Matthew Welborn

Dr. Matthew Welborn is a Professor of Food Animal Health Maintenance in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at Louisiana State University's School of Veterinary Medicine. He holds a DVM from LSU (1987) and an MPH from the University of Tennessee (2005), with board certification in the American College of Preventive Medicine.

His research focuses on:

• Preventive food-animal medicine and mastitis control
• Toxic-plant exposure and livestock disaster response
• Veterinary public-health analytics for biosecurity
• Parasitology in small ruminants
• Pharmacology applications in livestock

Dr. Welborn's publications emphasize veterinary pharmacology, surgical pain management, nutritional biochemistry, and infectious disease pathology in livestock. His work consistently addresses practical interventions for animal welfare and productivity.

Awards & Honors:

• 2021 Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Roll (Years II, III, IV)
• 2020 Dean's Teacher Merit Honor Roll (Years I, II, III, IV)

He has secured multiple grants for research on topics like morphine pharmacokinetics in goats, blood group phenotypes in pigs, and anesthesia protocols for dehorning. His field surveillance studies enhance disaster preparedness for Gulf Coast herds.