Bringing their experience to you

Our rotating team of hoof health professionals are leaders in the fields of veterinary science, nutrition and management consulting, hoof trimming, and hoof health consulting. Not only do they communicate the scientific information in an easy-to-understand fashion, but also provide practical solutions to hoof health issues that they encounter on a daily basis.

Healthy Hoofs

Happy Cows

Higher Profits

Karl Burgi, program director and primary instructor, has been active in the hoof health industry on an international basis for several years. He provides a hoof care service to several farms, both large and small, in south-central Wisconsin. Karl is a graduate of the Hoof Care Course, IPC Dairy Training Center in Friesland, The Netherlands. Since 1989, he has researched and designed upright, hoof trimming chutes to provide a practical and efficient means of restraining cattle. He travels throughout the United States, Europe, Australia, South America, and Asia to talk about hoof health and lameness prevention. "The more I learn, the more satisfying my work becomes. It is rewarding to see healthier cows and lower levels of lameness. As caretakers of dairy cattle, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to improve hoof health, maintain productivity, and keep cows in the herd as long as possible."