Matthew Burns

Associate Director - Clemson Cooperative Extension
Extension Administration office, Livestock and Forages Program Team

Office: 103 Barre Hall
Phone: 864-656-1743

Email: burns5@clemson.edu

Educational Background

Ph.D. Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Clemson University 2012

M.S. Animal Science and Industry - Reproductive Physiology
Kansas State University 2007

B.S. Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Clemson University 2005

Profile

Dr. Matthew Burns serves as the Assistant Director for Agriculture and Natural Resources with Clemson Cooperative Extension Service. In this leadership role, he is responsible for the coordination of Extension program development and county operations with District Extension Directors and Program Team Directors; leads assessment and evaluation efforts, including the innovative implementation of Salesforce, integral to the management and evaluation of stakeholder and partner relations; and facilitates College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences departmental program collaboration with Department Chairs and Research Center Directors.

He began his work with Clemson Cooperative Extension in 2007 as an Area Livestock Agent for Pickens, Oconee, Greenville, Spartanburg, and Cherokee Counties. He advanced to the Livestock and Forage Program Team Director position (2013) while also serving as the Beef Specialist for the state of South Carolina. In his Beef Specialist role, he helped to build a nationally recognized beef cattle improvement program at Clemson University. The associated Cooperative Extension programming he managed focused on increasing the adoption of best management practices to decrease the effects of fescue toxicosis on beef cattle operations and using technology to increase "efficiency" within the cattle industry. Additional programmatic responsibilities included Master Cattleman and Clemson University Bull Test Coordinator, as well as involvement with the Bovine Artificial Insemination School and statewide beef cattle program development. Matthew lives in Pendleton, on a small family farm operation with his wife Ashley, who is the South Carolina 4-H Youth Development Program Team Director, and their 9-year-old daughter, Eleanor Grace.

Publications

Refereed Publications
Burns, M.G., Erica Prescott, Patty Scharko, and Cassie Wycoff. 2015. Beef Cattle: Types of Identification. Clemson University Extension Fact Sheet (BC-03).

Burns, M.G. 2015. Improving Reproductive Success in Beef Cattle. Clemson University Extension Fact Sheet. (in preparation)

Aiken, G. E., M. G. Burns, H. M. Stowe, J. G. Andrae, S. L. Pratt. 2015. Vasconstrictive responses of the testicular and caudal arteries in bulls exposed to ergot alkaloids from tall fescue. Professional Animal Scientist. (accepted for publication).

Burns, M. G. 2014. Body Condition Scoring in Beef Cattle, Is it Important?. Clemson University Extension Fact Sheet. (AA00)

Stowe, H. M., M. Miller, M. G. Burns, S. M. Calcatera, J. G. Andrae, G. E. Aiken, F. N. Schrick, T. Cushing, W. C. Bridges, S. L. Pratt. 2013. Effects of fescue toxicosis on bull growth, semen characteristics, and breeding soundness evaluation. J. Anim. Sci. 91(8): 3686-3692.

Burns, M. G., J. G. Andrae, T. A. Burns, G. L. Burns, S. L. Pratt, F. N. Schrick, M. C. Miller, S. K. Duckett, W. C. Bridges. 2012. Timing of exposure to toxic tall fescue negatively affects reproductive success in beef cows.

Burns, M. G., J. G. Andrae, S. L. Pratt, W. C. Bridges, F. N. Schrick. 2012. Timing of exposure to toxic tall fescue negatively affects reproductive success in two and three year old beef cows. AFGC proceedings.

Burns, M. G., J. G. Andrae, S. L. Pratt, W. C. Bridges, F. N. Schrick. 2011. Beef cow reproductive performance is negatively impacted by the grazing of toxic tall fescue. AFGC proceedings.

Buttrey, B. S., M. G. Burns, J. S. Stevenson. 2010. Ovulation and pregnancy outcomes in response to human chorionic gonadotropin before resynchronized ovulation in dairy cattle. Theriogenology. 73(4):449-459.

Burns, M. G., B. S. Buttrey, C. A. Dobbins, C. A. Martel, K. C. Olson, G. C. Lamb, J. S. Stevenson. 2008. Evaluation of Human Chrionic Gonadotropin as a Replacement for GnRH in an Ovulation Synchronization Protocol before Fixed-Timed Inseminations. J. Anim. Sci. 86(10). 2539-2548.

Buttrey, B. S., M. G. Burns, J. S. Stevenson. 2006. Ovulation Potential of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Versus GnRH. Dairy Day Report of Progress. 965:32-33.

Abstracts
Burns, M. G., J. G. Andrae, M. C. Miller, F. N. Shcrick, S. L. Pratt. 2013. Toxic Tall Fescue Timing Negatively Affects Reproduction Success in Two and Three Year Old Beef Cows. Amer. Soc. Anim. Sci., Southern Section. 49.

Duckett, S. K., T. A. Burns, M. C. Miller, K. J. Mercer, M. G. Burns, J. G. Andrae, F. N. Schrick, S. L. Pratt. 2013. Feeding ergot alkaloids to gestating ewes reduces lamb weight, organ size, and muscle mass. Amer. Soc. Anim. Sci., Southern Section. 50.

Burns, M. G., T. A. Burns, J. G. Andrae, S. L. Pratt, F.N. Schrick. 2012. Timing of exposure to toxic tall fescue negatively affects reproductive success in two- and three-year old beef cows. Proceeding of the 66th Southern Pasture and Forage Crop Improvement Conference. 15.

Burns, M. G., J. G. Andrae, S. L. Pratt, W. C. Bridges, F.N. Schrick. 2011. Effect of grazing toxic tall fescue prior to or immediately following insemination on beef cattle reproductive performance. J. Anim. Sci. 89(E-Suppl. 1): 49.

Burns, M. G., B. S. Buttrey, D. R. Eborn, J. E. Larson, B. J. Lovaas, G. C. Lamb, K. C. Olson, J. S. Stevenson. 2007. Evaluation of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin as a Suitable replacement for GnRH in Beef Cattle Reproduction. J. Anim. Sci. 85(Suppl. 1): 320.

Buttrey, B. S., M. G. Burns, J. S. Stevenson. 2007. Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and GnRH influences pregnancy survival and resynchronized ovulation before timed AI in Holstein cattle. J. Anim. Sci. 85(Suppl. 1): 325.

Burns, M.G. and J. S. Stevenson. 2006. GnRH vs. hCG. Select Sires Think Tank. Denver, CO.

Burns, M., D. Lapin, A. Brown, J.Gibbons. 2006. The Effects of Progesterone and the Presence of a Corpus Luteum on Superovulation in Beef Cattle (Bos Tarurus). International Embryo Transfer Society. Orlando, FL.