Róbert Link, DVM, PhD

Last update: 23. 10. 2023

I. BASIC INFORMATION
I.1 Surname Link
I.2 Name Róbert
I.3 Titles DVM, PhD
I.4 Year of birth 1969
I.5 Name of the workplace University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Clinic of Swine
I.6 Address of the workplace Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic
I.7 Position lecturer
I.8 E-mail address robert.link@uvlf.sk
I.9 Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/6052
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/0000-0001-6356-2420
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 1994 general veterinary medicine
II.3 Third degree of higher education University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice 2006 general veterinary medicine, internal diseases of animals and pharmacology
II.4 Associate professor
II.5 Professor
II.6 Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. CURRENT AND PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
III.a Occupation-position III.b Institution III.c Duration
Assistant professor University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice 2002 2022
Laboratory assistant University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice 1995 2002

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
Certificate of education: Wellfare of animals used for scientific and educational purposes Institute of Education for Veterinary Doctors, cesta pod Hradovou 13/A, 041 77, Košice 2021
Certificate of education: Management skills Nova Training, Ltd, Popradská 86, 040 11, Košice 2012
Certificate of education: Work with computer and Windows III Nova Training, Ltd, Popradská 86, 040 11, Košice 2012
State Exam from English language Language school, Košice, Komenskeho 2 2010

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 pigs II.general veterinary medicine full time english languagecombined 1st and 2ndveterinary medicine
Diseases of pigs II.general veterinary medicine full time slovak languagecombined 1st and 2ndveterinary 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 2 0
V.4.2 Number of defended theses 0 22 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
Propedeutics full time english languagefirstveterinary medicine
Propaedeuticsveterinary nurse full time slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
Propaedeuticsveterinary nurse external slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
Diseases of pigsfood hygiene full time slovak languagecombined 1st and 2ndveterinary medicine
Clinical practice training - Clinic of pigsfood hygiene full time slovak languagecombined 1st and 2ndveterinary medicine
Diseases of pigs I.general veterinary medicine full time english languagecombined 1st and 2ndveterinary medicine
Clinical practice - Clinic of pigsgeneral veterinary medicine full time english languagecombined 1st and 2ndveterinary medicine
Assisted reproductiongeneral veterinary medicine full time english languagecombined 1st and 2ndveterinary medicine
Propedeuticsgeneral veterinary medicine full time slovak languagecombined 1st and 2ndveterinary medicine
Diseases of pigs I.general veterinary medicine full time slovak languagecombined 1st and 2ndveterinary medicine
Clinical practice training - Clinic of pigsgeneral veterinary medicine full time slovak languagecombined 1st and 2ndveterinary medicine
Assisted reproductiongeneral 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 288 29
VI.1.2 Number of the research/artictic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases 13 4
VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to the research/artictic/other outputs 80 25
VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases 70 24
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. LINK, Róbert - KOVÁČ, Gabriel - PISTL, Juraj. A note on probiotics as an alternative for antibiotics in pigs. In: Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences. 2005. ISSN 1230-1388, Roč. 14, č. 3(2005), s. 513-519.
(2005: 0.316 - IF, 31 - H-index, 0.203 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q)
2. TÓTHOVÁ, Csilla - LINK, Róbert - KYZEKOVÁ, Petronela - NAGY, Oskar. Serum protein electrophoretic pattern in piglets during the early postnatal period. In: Scientific Reports. 2021. ISSN 2045-2322, Vol. 11, no. 1 (2021), art. no. 17539, p. [1-10]
(2021: 4.997 - IF, 242 - H-index, 5.516 - IF 5y, 1.005 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
3. SOROČINOVÁ, Jana - REICHEL, Peter - MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar - NOVOTNÝ, Jaroslav - LINK, Róbert - LEŠKOVÁ, Lenka - SMARŽÍK, Michal - SEIDEL, Herbert - HÚSKA, Miroslav - MACÁK, Vladimír - DOBOLYOVÁ, S. - KOVAČOCYOVÁ, Katarína. Beta-glucan feeding effect on biochemical and immune responses in vaccinated and non-vaccinated piglets against proliferative enteropathy. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2013. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 82, č. 2 (2013), s. 153-159.
(2013: 0.448 - IF, 36 - H-index, 0.585 - IF 5y, 0.350 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q)
4. PETROVIČ, Vladimír - NOVOTNÝ, Jaroslav - HISIRA, Vladimír - LINK, Róbert - LENG, Ľubomír - KOVÁČ, Gabriel. The Impact of Suckling and Post-weaning Period on Blood Chemistry of Piglets. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2009. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 78, č. 3 (2009), s. 365-371.
(2009: 0.403 - IF, 36 - H-index, 0.502 - IF 5y, 0.237 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q)
5. LINK, Róbert - KOVÁČ, Gabriel. The effect of probiotic BioPlus 2B on feed efficiency and metabolic parameters in swine. In: Biologia. 2006. ISSN 0006-3088, Roč. 61, č. 6 (2006), s. 783-787.
(2006: 0.213 - IF, 35 - H-index, Q4 - 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. TÓTHOVÁ, Csilla - LINK, Róbert - KYZEKOVÁ, Petronela - NAGY, Oskar. Serum protein electrophoretic pattern in piglets during the early postnatal period. In: Scientific Reports. 2021. ISSN 2045-2322, Vol. 11, no. 1 (2021), art. no. 17539, p. [1-10]
(2021: 4.997 - IF, 242 - H-index, 5.516 - IF 5y, 1.005 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
2. ČONKOVÁ-SKYBOVÁ, Gabriela - ZEMANOVÁ, Silvia - BÁRDOVÁ, Katarína - REICHEL, Peter - LINK, Róbert - HISIRA, Vladimír - CSANÁDY, Alexander - VUKUŠIČ, Gabriel - ONDREJKOVÁ, Anna. Occurrence of Aujeszky's disease in wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Slovakia. In: Biologia. 2021. ISSN 0006-3088, Vol. 76, no. 8 (2021), p. 2225-2230.
(2020: 1.350 - IF, 38 - H-index, 1.139 - IF 5y, 0.282 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q)
3. KÓSA, Balázs - BÁRDOVÁ, Katarína - LEŠKOVÁ, Lenka - REICHEL, Peter - NOVOTNÝ, Jaroslav - LINK, Róbert - HÚSKA, Miroslav - KYZEKOVÁ, Petronela - CSÖRGÖ, Arpád. The effect of a feed additive supplemented with porcine plasma protein on growth performance and selected biochemical indices of nursing piglets. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2019. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 88, no 4 (2019), p. 393-399.
(2019: 0.566 - IF, 36 - H-index, 0.658 - IF 5y, 0.216 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q)
4. RÁCZ, Oliver - LINKOVÁ, Marcela - JAKUBOWSKI, Krzysztof - LINK, Róbert - KUZMOVÁ, Daniela. Az inzulinkezelés elkezdésének gyakorlati akadályai 2-es típusú cukorbetegekben – A „pszichológiai inzulinrezisztencia” leküzdése : [Barriers of the initiation of insulin treatment in type 2 diabetic patients conquering the "psychological insulin resistance"] In: Orvosi Hetilap. 2019. ISSN 0030-6002, Vol. 160, no. 3(2019), p. 93-97.
(2019: 0.497 - IF, 20 - H-index, 0.396 - IF 5y, 0.176 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q)
5. LINK, Róbert - REICHEL, Peter - KYZEKOVÁ, Petronela. THE INFLUENCE OF PROBIOTICS ON REPRODUCTIVE PARAMETERS OF SOWS AND HEALTH OF THEIR SUCKLINGS : [Vplyv probiotík na reprodukčné parametre prasníc a zdravie ich ciciakov] In: Folia veterinaria. 2016. ISSN 0015-5748, Roč. 60, č. 3 (2016), s. 43-46.
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. LINK, Róbert - KOVÁČ, Gabriel. The effect of probiotic BioPlus 2B on feed efficiency and metabolic parameters in swine. In: Biologia. 2006. ISSN 0006-3088, Roč. 61, č. 6 (2006), s. 783-787.
(2006: 0.213 - IF, 35 - H-index, Q4 - JCR Best Q)
[1] KAEWTAPEE, Chanwit - BURBACH, Katharina - TOMFORDE, Georgina - HARTINGER, Thomas - CAMARINHA-SILVA, Amelia - HEINRITZ, Sonja - SEIFERT, Jana - WILTAFSKY, Markus - MOSENTHIN, Rainer - ROSENFELDER-KUON, Pia. Effect of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis supplementation in diets with low- and high-protein content on ileal crude protein and amino acid digestibility and intestinal microbiota composition of growing pigs. In JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. ISSN 2049-1891, 2017, vol. 8, no., pp.
2. LINK, Róbert - KOVÁČ, Gabriel. Effect of a high dose of probiotic preparation on some blood indices of suckling piglets. In: Medycyna Weterynaryjna. 2007. ISSN 0025-8628, Roč. 63, č. 2 (2007), s. 171-174.
[1] NORGAARD, J. V. - CANIBE, N. - SOUMEH, E. A. - JENSEN, B. B. - NIELSEN, B. - DERKX, P. - CANTOR, M. D. - BLAABJERG, K. - POULSEN, H. D. Evaluation of in situ valine production by Bacillus subtilis in young pigs. In ANIMAL. ISSN 1751-7311, 2016, vol. 10, no. 11, pp. 1796-1802.
3. LINK, Róbert - KOVÁČ, Gabriel - PISTL, Juraj. A note on probiotics as an alternative for antibiotics in pigs. In: Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences. 2005. ISSN 1230-1388, Roč. 14, č. 3(2005), s. 513-519.
(2005: 0.316 - IF, 31 - H-index, 0.203 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q)
[1] POMORSKA-MOL, M. - TURLEWICZ-PODBIELSKA, H. - WOJCIECHOWSKI, J. Effects of the microencapsulated feed additive of lactic acid bacteria on production parameters and post-vaccinal immune response in pigs. In POLISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY SCIENCES. ISSN 1505-1773, 2021, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 335-343.
4. LINK, Róbert - KOVÁČ, Gabriel. The effect of probiotic BioPlus 2B on feed efficiency and metabolic parameters in swine. In: Biologia. 2006. ISSN 0006-3088, Roč. 61, č. 6 (2006), s. 783-787.
(2006: 0.213 - IF, 35 - H-index, Q4 - JCR Best Q)
[1] NGUYEN, D. H. - NYACHOTI, C. M. - KIM, I. H. Evaluation of effect of probiotics mixture supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, faecal bacterial enumeration, and noxious gas emission in weaning pigs. In ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE. ISSN 1594-4077, 2019, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 466-473.
5. LINK, Róbert - KOVÁČ, Gabriel - PISTL, Juraj. A note on probiotics as an alternative for antibiotics in pigs. In: Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences. 2005. ISSN 1230-1388, Roč. 14, č. 3(2005), s. 513-519.
(2005: 0.316 - IF, 31 - H-index, 0.203 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q)
[1] KANTAS, D. - PAPATSIROS, V. G. - TASSIS, P. D. - GIAVASIS, I. - BOUKI, P. - TZIKA, E. D. A feed additive containing Bacillus toyonensis (Toyocerin (R)) protects against enteric pathogens in postweaning piglets. In JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY. ISSN 1364-5072, 2015, vol. 118, no. 3, pp. 727.
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 1/0177/22 "Protein profile and separation of serum protein fractions in laboratory diagnostics and in the evaluation of animal health disorders", Duration: 2022 - 2025
2. VEGA 1/0398/18 "Analysis of blood serum proteins in the evaluation of the internal environment and diagnosis of animal diseases", Duration: 2018 - 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
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)

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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