Assoc. prof. František Zigo, DVM, PhD

Last update: 23. 10. 2023

I. BASIC INFORMATION
I.1 Surname Zigo
I.2 Name František
I.3 Titles Assoc. prof. , DVM, PhD
I.4 Year of birth 1983
I.5 Name of the workplace University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of Animal Nutrition and Husbandry
I.6 Address of the workplace Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic
I.7 Position associate professor
I.8 E-mail address frantisek.zigo@uvlf.sk
I.9 Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/20442
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/0000-0002-2791-166X
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 University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice 2009 general veterinary medicine
II.3 Third degree of higher education University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice 2014 animal nutrition and dietetics
II.4 Associate professor University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice 2021 animal nutrition and dietetics
II.5 Professor
II.6 Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. CURRENT AND PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
III.a Occupation-position III.b Institution III.c Duration
university assosiate professor University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice 2021 2022
head of Deapartment of Animal Husbandry University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice 2015 2020
doctorand student University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice 2009 2014
veterinary assistant Veterinary clinic Allesandria (Italy) 2009 2009

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
Work with algorithmic models based on the SPP index to express the milk utility of dairy cows in proframm Herd Metrix Agromont company in Nitra 2022
Evaluation of the quality of milk and dairy products EFSA, Parma, Italy 2018
Methods for detection of virulence factors in staphylococci Department of Physiology, Wroclaw University of environmental Sciences, Poland 2018
Certificate of completion of an accredited educational program: Protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes (No. 1368/2016) Institute of Veterinary Education, Košice 2016
Certificate of English language exam for teaching foreign students (No. 25 / RZaDŠ/2014) University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice 2014

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
Technology and hygiene of animal husbandrynutrition of animals and dietetics full time english languagethirdveterinary medicine
Technológia a hygiena chovu zvieratnutrition of animals and dietetics full time slovak languagethirdveterinary medicine
Technology and hygiene of animal husbandrynutrition of animals and dietetics external english languagethirdveterinary medicine
Technológia a hygiena chovu zvieratnutrition of animals and dietetics 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 5 15 3
V.4.2 Number of defended theses 11 52 0

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
Genereal husbandry and breeds of dogscynology full time slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
Genereal husbandry and breeds of dogscynology external slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
Animal husbandryanimal science full time english languagefirstveterinary medicine
Breeds and breeding of companion animals full time english languagefirstveterinary medicine
Breeds and breeding of companion animalsveterinary nurse full time slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
Breeds and breeding of companion animalsveterinary nurse external slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
General zootechnics and dog and horse breedsman-animal relationship and its use in canistherapy and hipotherapy full time slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
General zootechnics and dog and horse breedsman-animal relationship and its use in canistherapy and hipotherapy external slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
Animal husbandry and technology of animal breedingfood hygiene full time slovak languagecombined 1st and 2ndveterinary medicine
Animal husbandry and technology of animal productiongeneral veterinary medicine full time english languagecombined 1st and 2ndveterinary medicine
Animal husbandry and technology of animal breedinggeneral 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 436 282
VI.1.2 Number of the research/artictic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases 57 39
VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to the research/artictic/other outputs 146 133
VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases 143 133
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. ZIGO, František - FARKAŠOVÁ, Zuzana - ELEČKO, Juraj - LAPIN, Martin - CHRIPKOVÁ, Martina - CZERSKI, Albert. Effect of parenteral administration of Selenium and vitamin E on health status of mammary gland and on selected antioxidant indexes in blood of dairy cows : [Účinok parenterálnej aplikácie Selénu a vitamínu E na zdravotný stav mliečnej žľazy a na vybraté antioxidačné parametre v krvi dojníc] In: Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences. 2014. ISSN 1505-1773, Vol. 17, č. 2(2014), s. 217–223.
(2014: 0.604 - IF, 26 - H-index, 0.036 - IF 5y, 0.289 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q)
2. ZIGO, František - VASIĽ, Milan - LACKOVÁ, Zuzana - PAVĽAK, Alexander. Cvičenia zo všeobecnej zootechniky. Rec. Jaroslav Novotný, Lukáš Bujňák. 1. vyd. Košice : UVLF, 2016. ISBN 978-80-8077-509-4, 305 s.
3. ZIGO, František - SASÁKOVÁ, Naďa - GREGOVÁ, Gabriela - VÝROSTKOVÁ, Jana - ONDRAŠOVIČOVÁ, Silvia. Effects of using an alternative bedding composition on the levels of indicator microorganisms and mammary health in dairy farm conditions. In: Agriculture. 2020. ISSN 2077-0472, Vol. 10, no. 6 (2020), art. no. 245, p. [1-14]
(2020: 2.925 - IF, 28 - H-index, 3.044 - IF 5y, 0.533 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q)
4. ZIGO, František - ELEČKO, Juraj - VASIĽ, Milan - ONDRAŠOVIČOVÁ, Silvia - FARKAŠOVÁ, Zuzana - MAĽOVÁ, Jana - TAKÁČ, Ladislav - ZIGOVÁ, Martina - BUJOK, Jolanta - PECKA-KIEŁB, Ewa - TIMKOVIČOVÁ LACKOVÁ, Petra. The occurrence of mastitis and its effect on the milk malondialdehyde concentrations and blood enzymatic antioxidants in dairy cows. In: Veterinární medicína. 2019. ISSN 0375-8427, Vol. 64, no. 10 (2019), p. 423-432.
(2019: 0.588 - IF, 46 - H-index, 0.749 - IF 5y, 0.281 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q)
5. ZIGO, František. Vplyv suplementácie selénu a vitamínu E na zdravotný stav mliečnej žľazy dojníc. Rec. Denisa Toropilová, Naďa Sasáková. 1. vyd. Banská Bystrica : OZ Preveda, 2015. ISBN 978-80-970712-7-1, online, 42 s. [3AH]
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. ZIGO, František - VASIĽ, Milan - ONDRAŠOVIČOVÁ, Silvia - VÝROSTKOVÁ, Jana - BUJOK, Jolanta - PECKA-KIEŁB, Ewa. Maintaining optimal mammary gland health and prevention of mastitis. In: Frontiers in veterinary science. 2021. ISSN 2297-1769, Vol. 8, no. (2021), art. no. 607311, p. [1-17]
(2021: 3.471 - IF, 44 - H-index, 3.821 - IF 5y, 0.719 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q)
2. ZIGO, František - PYSKATÝ, Ondřej - ONDRAŠOVIČOVÁ, Silvia - ZIGOVÁ, Martina - ŠIMEK, Vlastimil - SUPUKA, Peter. Comparison of exterior traits in selected giant and medium rabbit breeds. In: World Rabbit Science. 2020. ISSN 1257-5011, Vol. 28, no. 4 (2020), p. 251-266.
(2020: 1.233 - IF, 23 - H-index, 1.018 - IF 5y, 0.396 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q)
3. ŠUBOVÁ, Eva - SASÁKOVÁ, Naďa - ZIGO, František - MINDŽÁKOVÁ, Ingrid - VARGOVÁ, Mária - KACHNIČ, Ján - VESZELITS LAKTIČOVÁ, Katarína. Amendment of livestock manure with natural zeolite-clinoptilolite and its effect on decomposition processes during composting. In: Agriculture. 2021. ISSN 2077-0472, Vol. 11, no. 10 (2021), art. no. 980, p. [1-14]
(2021: 3.408 - IF, 43 - H-index, 3.459 - IF 5y, 0.525 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q)
4. KOVÁČOVÁ, Mariana - VÝROSTKOVÁ, Jana - DUDRIKOVÁ, Eva - ZIGO, František - SEMJON, Boris - REGECOVÁ, Ivana. Assessment of quality and safety of farm level produced cheeses from sheep and goat milk. In: Applied Sciences. 2021. ISSN 2076-3417, Vol. 11, no. 7 (2021), art. no. 3196, p. [1-16]
(2021: 2.838 - IF, 75 - H-index, 2.921 - IF 5y, 0.507 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
5. ZIGO, František - LACKOVÁ, Zuzana - VASIĽ, Milan - ŠMIGA, Ľubomír - FARKAŠOVÁ, Zuzana - PAVĽAK, Alexander. e-Atlas plemien zvierat: hydina a kožušinové zvieratá : [Animal Breed Atlas: Poultry and Fur Animals] Rec. Peter Kolenič, Ľubomír Ondruška. 1. vyd. Košice : UVLF, 2019. ISBN 978-80-8077-655-8, online, 136 s.
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. ZIGO, František - FARKAŠOVÁ, Zuzana - ELEČKO, Juraj - LAPIN, Martin - CHRIPKOVÁ, Martina - CZERSKI, Albert. Effect of parenteral administration of Selenium and vitamin E on health status of mammary gland and on selected antioxidant indexes in blood of dairy cows : [Účinok parenterálnej aplikácie Selénu a vitamínu E na zdravotný stav mliečnej žľazy a na vybraté antioxidačné parametre v krvi dojníc] In: Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences. 2014. ISSN 1505-1773, Vol. 17, č. 2(2014), s. 217–223.
(2014: 0.604 - IF, 26 - H-index, 0.036 - IF 5y, 0.289 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q)
[1] LIBERA, Kacper - KONIECZNY, Kacper - WITKOWSKA, Katarzyna - ZUREK, Katarzyna - SZUMACHER-STRABEL, Malgorzata - CIESLAK, Adam - SMULSKI, Sebastian. The Association between Selected Dietary Minerals and Mastitis in Dairy Cows-A Review. In ANIMALS. ISSN 2076-2615, 2021, vol. 11, no. 8, pp.
2. PECKA-KIEŁB, Ewa - VASIĽ, Milan - ZACHWIEJA, Andrzej - ZAWADZKI, Wojciech - ELEČKO, Juraj - ZIGO, František - ILLEK, Josef - FARKAŠOVÁ, Zuzana. An effect of mammary gland infection caused by Streptococcus uberis on composition and physicochemical changes of cows' milk. In: Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences. 2016. ISSN 1505-1773, Vol. 19, č. 1(2016), s. 49-55.
(2016: 0.697 - IF, 26 - H-index, 0.773 - IF 5y, 0.314 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q)
[1] ROLINEC, Michal - BIRO, Daniel - SIMKO, Milan - JURACEK, Miroslav - HANUSOVSKY, Ondrej - SCHUBERTOVA, Zuzana - CHADIMOVA, Lucie - GALIK, Branislav. Grape Pomace Ingestion by Dry Cows Does Not Affect the Colostrum Nutrient and Fatty Acid Composition. In ANIMALS. ISSN 2076-2615, 2021, vol. 11, no. 6, pp.
3. ZIGO, František - ELEČKO, Juraj - VASIĽ, Milan - ONDRAŠOVIČOVÁ, Silvia - FARKAŠOVÁ, Zuzana - MAĽOVÁ, Jana - TAKÁČ, Ladislav - ZIGOVÁ, Martina - BUJOK, Jolanta - PECKA-KIEŁB, Ewa - TIMKOVIČOVÁ LACKOVÁ, Petra. The occurrence of mastitis and its effect on the milk malondialdehyde concentrations and blood enzymatic antioxidants in dairy cows. In: Veterinární medicína. 2019. ISSN 0375-8427, Vol. 64, no. 10 (2019), p. 423-432.
(2019: 0.588 - IF, 46 - H-index, 0.749 - IF 5y, 0.281 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q)
[1] SUKUR, Halit - ESENDAL, Omer Memdlih. Presence and antimicrobial resistance of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from animals in a Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Cyprus. In VETERINARNI MEDICINA. ISSN 0375-8427, 2020, vol. 65, no. 5, pp. 191-198.
4. CHRIPKOVÁ, Martina - ZIGO, František - MOJŽIŠ, Ján. Antiproliferative Effect of Indole Phytoalexins : [Antiproliferatívne účinky indolových fytoalexínov] In: Molecules. 2016. ISSN 1420-3049, Vol. 21, č. 12(2016), s. Article number 1626.
(2016: 2.861 - IF, 131 - H-index, 2.988 - IF 5y, 0.825 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
[1] HONG, Taeyeon - HAM, Jiyeon - SONG, Jisoo - SONG, Gwonhwa - LIM, Whasun. Brassinin Inhibits Proliferation in Human Liver Cancer Cells via Mitochondrial Dysfunction. In CELLS, 2021, vol. 10, no. 2, pp.
5. ZIGO, František - VASIĽ, Milan - ONDRAŠOVIČOVÁ, Silvia - VÝROSTKOVÁ, Jana - BUJOK, Jolanta - PECKA-KIEŁB, Ewa. Maintaining optimal mammary gland health and prevention of mastitis. In: Frontiers in veterinary science. 2021. ISSN 2297-1769, Vol. 8, no. (2021), art. no. 607311, p. [1-17]
(2021: 3.471 - IF, 44 - H-index, 3.821 - IF 5y, 0.719 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q)
[1] ACHARYA, Kamal Raj - BRANKSTON, Gabrielle - SLAVIC, Durda - GREER, Amy L. Spatio-Temporal Variation in the Prevalence of Major Mastitis Pathogens Isolated From Bovine Milk Samples Between 2008 and 2017 in Ontario, Canada. In Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021-11-03, 8, pp. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.742696.
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. APVV SK-PL-18-0088 "Influence of environmental mastitis pathogens on the quality of milk and the antioxidative status in dairy cows and ewes", Duration: 2019 - 2020
2. KEGA 006UVLF-4/2020 "Implementation of new scientific knowledge into teaching and improvement of practical education of students in animal husbandry technologies of the subject Zootechnics", Duration: 2020 - 2022
3. Visegrad Fund 22010056 "Factors determining the occurrence of bovine mastitis in dairy farms situated in marginal regions", Duration: 2021 - 2022
4. EFSA 19314410-2018  "Etiology and resistance of bacterial pathogens of mastitis in dairy cows and sheep herds situated in marginal parts of Slovakia", Duration: 2018 - 2018
5. VEGA 1/0529/19 "Influence of environmental mastitis agents on the formation and degree of oxidative stress in dairy cows and ewes", Duration: 2019 - 2021
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
member of Humac group organization Humac group s.r.o 2022 2023
Member of Academic Senate UVMP in Kosice University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice 2022 2023
Member of Slovak Academy of Agricultural Sciences Slovak Academy of Agricultural Sciences 2021 2023
Project assessor of KEGA, VEGA and APVV KEGA, VEGA and APVV 2021 2023
Member of editorial board of Int. J. Avian & Wildlife Biol. MedCrave group 2020 2023
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)
Department of Physiology, Wroclaw University of environmental Sciences, Poland Wroclaw University of environmental Sciences, Poland 2019 2019 mobility scheme

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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