His responsibilities include teaching veterinary and graduate students, conducting research and providing extension. The goals of Gerard’s research program are to provide evidence based treatment and prevention strategies for dairy cow lameness. Current research interest includes: 1) evaluating hoof trimming techniques, 2) determining the relationship between ketosis, inflammation, lameness, and reproduction, 3) hoof trimmer health 4) understanding the interaction between stakeholders to facilitate change in behavior related to lameness.