Dr. Matthew Welborn
Clinical Service Chief
Professor
Veterinary Clinical Sciences (VCS)
(225) 578-9500

Teaching Interests:
Food Animal Production, Toxic Plants, Mastitis, Veterinary Public Health

 Awards & Honors:
  • 2019 2019 Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Role
  • 2018 Halter Project Community Preparedness Hero Partner
  • 2018 2018 Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Role
  • 2017 2017 Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Role
  • 2017 2017 Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Role
  • 2016 2016 Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Role
  • 2016 2016 Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Role
  • 2015 2015 Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Role
  • 2015 2015 Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Role
  • 2014 2013 Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Role
  • 2013 Certificate of Appreciation
 Education:
  • MPH University of Tennessee
  • DVM LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
 Grants:
  • Distribution of AO blood group phenotype of pet pigs referred to a Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Start Up Research Funds, $4,000.00
  • The pharmacokinetics of morphine in goats by three routes of administration, LSU VCS, $4,952.00
  • Evaluation of Eprinomectin (LongRange) for long-term control of gastrointestinal nematode infection in nursing calves during summer grazing, Merial Veterinary Services,
  • Effects of Timing and Administration of Anesthesia and Analgesia on Pain Management During Dehorning of Dairy Calves, Departmental Research, LSU Dept. of Animal Science, $2,000.00
 Publications:
Scientific Abstract:
  • Pharmacokinetic analysis of IV, IM and SQ morphine sulfate administration in the goat at three doses 0.1, 0.25, & 0.4mg/kg, Sprinkle, Saybl; Dirikolu, Levent; Welborn, Matthew; Armstrong, Chance; Scully, Clare, 2019
  • Potential Mechanisms for Marbling Content Differences in M. Longissimus Dorsi from Wagyu and Brahman Cattle, Li, Chaoyang; Liu, Qianglin; Welborn, Matthew; McMillan, Kenneth; Fu, Xing, 2019
  • Effect of Timing of Local Anesthesia on Physiological Responses in Calves after Dehorning, Mathias, Amanda; Williams, Cathy; Welborn, Matthew; Navarre, Christine; Coetzee, J; Orellana, R; Blair, Steven, 2016
Journal Article, Academic Journal:
  • Entomophthoromycosis and mucormycosis as causes of pneumonia in Vietnamese potbellied pigs., Evans, Dawn; Kawabata, A; Wilson, Leslie; Kim, K; Dehghanpir, Shannon; Gaunt, Stephen; Welborn, Matthew; Grasperge, Britton; Gill, Marjorie, 2018, Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc , Volume: 30, Number: 1, Pages: 161-164
  • Changes in concentration of trace minerals in lambs fed sericea lespedeza leaf meal pellets with or without dietary sodium molybdate, Acharya, M; Burke, J; Coffey, K; Kegley, E; Miller, James; Smyth, E ; Welborn, Matthew; Terrill, T; Mosjidis, J; Rosenkrans, C, 2016, J Anim Sci , Volume: 94, Pages: 1592-1599
  • Producer attitudes and practices related to antimicrobial use in beef cattle in Tennessee., Green, A; Carpenter, L; Edmisson, D; Lane, C; Welborn, Matthew; Hopkins, F; Bemis, D; Dunn, J, 2010, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association , Volume: 237, Number: 11, Pages: 1292-8
Book, Textbook Chapter:
  • Castor Bean Toxicity, Welborn, Matthew, 2017, Publisher: Wiley Publishing
  • Lantana Toxicosis, Welborn, Matthew, 2017, Publisher: Wiley Publishing
  • Senna Species Toxicity, Welborn, Matthew, 2017, Publisher: Wiley Publishing
Newsletter:
  • Best Management Practices: Internal Parasite control in Louisiana Beef Cattle, Navarre, Christine; Welborn, Matthew, 2017
  • Calving: When to Call for Help, , 2017
  • Fall Toxic Plants in Louisiana, Welborn, Matthew, 2014
  • Best Management Practices: Internal Parasite Control in Louisiana Beef Cattle, Welborn, Matthew; Navarre, Christine; Miller, James, 2013