Frida Åkerström, DVM, PhD Candidate
Veterinary Specialist in Claw Health | R&D Manager, Växa Sweden
Frida Åkerström is a Swedish veterinarian with extensive experience in ruminant health, particularly claw health in dairy cattle. She earned her veterinary degree from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Uppsala in 2008 and is currently pursuing a PhD at SLU Alnarp, focusing on developing modern, technology-adapted standards for cattle claw care.
Frida has worked across Sweden as a practicing veterinarian with cattle, sheep, pigs, and horses, and since 2017, she has served as Research and Development Manager in Animal Health at Växa Sweden, with a special focus on claw health. Her expertise bridges clinical practice, scientific research, and applied innovation in hoof care.
She is the author and co-author of numerous peer-reviewed articles and conference papers on claw health, lameness prevention, and hoof trimming practices, and is a regular contributor to both scientific and agricultural publications. Her work has been featured at leading international conferences on lameness in ruminants.
Bovine Hoof Claudes (BHA) to amerykańska firma, która ma zamiar zrewolucjonizować branżę pielęgnacji racic bydlęcych poprzez tworzenie i dystrybucję najskuteczniejszych klejów w konkurencyjnych cenach.
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Dr. med. vet. Christoph K. W. Mülling, Professor of Veterinary Anatomy, Specialist in Veterinary Anatomy
Dr. Christoph Mülling is a veterinarian and clinical anatomist with a passion for hands-on teaching and research in functional anatomy. After five years in veterinary practice, he has dedicated his professional career to university teaching and research. He has collaborated nationally and internationally with scientists, veterinarians, students, farriers, hoof trimmers, and other professionals. Dr. Mülling is University Professor of Veterinary Anatomy at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, since 2010. He was associate dean in 2013-16 and dean of studies in 2016-19. 2007-2010 he was Professor of Clinical Anatomy and Dean of Studies at the University of Calgary/Canada. In 2006, he was Associate Professor at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Sciences, University of Nottingham.
Christoph Mülling specialises in functional and clinical anatomy and integrated biomechanical research with a focus on the locomotor apparatus.
His team takes an interdisciplinary approach to research, combining clinical applied questions with basic science. Main areas of research are: Integrated biomechanical research in domestic animals, pathogenesis of claw and hoof diseases, in vitro research on epidermal cells, research in Veterinary Education.
The Hoof GP is a YouTube Channel where Graeme chronicles his life working with cattle and living on the beautiful coast of Scotland.
Graeme's videos have reached over 750 million views across the globe and in a recent Australian Newspaper article he was described as "The biggest agricultural influencer on Planet Earth".
Graeme is changing the world of cattle hoof care, by bringing it to the forefront of peoples attention - launching an Online Hoof Trimming Course is one of the many ways he's achieved that - within the first few months of it's launch, 100's upon 100's of people had signed up to the course - proving peoples thirst for more knowledge on the subject.
Graeme is happily married to his wife Ashley and has 3 beautiful children, Maddie, Keir and Campbell, whom he adores.
dr Fanny Rachidi
2007 - 2013 Study of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Free University of Berlin, Germany
2013 - 2016 Doctoral student, Ruminant and Swine Clinic, Free University of Berlin, Germany
2016 Doctorate (Dr. med. vet.); title: "Randomized, placebo-controlled study to investigate the effects of homeopathic mastitis therapy in dairy cows"; Ruminant and Swine Clinic, Free University of Berlin, Germany
since 2016 Assistant and PostDoc - Clinic for Ruminants and Swine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig
since 2017 Member of the Saxon examination board for "Fachagrarwirt Klauenpflege" and "Geprüfter Klauenpfleger"
May 2023 successfully passed the examination for postgraduate specialization in bovine medicine
Dr. Melanie Schären-Bannert (Ph.D. Dr. sc. agr. MVM)
2005 - 2011 Bachelor and Master Veterinary Medicine, Focus Ruminants, University of Gent
2011 - 2013 Practice: vet in herd management on dairy farms
2013 - 2017 Doctoral student - Institute of Animal Nutrition, FLI Braunschweig
2016 Doctorate (Ph.D.) - University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (TiHo)
„Effects of a ration change from a silage- and concentrate- to a pasture-based ration on the production, health and rumen physiology of dairy cows.”
2017 Doctorate (Dr. sc. agr.) - Faculty of agricultural sciences, University of Göttingen
„Interrelations between feed, host and the rumen microbiome of dairy cows.“
2018 - 2023 Teamleader module „animal health and feeding” - EIP-project “The development of the COW-more-VALUE” - LVAT – Institute for Animal Breeding and Husbandry, Groß Kreutz
since 2017 Assistant and PostDoc - Clinic for Ruminants and Swine, University of Leipzig
Proprietor of Vic’s Custom Clips Inc. Quality Hoof Care-Established in 1984 Located in Arva, Ontario Canada. Hoof Care Education Program Est. 2015.
Keenly interested in the study of cattle and the dairy industry practices due to his fifty-year collection of cattle breeds and animal husbandry books. Vic was raised on a dairy farm of registered Holsteins and Jerseys, he served as a herdsman/ served on the Board of the Perth County Holstein Breeders Association/ a rural advisor to the City of Toronto Food Policy Council for six years (a sub-committee of the City of Toronto Board of Health) and served six years as a Hoof Trimmers Association Board member and is a Past President.
Researched inter digital cleft spacing comparisons in Holsteins and Water Buffalo and infectious disease risks published in the Proceedings of the 2011 International Lameness in Ruminants Conference, Rotarura, New Zealand (Dr N. Capion co-author) and referenced in the Journal of Dairy Science (JDS) in 2015.
Project manager for the Ontario Dairy Hoof Health Project involving 12 Hoof trimmers from a joint training program recording hoof health and bio-security on their client farms 300 dairy herds and 20,000 head of cattle (2012).
Was a catalyst for the advancement of computerized hoof health records by hoof trimmers to be incorporated in dairy cattle sire proofs published for the first time in 2018.
Co-authored a published paper on genomic evaluation of hoof health JDS 2020.
Co-authored the White Line Atlas Method of Hoof Trimming (Randal White Co-author) 1st edition in 2014, 2nd edition in 2017 and was approved by the Hoot Trimmers Assoc. as one of three trimming methods for the HTA Toolbox.
Exposed the variation in inter digital cleft structures in Holstein cattle, Kappa ranking study poster presentation 2022 Lameness in Ruminants Conference, Minneapolis USA (N, Capion co-author).
Now validated for further evaluation due to the comparison study between WLAM and Danish method published in Sept. 2022 Veterinary Journal “Drinks Scotch and knows things”.
Contact information: vdaniel1@sympatico.ca
Marc Spackler obtained his MSBA from Erasmus University Rotterdam. He has worked at dairy giant FrieslandCampina for almost 25 years, including 12 years for FrieslandCampina Nutrifeed in the field of dairy nutrition for calves and piglets.
Since 2014, he joined Intracare's strong team and is responsible for product and market development of Intra Hoof-fit and Intra Hygiene portfolio. Intracare develops, produces and supplies proven and effective antibiotic-free veterinary medicines, biosecurity hygiene products and nutritional innovations for sustainable and modern animal husbandry and horticulture worldwide.
Our state-of-the-art R&D department and laboratories develop solutions for tomorrow's challenges. Global challenges related to diseases, pathogens and their prevention are more important than ever. Working with our partners in the field, we create concepts that deliver sustainable performance, health and growth to the livestock farmer.
Dr. Gerwen Lammers, R&D Manager at Intracare, was raised on a dairy farm and studied Biology at the University of Utrecht. He obtained his PhD in wound healing and skin tissue engineering at the University Medical Center Nijmegen, followed by a postdoctoral research project on human physiology. From 2013, he uses this background in dairy farming, skin physiology and wound healing at Intracare for the development and registration of innovative practical non-antibiotic concepts for the livestock industry.
Steve Wunderlich, now at the age of 36, has given 20 years of dedication to the hoof trimming industry. While traveling, touring, and speaking to groups of people, Steve now has expanded his business to into educating. Expect an educational, brutally honest, and humorous session from Steve!
Veterinarian, June 2023
Specialized within the area of cattle.
Master’s thesis with focus on Corkscrew claws
Bachelor project on BRSV vaccines for calves
Next to studying Christina works at a veterinary clinic for small animals.
Veterinarian, June 2023
Specialized within the area of cattle.
Master’s thesis with focus on Corkscrew claws
Bachelor project on BRSV vaccines for calves
Next to studying Amalie works at a veterinary clinic for small animals
recent research
disbudding and dehorning in calves
focus of work
curative buiatrics
lameness in cattle
Andrea Fiedler graduated from the Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, in 1991. While writing a thesis on hereditary lameness in Brown Swiss, she had three years of internships at the Departments of Internal Medicine and Surgery, followed by four years working for a farm animal practice. Andrea has been an established veterinarian since 1998, focused on bovine hoof health. In 2016, she expanded her practice together with two colleagues. Andrea is a certified instructor for hoof trimming and a member of the examination boards for hoof trimmers in Bavaria and Lower Saxony. With her Hoof Health Academy, she provides trainings for farmers, hoof trimmers, and veterinarians on a wide range of topics related to bovine hoof health. She collaborates with the University of Leipzig and the University of Munich and supervises funded projects in several federal states. She is also known for her research on hoof health and hoof care products.
Aaron was introduced to the dairy industry in 2000 after serving 4 years in the United States Navy when he took a job on a small dairy farm. It was on this farm that he found his passion for working with cows. Fascinated with many aspects of the farm, he took a particular interest in hoof trimming and decided to start his hoof trimming business in 2004. After completing a course on the Dutch Method Aaron continued to study the anatomy and bone structure of the bovine hoof to refine his hoof trimming style, called “The Balance Method”. In 2014 Aaron founded Midwestern Hoof Trimming School and has since been requested to consult for large dairy farms worldwide. Aaron has trained hundreds of hoof trimmers with various skill sets, from beginners to veteran professionals, on The Balance Method. He has been selected to speak at conferences and universities globally and has hosted workshops in 7 different counties. Aaron continues to exercise his passion as an active hoof trimmer and services several local top dairy farms in Wisconsin.
Aaron is a husband, a father of 6, and a grandfather. He enjoys spending time with his family and participating in outdoor activities such as hunting, camping, and fishing. His other passions include woodworking and primitive skills.
Contact information: midwesternhoofcare@gmail.com
Intracare develops, produces and supplies proven and effective antibiotic-free veterinary medicines, biosecurity hygiene products and nutritional innovations for sustainable and modern animal husbandry and horticulture worldwide.
The Intra Hoof-fit program is scientifically proven to realize lameness below 5% and is safe for the user, dairy cow and environment. Its practical protocol and convenience to use sets the fresh green standard for hoof trimmers and dairy farmers.
Our state-of-the-art R&D department and laboratories develop solutions for tomorrow's challenges. Global challenges related to diseases, pathogens and their prevention are more important than ever. Working with our partners in the field, we create concepts that deliver sustainable performance, health and growth to the livestock farmer.
Sophie was born and educated in Australia, with a background of agriculture and livestock. She now lives in Sweden and has worked as an animal science researcher for the Swedish University of Agriculture for 16 years (during which time she gained her PhD). Her research activities included a wide range of cattle and pig industry funded projects relevant to improving farm animal welfare during handling, transport and at slaughter, and its link to improved product quality. She also started a company based on her livestock experiences both in Australia and Sweden, where she has conducted both consultation services and practical workshops, promoting low stress handling of cattle, pigs, and sheep. She has delivered over a 100 practical handling courses throughout Scandinavia, where both people and livestock attended.
Piet Kloosterman is a world-renowned and well respected Dutch hoof trimming trainer. He was born and raised on a farm in Friesland and worked from 1980 – 2017 as an instructor/ trainer in Dairy Husbandry at Practical Training Centre (IPC/ PTC +/ DTC) in Oenkerk, The Netherlands. In 1988 he became Head of the Hoof Trimming Department of the Training Centre, training hoof trimming in a wide range of countries over the world.
The main subject for training is hoof trimming in the “Dutch Method” developed by Mr. E. Toussaint Raven from the Veterinairy Faculty of Utrecht. The method is adopted and tutored by the Training Centre Oenkerk to agricultural students, farmers, farm workers, veterinarians and professional hoof trimmers (Diploma course), not only in the Netherlands but also abroad. The Training Centre Oenkerk is an international college for practical training in animal husbandry and grasslandmanagement. Location Oenkerk was the international college for Dairy Husbandry and training goats, sheep and horses.
Piet started international hoof care courses in 1986 in Ireland and from 1987 regularly in the UK (Farmkey, later Genus). He worked for the last 25 years closely with Embryonics in the UK. He was the Secretary and founder of the Dutch Hoof Trimmers Association for 17 years and is a regular visitor of the International Symposia of Lameness in Ruminants, North American congresses of the Hoof Trimmers Association and the annual meetings of the NACFT (UK hoof trimmers association).
Hobbies: ice skating, reading, hiking, traveling
Contact information: mailpietkloosterman@gmail.com
Intracare improves the health and well-being of animals, plants and consumers. Our innovative strength creates sustainable growth and financial returns for farmers and businesses.
The Intra Hoof & Skin Care programme is scientifically proven to realize lameness below 5% and is safe for the user, animal and environment.
Its practical protocol and convenience to use sets the fresh green standard for hoof trimmers and dairy farmers. Intracare is the only company with non-antibiotic veterinary medicines to cure digital dermatitis with a gel or aerosol spray. Complementary footbath and spray products have been developed for full herd maintenance.
Intra Hoof-fit Technology includes chelated organic minerals and a firm adhesion. Production under GMP pharma conditions guarantees a consistent high product quality.
Kurt Bach is a veterinarian employed by Viking Denmark, where he works with development, teaching and advice in better hoof health in dairy cows. Kurt is a trained farmer and trained as a veterinarian in 2008, where he wrote a thesis on finding digital dermatitis in the milking parlor. From 2013 to 2018, Kurt has been employed as a lecturer and PhD student at the University of Copenhagen. Here he has primarily worked with ultrasound scanning of hooves and research into changes in the hooves around calving. Kurt has passed the Danish hoof trimmer exam and currently teaches the Danish hoof trimmer education.
Viking Denmark is Denmark's largest breeding association.
