Assoc. prof. Juraj Toporčák, DVM, PhD

Last update: 23. 10. 2023

I. BASIC INFORMATION
I.1 Surname Toporčák
I.2 Name Juraj
I.3 Titles Assoc. prof. , DVM, PhD
I.4 Year of birth 1957
I.5 Name of the workplace University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Clinic of Birds, Exotic and Free Living Animals
I.6 Address of the workplace Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic
I.7 Position associate professor
I.8 E-mail address juraj.toporcak@uvlf.sk
I.9 Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/6017
I.10 Name of the study field in which a person works at the university veterinary medicine
I.11 ORCID iD 3 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7266-1498
3 Optional item.

II. HIGHER EDUCATION AND FURTHER QUALIFICATION GROWTH
II.a Name of the university or institution II.b Year II.c Study field and programme
II.1 First degree of higher education
II.2 Second degree of higher education Veterinary College in Košice 1983 general veterinary medicine
II.3 Third degree of higher education Slovak Academy Of Science 1989 invasive diseases
II.4 Associate professor University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice 2006 infectious and invasive diseases of animals
II.5 Professor
II.6 Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. CURRENT AND PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
III.a Occupation-position III.b Institution III.c Duration
Assoc. Professor University of Veterinary Medicine in Kosice 2006 2022
Assist. Professor Veterinary College in Košice 1989 2006
Assistent Veterinary College in Košice 1983 1989

IV. DEVELOPMENT OF PEDAGOGICAL, PROFESSIONAL, LANGUAGE, DIGITAL AND OTHER SKILLS
IV.a Activity description, course name, other IV.b Name of the institution IV.c Year
Protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes Institute of Postgraduate Education of Veterinary Surgeons, Kosice 2015
Working with a computer and Windows III Nova Training, Kosice 2012
Managerial skills Nova Training, Kosice 2012
Veterinary and official inspections of honey, HP 9 Institute of Postgraduate Education of Veterinary Surgeons, Kosice 2011
Diagnosis of the Bee Diseases OIE - Reference Laboratory Freiburg, Germany 2008
Cochran Fellowship Program - Bee Diseases Program United States Department of Agriculture, Washington DC and University of Minnesota and Bee Lab Beltsville, USA 2003
Educational minimum Technical University Kosice 1999
Risk assessment of Chemicals on Domesticated, Farm and Wild living Animals, Honeybees and Aquatic Animals. ETP Slovakia and Institute for Sustainable Communities, Vermont USA 1997
Environmental Training Project for Central and Eastern Europe- Relationship among Beekeeping, Agricultural production and Ecology. ETP Slovakia and University of Minnesota USA 1995
Environmental Training Project for Central and Eastern Europe - Monitoring and Control of Environment of Regional and Local level. ETP Slovakia and Institute for Sustainable Communities, Vermont USA 1993

V. OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE TEACHING CAREER AT THE UNIVERSITY
V.1. Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a Name of the profile course V.1.b Study programme V.1.c Degree V.1.d Field of study
Diseases of beesparasitic diseases of animals full time english languagethirdveterinary medicine
Nákazy včielparasitic diseases of animals full time slovak languagethirdveterinary medicine
Diseases of beesparasitic diseases of animals external english languagethirdveterinary medicine
Nákazy včielparasitic diseases of animals external slovak languagethirdveterinary medicine

V.2. Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year 4
V.2.a Study programme V.2.b Degree V.2.d Field of study
4 According to Art. 6 para. 4 of the Standards for the Study Programme.

V.3. Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.3.a Name of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure V.3.b Study field to which it is assigned

V.4. Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.a Bachelor's (first degree) V.4.b Diploma (second degree) V.4.c Dissertation (third degree)
V.4.1 Number of currently supervised theses 0 3 1
V.4.2 Number of defended theses 1 34 3

V.5. Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a Name of the course V.5.b Study programme V.5.c Degree V.5.d Field of study
Clinical practice - Clinic of birds, exotic and free living animals full time english languagefirstveterinary medicine
Welfare of handicapped, abandoned and ZOO animals full time english languagefirstveterinary medicine
Breeding and diseases of reptiles full time english languagefirstveterinary medicine
Breeding and diseases of exotic birds full time english languagefirstveterinary medicine
Clinical practice - Clinic of birds, exotic and free living animalsveterinary nurse full time slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
Welfare of handicapped, abandoned and zoo animalsveterinary nurse full time slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
Breeding and diseases of reptilesveterinary nurse full time slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
Breeding and diseases of exotic birdsveterinary nurse full time slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
Clinical practice - Clinic of birds, exotic and free living animalsveterinary nurse external slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
Klinická stáž na Klinike vtákov, exotických a voľne žijúcich zvieratveterinary nurse external slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
Breeding and diseases of reptilesveterinary nurse external slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
Breeding and diseases of exotic birdsveterinary nurse external slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
Welfare of handicapped, abandoned and zoo animalsveterinary nurse external slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
Diseases of exotic and zoo animalsfood hygiene full time slovak languagecombined 1st and 2ndveterinary medicine
Diseases of poultryfood hygiene full time slovak languagecombined 1st and 2ndveterinary medicine
Breeding and diseases of beesgeneral veterinary medicine full time english languagecombined 1st and 2ndveterinary medicine
Clinical practice - Clinic of birds, exotic and free living animalsgeneral veterinary medicine full time english languagecombined 1st and 2ndveterinary medicine
Diseases of poultrygeneral veterinary medicine full time slovak languagecombined 1st and 2ndveterinary medicine
Clinical practice training - Clinic of birds, exotics and free living animalsgeneral veterinary medicine full time slovak languagecombined 1st and 2ndveterinary medicine

VI. OVERVIEW OF THE RESEARCH/ARTISTIC/OTHER OUTPUTS
VI.1. Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.a Overall VI.1.b Over the last six years
VI.1.1 Number of the research/artictic/other outputs 179 45
VI.1.2 Number of the research/artictic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases 14 7
VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to the research/artictic/other outputs 213 151
VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases 196 149
VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at the international, national level 1 1

VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs 5
1. KOTTFEROVÁ, Lucia - MOLNÁR, Ladislav - MAJOR, Peter - TOPORČÁK, Juraj - MESARČOVÁ, Lýdia - KOTTFEROVÁ, Jana - SZARKOVÁ, Andrea. Removal of foreign bodies from the proventriculus in a young golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos). In: Acta Veterinaria Hungarica. 2021. ISSN 0236-6290, Vol. 69, no. 3 (2021), p. 298-302.
(2020: 0.955 - IF, 33 - H-index, 1.164 - IF 5y, 0.395 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q)
2. BZDIL, Jaroslav - HOLÝ, Ondřej - TOPORČÁK, Juraj. Gram-negative aerobic and microaerophilic microorganisms isolated from pathological processes and lesions of horses. In: Veterinární medicína. 2018. ISSN 0375-8427, Vol. 63, no. 2(2018), p. 55-62.
(2018: 0.636 - IF, 46 - H-index, 0.877 - IF 5y, 0.285 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q)
3. BZDIL, Jaroslav - HOLÝ, Ondřej - TOPORČÁK, Juraj. Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Paratyphi B as a disease-causing agent in reptiles in the Czech Republic. In: Veterinární medicína. 2017. ISSN 0375-8427, Vol. 62, no. 7 (2017), p. 410-415.
(2017: 0.434 - IF, 46 - H-index, 0.764 - IF 5y, 0.280 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q)
4. CHAUZAT, Marie-Pierre - JACQUES, Antoine - LAURENT, Marion - BOUGEARD, Stéphanie - HENDRIKX, Pascal - RIBIÉRE-CHABERT, Magali - TOPORČÁK, Juraj. Risk indicators affecting honeybee colony survival in Europe: one year of surveillance. In: Apidologie. 2016. ISSN 0044-8435, Vol. 47, č. 3(2016), s. 348-378.
(2016: 2.196 - IF, 79 - H-index, 1.928 - IF 5y, 1.011 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q)
5. MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar - TOPORČÁK, Juraj - NEMCOVÁ, Radomíra - GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - HAJDUČKOVÁ, Vanda - RUMANOVSKÁ, Katarína. Lactobacillus sp. as a potential probiotic for the prevention of Paenibacillus larvae infection in honey bees. In: Journal of Apicultural Research. 2011. ISSN 0021-8839, Vol. 50, č. 4 (2011), s. 323-324.
(2011: 1.531 - IF, 52 - H-index, 1.235 - IF 5y, 0.563 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
5 Maximum of five most significant outputs, if the RATP form is attached to the application.

VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years 6
1. KOTTFEROVÁ, Lucia - MOLNÁR, Ladislav - MAJOR, Peter - TOPORČÁK, Juraj - MESARČOVÁ, Lýdia - KOTTFEROVÁ, Jana - SZARKOVÁ, Andrea. Removal of foreign bodies from the proventriculus in a young golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos). In: Acta Veterinaria Hungarica. 2021. ISSN 0236-6290, Vol. 69, no. 3 (2021), p. 298-302.
(2020: 0.955 - IF, 33 - H-index, 1.164 - IF 5y, 0.395 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q)
2. BIELIK, Bohumil - MOLNÁR, Ladislav - VRABEC, Vladimír - ANDRÁŠIOVÁ, Romana - CINGEĽOVÁ MARUŠČÁKOVÁ, Ivana - NEMCOVÁ, Radomíra - TOPORČÁK, Juraj - MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar. Biofilm-forming lactic acid bacteria of honey bee origin intended for potential probiotic use. In: Acta Veterinaria Hungarica. 2020. ISSN 0236-6290, Vol. 65, no. 4 (2020), p. 345-353.
(2020: 0.955 - IF, 33 - H-index, 1.164 - IF 5y, 0.395 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q)
3. BZDIL, Jaroslav - HOLÝ, Ondřej - TOPORČÁK, Juraj. Gram-negative aerobic and microaerophilic microorganisms isolated from pathological processes and lesions of horses. In: Veterinární medicína. 2018. ISSN 0375-8427, Vol. 63, no. 2(2018), p. 55-62.
(2018: 0.636 - IF, 46 - H-index, 0.877 - IF 5y, 0.285 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q)
4. BZDIL, Jaroslav - HOLÝ, Ondřej - TOPORČÁK, Juraj. Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Paratyphi B as a disease-causing agent in reptiles in the Czech Republic. In: Veterinární medicína. 2017. ISSN 0375-8427, Vol. 62, no. 7 (2017), p. 410-415.
(2017: 0.434 - IF, 46 - H-index, 0.764 - IF 5y, 0.280 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q)
5. TOPORČÁK, Juraj - MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar - KUZYŠINOVÁ, Katarína. Honey Bee Pathology : Handbook for students of General veterinary medicine study branch graduate. Rec. Rastislav Sabo, Peter Košuth. 2. dopl. vyd. Košice : UVLF, 2021. ISBN 978-8077-715-9, 92 s. [4,6AH]
6 Maximum of five most significant outputs over the last six years, if the RATP form is attached to the application.

VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs 7
1. BZDIL, Jaroslav - HOLÝ, Ondřej - TOPORČÁK, Juraj. Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Paratyphi B as a disease-causing agent in reptiles in the Czech Republic. In: Veterinární medicína. 2017. ISSN 0375-8427, Vol. 62, no. 7 (2017), p. 410-415.
(2017: 0.434 - IF, 46 - H-index, 0.764 - IF 5y, 0.280 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q)
[1] RIZAL, Syaiful - RAHMAWATI, R. A. Pathogenic Organisms in Varanidae and Their Potential as Zoonotic Diseases. In WARTAZOA-BULETIN ILMU PETERNAKAN DAN KESEHATAN HEWAN INDONESIA. ISSN 0216-6461, 2021, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 97-107.
2. BZDIL, Jaroslav - HOLÝ, Ondřej - TOPORČÁK, Juraj. Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Paratyphi B as a disease-causing agent in reptiles in the Czech Republic. In: Veterinární medicína. 2017. ISSN 0375-8427, Vol. 62, no. 7 (2017), p. 410-415.
(2017: 0.434 - IF, 46 - H-index, 0.764 - IF 5y, 0.280 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q)
[2] KAŠLÍKOVÁ, Katarína - BOKOR, Tina - SLOBODNÍKOVÁ, Jana. Exotic salmonella diagnosed in cold-blooded animals in the Slovak Republic in 2013⇓2017. In Zdravotnicke Listy. ISSN 13393022, 2019-01-01, 7, 4, pp. 50-59.
3. BZDIL, Jaroslav - HOLÝ, Ondřej - TOPORČÁK, Juraj. Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Paratyphi B as a disease-causing agent in reptiles in the Czech Republic. In: Veterinární medicína. 2017. ISSN 0375-8427, Vol. 62, no. 7 (2017), p. 410-415.
(2017: 0.434 - IF, 46 - H-index, 0.764 - IF 5y, 0.280 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q)
[1] WORK, Thierry M. - DAGENAIS, Julie - STACY, Brian A. - LADNER, Jason T. - LORCH, Jeffrey M. - BALAZS, George H. - BARQUERO-CALVO, Elias - BERLOWSKI-ZIER, Brenda M. - BREEDEN, Renee - CORRALES-GOMEZ, Natalia - GONZALEZ-BARRIENTOS, Rocio - HARRIS, Heather S. - HERNANDEZ-MORA, Gabriela - HERRERA-ULLOA, Angel - HESAMI, Shoreh - JONES, T. Todd - MORALES, Juan Alberto - NORTON, Terry M. - RAMEYER, Robert A. - TAYLOR, Daniel R. - WALTZEK, Thomas B. A novel host-adapted strain of Salmonella Typhimurium causes renal disease in olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) in the Pacific. In SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. ISSN 2045-2322, 2019, vol. 9, no., pp.
4. CINGEĽOVÁ MARUŠČÁKOVÁ, Ivana - SCHUSTEROVÁ, Petra - BIELIK, Bohumil - TOPORČÁK, Juraj - BÍLIKOVÁ, Katarína - MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar. Effect of application of probiotic pollen suspension on immune response and gut microbiota of Honey bees (Apis mellifera). In: Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 2020. ISSN 1867-1306, Vol. 12, no. 3 (2020), p. 929-936.
(2020: 4.609 - IF, 27 - H-index, 4.585 - IF 5y, 0.816 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
[1] CHMIEL, John A. - PITEK, Andrew P. - BURTON, Jeremy P. - THOMPSON, Graham J. - REID, Gregor. Meta-analysis on the effect of bacterial interventions on honey bee productivity and the treatment of infection. In APIDOLOGIE. ISSN 0044-8435, 2021, vol. 52, no. 5, pp. 960-972.
5. CINGEĽOVÁ MARUŠČÁKOVÁ, Ivana - SCHUSTEROVÁ, Petra - BIELIK, Bohumil - TOPORČÁK, Juraj - BÍLIKOVÁ, Katarína - MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar. Effect of application of probiotic pollen suspension on immune response and gut microbiota of Honey bees (Apis mellifera). In: Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 2020. ISSN 1867-1306, Vol. 12, no. 3 (2020), p. 929-936.
(2020: 4.609 - IF, 27 - H-index, 4.585 - IF 5y, 0.816 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
[1] CUESTA-MATE, Ana - RENELIES-HAMILTON, Justinn - KRYGER, Per - JENSEN, Annette Bruun - SINOTTE, Veronica M. - POULSEN, Michael. Resistance and Vulnerability of Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Gut Bacteria to Commonly Used Pesticides. In FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 2021, vol. 12, no., pp.
7 Maximum of five most significant citations, if the RATP form is attached to the application.

VI.5. Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years 8
1. VEGA 1/0454/22 "Study of the possibilities of using humic substances in combination with autochthonous probiotic bee lactobacilli to improve the health of honeybees and the quality of bee products", Duration: 2022 - 2025
2. KEGA 004UVLF-4/2022 "Improving the practical and theoretical education of falconry and rehabilitation of wild birds of prey in tertiary education and profesional specialization.", Duration: 2022 - 2024
3. VEGA 1/0505/19 "The effect of application of autochthonous bee probiotic lactobacilli on the pollen carrier on the immune status and quality of products of honey bees", Duration: 2019 - 2021
4. VEGA 1/0358/16 "Modulation of gut microbiocenosis and immune response of honey bees using probiotic lactobacilli in a new application form", Duration: 2016 - 2018
8 Maximum of five most significant projects, if the RATP form is attached to the application. In addition to the name and brief characteristics of the project, the type of participation is indicated (in Slovak and in English), if possible, a hyperlink to the project and its outputs and citations are stated as well.

VII. OVERVIEW OF ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE RELATED TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH/ARTISTIC/OTHER ACTIVITIES 9
VII.a Activity, position VII.b Name of the institution, board VII.c Duration
9 E.g. academic positions, memberships in editorial boards and in scientific and professional societies.

VIII. OVERVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL MOBILITIES AND VISITS ORIENTED ON EDUCATION AND RESEARCH/ARTISTIC/ OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THE GIVEN FIELD OF STUDY
VIII.a Name of the institution VIII.b Address of the institution VIII.c Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
University Complutense in Madrid Av. Séneca, 2, 28040 Madrid, Spain 2019 2019 ERASMUS +
University of León Av. de la Facultad nº 25 24004 León, Spain 2018 2018 ERASMUS +
University Complutense in Madrid Av. Séneca, 2, 28040 Madrid, Spain 2017 2017 ERASMUS +
University of Córdoba Avd. Medina Azahara, 5 14071 Córdoba, Spain 2016 2016 ERASMUS +
University of Murcia Avda. Teniente Flomesta, 5 · 30003 · Murcia, Spain 2015 2015 ERASMUS +

IX. OTHER RELEVANT FACTS 10
IX.a If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artictic/other activities are mentioned
10 Maximum of 1800 characters, if the RATP form is attached to the application.
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