goats or sheep in either period. Increasing strongyle EPG was associated with declining Hct in both species and periods and with declining TP in both species in period A and in goats in period B. Conclusions: We found no association between FAMACHA score and strongyle EPG. Further epidemiologic study of gastrointestinal nematodes is necessary to determine the best criteria for employing selective anthelmintic treatment in similar populations. Clinical Relevance: Veterinarians should consider using multiple parameters to estimate parasitic burden in addition to FAMACHA when deciding to administer anthelmintics to small ruminants in New York State.

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• Mindful Organisations: Cultivating Well-being, Performance, and Leadership in the Modern Workplace

  Preprints.org · 2024-10-09 · 1 citations

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  This paper explores the burgeoning field of mindfulness in organisational contexts, examining its evolution from Buddhist practices to contemporary corporate applications. It critically analyses the implementation of mindfulness interventions in Fortune 500 companies, elucidating both the potential benefits and challenges. The research highlights the role of mindful leadership in fostering positive organisational cultures and addresses the complexities of integrating these practices within diverse corporate settings. Drawing on case studies, the paper illuminates the variability in mindfulness approaches and their impacts on employee well-being, productivity, and organisational resilience. Whilst acknowledging the promising outcomes, the study also considers critiques regarding the commodification of mindfulness and its potential to blur work-life boundaries. The concept of Microdosed Mindfulness is introduced as a nuanced strategy for overcoming resistance and facilitating gradual adoption. This comprehensive analysis provides valuable insights for organisations navigating the implementation of mindfulness practices in the contemporary world.

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• Public Enterprise: A Systematic Literature Review

  Public Enterprise Half-Yearly Journal · 2024-06-30

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  Public enterprises, also known as government-owned corporations or state-owned enterprises, are companies with government ownership, control, or partial ownership in sectors such as energy, telecommunications, healthcare, and transportation.Their primary goals are to serve the public's basic needs, advance economic growth, or protect national interests.Public enterprises can collaborate with privately held businesses or face competition.The percentage of public enterprises varies across nations, but they play significant roles in both liberal and private enterprise-oriented systems.Public enterprises are becoming increasingly important due to the state's increasing functions and philosophy, moving from laissez-faire to social welfare initiatives.The idea that the state should hold the majority of natural resources and capital-intensive sectors has gained widespread acceptance in modern states.Public businesses are considered essential tools for achieving social and economic growth, fostering technical innovation, and supporting private sector economic development.This paper presents a Systematic Literature Review of the current body of research using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) model.The study further investigates the research gaps (RG), formulates research questions (RQ), and makes an RG-RQ analysis.The study also explores public choice theory and the property rights paradigm, contributing to a better understanding of public enterprises' operations.

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• Enhancing food security through Public Enterprise

  Public Enterprise Half-Yearly Journal · 2023 · 6 citations

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  • Business
  • Biology
  • Ecology

  Public enterprises contribute significantly to food security by investing in agricultural infrastructure, ensuring affordability and accessibility of food, and responding effectively to emergencies that may threaten the availability of food supplies. Their interventions play a vital role in safeguarding the well-being and stability of a nation's food system. However, evidence shows that due to problems of targeting the poor and due to endemic corruption in public enterprises, adequate amount of food is not reaching the poor. While the public distribution of food through public enterprises has avoided famines, malnutrition persists especially in small remote villages.

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• Fast, high-fidelity addressed single-qubit gates using efficient composite pulse sequences

  arXiv (Cornell University) · 2023 · 2 citations

  • Computer Science
  • Electronic engineering
  • Physics

  We use electronic microwave control methods to implement addressed single-qubit gates with high speed and fidelity, for ^{43}Ca^{+} hyperfine "atomic clock" qubits in a cryogenic (100 K) surface trap. For a single qubit, we benchmark an error of 1.5×10^{-6} per Clifford gate (implemented using 600 ns π/2 pulses). For 2 qubits in the same trap zone (ion separation 5 μm), we use a spatial microwave field gradient, combined with an efficient four-pulse scheme, to implement independent addressed gates. Parallel randomized benchmarking on both qubits yields an average error 3.4×10^{-5} per addressed π/2 gate. The scheme scales theoretically to larger numbers of qubits in a single register.

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• Rearing container size impacts immature development time of Phormia regina (Meigen) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and time of colonization estimations

  Journal of Forensic Entomology · 2022-02-21 · 1 citations

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  Development rate is the primary biological parameter used by forensic entomologists to estimate the time of colonization (TOC). As such, the importance of quantifying the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on development rate, as well as their impact on TOC estimations, cannot be understated. Here, we examined the impact of a potentially important, yet overlooked, component of development study design (rearing container size) on immature development time of the black blow fly, Phormia regina (Meigen). To test this, first instar P. regina larvae were arbitrarily assigned to one of three container sizes (small, medium, and large) and were observed every 24 h for the post-feeding stage, pupation, and adult eclosion. We observed significantly shorter larval development times (P < 0.003) and significantly longer pupal development times (P < 0.001) in large containers compared to medium and small containers. Furthermore, we used the data generated from our study along with four additional published developmental studies for P. regina to estimate the TOC of four sets of human remains at the Anthropology Research Facility at the University of Tennessee. Our data from all container sizes produced accurate estimations for Donors 1, 3, and 4, while we obtained accurate estimations only from the small treatment for Donor 2. The published datasets for P. regina examined here each produced accurate estimation ranges for at least 3 of 4 human donors. Overall, we showed that rearing container size significantly impacts attributes of blow fly development, and that this has the potential to impact the accuracy of TOC estimations with human remains.

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• Goat Medicine

  2022 · 14 citations

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  • Traditional medicine
  • Medicine
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• NECROTISING FASCIITIS IN THE NORTH EAST OF SCOTLAND: A TEN-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW

  2018-02-21

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  Necrotising Fasciitis is a life threatening rapidly progressing bacterial infection of the skin requiring prompt diagnosis and treatment. Optimum care warrants a combination of antibiotics, surgical debridement and intensive care support. All cases of Necrotising Fasciitis over 10 years in the North East of Scotland were reviewed to investigate trends and learn lessons to improve patient care, with the ultimate aim of developing and implementing new treatment algorithms. All cases from August 2006-February 2016 were reviewed using a combination of paper based and electronic hospital records. Data including observations, investigations, operative interventions, microbiology and clinical outcomes was reviewed and analysed with pan-specialty input from Microbiology, Infectious Disease, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Plastic Surgery and Intensive Care teams. 36 cases were identified, including 9 intravenous drug abusers. The mean LRINEC Score was 7. Patients were commonly haemodynamically stable upon admission, but d...

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• Transradial interventions in contemporary vascular surgery practice

  Journal of Vascular Surgery · 2018-12-19 · 1 citations

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Recent grants

• NIH Grant R15NR002441

  NIH · $105k · 1993

Frequent coauthors

• Judith A. Appleton

  Cornell University

  21 shared

• C.L. Guard

  20 shared

• Lisa Patryce Daley

  20 shared

• Amy L. Glaser

  Cornell University

  17 shared

• Maurice E. White

  17 shared

• Bruce W. Bennett

  16 shared

• Michelle Anne Kutzler

  Oregon State University

  16 shared

• Susan Nedorost

  Central Dermatology

  13 shared

Awards & honors

• Alexander deLahunta Teaching Award, New York State College o…
• 2022 Salmon Award, New York State Veterinary Medical Society