Assoc. prof. Drahomíra Sopková, DVM, PhD

Last update: 23. 10. 2023

I. BASIC INFORMATION
I.1 Surname Sopková
I.2 Name Drahomíra
I.3 Titles Assoc. prof. , DVM, PhD
I.4 Year of birth 1961
I.5 Name of the workplace University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of Biology and Physiology
I.6 Address of the workplace Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic
I.7 Position associate professor
I.8 E-mail address drahomira.sopkova@uvlf.sk
I.9 Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/6022
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/0000-0002-7971-9506
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 1985 food hygiene
II.3 Third degree of higher education University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice 2005 environmental and food hygiene
II.4 Associate professor University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice 2018 veterinary morphology and physiology
II.5 Professor
II.6 Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. CURRENT AND PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
III.a Occupation-position III.b Institution III.c Duration
Associate Professor University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice 2018 up to now
Special assistant University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice, since 2010 University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice 1997 2018
Researcher University of Veterinary Medicine, Košice, since 1992 University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice 1988 1997

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
Erasmus +, training Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic 2023
Erasmus +, training University of Rzeszow, Poland 2021
Erasmus +, training University of Rzeszow, Poland 2019
Protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes - retraining Institute of Veterinary Education Košice 2019
Protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes. Module: implementation of procedures and projects, design of procedures - livestock, rodents, and rabbits Institute of Veterinary Education (Certificate: 3010/2015; 1774/2015) 2015
Basics of information technology ELFA Educational Institute (Certificate 2008/0109) 2008

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
Basics of physiologycynology full time slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
Basics of physiologycynology external slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
Physiologyman-animal relationship and its use in canistherapy and hipotherapy full time slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
Physiologyman-animal relationship and its use in canistherapy and hipotherapy external slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
System physiology of animalsveterinary morphology and physiology full time english languagethirdveterinary medicine
Systémová fyziológia zvieratveterinary morphology and physiology full time slovak languagethirdveterinary medicine
System physiology of animalsveterinary morphology and physiology external english languagethirdveterinary medicine
Systémová fyziológia zvieratveterinary morphology and physiology 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
veterinary morphology and physiology (habilitation procedure) veterinary medicine
veterinary morphology and physiology (inaugural procedure) veterinary medicine

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 0 2
V.4.2 Number of defended theses 2 8 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
Basics of anatomy and physiology of food animalsfeed and foodstuff safety full time slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
Basics of anatomy and physiology of food animalsfeed and foodstuff safety external slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
Basics of physiologycynology external slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
Physiologyveterinary nurse full time slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
Physiologyveterinary nurse external slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
Physiologyman-animal relationship and its use in canistherapy and hipotherapy external slovak languagefirstveterinary medicine
Physiologyfood hygiene full time slovak languagecombined 1st and 2ndveterinary medicine
Physiologygeneral veterinary medicine full time slovak languagecombined 1st and 2ndveterinary medicine
Physiologyanimal hygiene and environment full time english languagethirdveterinary medicine
Physiologyanimal hygiene and environment full time slovak languagethirdveterinary medicine
Physiologyanimal hygiene and environment external english languagethirdveterinary medicine
Physiologyanimal hygiene and environment external slovak languagethirdveterinary medicine
Veterinary physiologyveterinary morphology and physiology full time english languagethirdveterinary medicine
Veterinárna fyziológiaveterinary morphology and physiology full time slovak languagethirdveterinary medicine
Veterinary physiologyveterinary morphology and physiology external english languagethirdveterinary medicine
Veterinárna fyziológiaveterinary morphology and physiology external slovak languagethirdveterinary medicine
Veterinary physiologyinternal diseases of animals full time english languagethirdveterinary medicine
Veterinárna fyziológiainternal diseases of animals full time slovak languagethirdveterinary medicine
Veterinary physiologyinternal diseases of animals external english languagethirdveterinary medicine
Veterinárna fyziológiainternal diseases of animals external slovak languagethirdveterinary medicine
Nutritional physiologynutrition of animals and dietetics full time english languagethirdveterinary medicine
Nutričná fyziológianutrition of animals and dietetics full time slovak languagethirdveterinary medicine
Nutritional physiologynutrition of animals and dietetics external english languagethirdveterinary medicine
Nutričná fyziológianutrition of animals and dietetics external slovak languagethirdveterinary 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 357 98
VI.1.2 Number of the research/artictic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases 43 12
VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to the research/artictic/other outputs 186 72
VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases 73 63
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. ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - VLČKOVÁ, Radoslava - SOPKOVÁ, Drahomíra - KOZIOŁ, Katarzyna - KOZIOROWSKI, Marek - FABIÁN, Dušan - ŠEFČÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - HOLOVSKÁ, Katarína - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera - SIROTKIN, Alexander V.. Dietary flaxseed's protective effects on body tissues of mice after oral exposure to xylene. In: Saudi journal of biological sciences. 2021. ISSN 1319-562X, Vol. 28, no. 7 (2021), p. 3789-3798.
(2020: 4.219 - IF, 53 - H-index, 4.432 - IF 5y, 0.710 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
2. PETRILLA, Vladimír - POLLÁKOVÁ, Magdaléna - BEKEŠOVÁ, Barbora - ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - VLČKOVÁ, Radoslava - MARCINČÁKOVÁ, Dana - PETRILLOVÁ, Monika - PETROVOVÁ, Eva - SOPKOVÁ, Drahomíra - LEGÁTH, Jaroslav. A comprehensive study monitoring the venom composition and the effects of the venom of the rare ethiopian endemic snake species Bitis parviocula. In: Toxins. 2021. ISSN 2072-6651, Vol. 13, no. 5 (2021), art. no. 299, p. [1-22]
(2021: 5.075 - IF, 91 - H-index, 5.305 - IF 5y, 0.884 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q)
3. SOPKOVÁ, Drahomíra - VLČKOVÁ, Radoslava - ONDRAŠOVIČOVÁ, Silvia. Veterinárna fyziológia I.. Rec. Elena Marettová, Viera Almášiová. 1. vyd. Košice : UVLF, 2018. ISBN 978-80-8077-598-8, 164 s.
4. SOPKOVÁ, Drahomíra - HERTELYOVÁ, Zdenka - ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - VLČKOVÁ, Radoslava - GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - PETRILLA, Vladimír - ONDRAŠOVIČOVÁ, Silvia - KREŠÁKOVÁ, Lenka. The application of probiotics and flaxseed promotes metabolism of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in pigs. In: Journal of Applied Animal Research. 2017. ISSN 0971-2119, Vol. 45, č. 1(2017), s. 93–98.
(2017: 0.826 - IF, 22 - H-index, 0.616 - IF 5y, 0.308 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q)
5. SOPKOVÁ, Drahomíra - ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - VLČKOVÁ, Radoslava - DANIŠOVÁ, Oľga - SUPUKA, Peter - ONDRAŠOVIČOVÁ, Silvia - PETRILLA, Vladimír. Lactate dehydrogenase as a possible indicator of reproductive capacity of boars. In: Indian Journal of Animal Sciences. 2015. ISSN 0367-8318, Vol. 85, č. 2(2015), s. 143 - 147.
(2015: 0.174 - IF, 21 - H-index, 0.198 - IF 5y, 0.263 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, 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. ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - VLČKOVÁ, Radoslava - SOPKOVÁ, Drahomíra - KOZIOŁ, Katarzyna - KOZIOROWSKI, Marek - FABIÁN, Dušan - ŠEFČÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - HOLOVSKÁ, Katarína - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera - SIROTKIN, Alexander V.. Dietary flaxseed's protective effects on body tissues of mice after oral exposure to xylene. In: Saudi journal of biological sciences. 2021. ISSN 1319-562X, Vol. 28, no. 7 (2021), p. 3789-3798.
(2020: 4.219 - IF, 53 - H-index, 4.432 - IF 5y, 0.710 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
2. PETRILLA, Vladimír - POLLÁKOVÁ, Magdaléna - BEKEŠOVÁ, Barbora - ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - VLČKOVÁ, Radoslava - MARCINČÁKOVÁ, Dana - PETRILLOVÁ, Monika - PETROVOVÁ, Eva - SOPKOVÁ, Drahomíra - LEGÁTH, Jaroslav. A comprehensive study monitoring the venom composition and the effects of the venom of the rare ethiopian endemic snake species Bitis parviocula. In: Toxins. 2021. ISSN 2072-6651, Vol. 13, no. 5 (2021), art. no. 299, p. [1-22]
(2021: 5.075 - IF, 91 - H-index, 5.305 - IF 5y, 0.884 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q)
3. SOPKOVÁ, Drahomíra - VLČKOVÁ, Radoslava - ONDRAŠOVIČOVÁ, Silvia - ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - PETRILLA, Vladimír. Fyziológia nervov, svalov a termoregulácie : Pre poslucháčov ŠP Vzťah človek - zviera a jeho využitie v canisterapii a hipoterapii. Rec. Agnesa Lukačinová, Zuzana Maková. 1. vyd. Košice : UVLF, 2021. ISBN 978-80-8077-728-9, 102 s. [6,78AH]
4. SOPKOVÁ, Drahomíra - HERTELYOVÁ, Zdenka - ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - VLČKOVÁ, Radoslava - GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - PETRILLA, Vladimír - ONDRAŠOVIČOVÁ, Silvia - KREŠÁKOVÁ, Lenka. The application of probiotics and flaxseed promotes metabolism of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in pigs. In: Journal of Applied Animal Research. 2017. ISSN 0971-2119, Vol. 45, č. 1(2017), s. 93–98.
(2017: 0.826 - IF, 22 - H-index, 0.616 - IF 5y, 0.308 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q)
5. VLČKOVÁ, Radoslava - SOPKOVÁ, Drahomíra - ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - VALOCKÝ, Igor - KÁDASI, Attila - HARRATH, Abdel Halim - PETRILLA, Vladimír - SIROTKIN, Alexander V.. Dietary supplementation of yucca (Yucca schidigera) affects ovine ovarian functions : [Suplementácia diéty yukou (Yucca schidigera) ovplyvňuje ovariálne funkcie oviec] In: Theriogenology. 2017. ISSN 0093-691X, Vol. 88(2017), s. 158–165.
(2017: 2.136 - IF, 127 - H-index, 2.209 - IF 5y, 0.936 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q)
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. BAČOVÁ, Kristína - ZITTERL-EGLSEER, Karin - CHRASTINOVÁ, Ľubica - LAUKOVÁ, Andrea - MAĎAROVÁ, Michaela - GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - SOPKOVÁ, Drahomíra - ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - PLACHÁ, Iveta. Effect of thymol addition and withdrawal on some blood parameters, antioxidative defence system and fatty acid profile in rabbit muscle. In: Animals. 2020. ISSN 2076-2615, Vol. 10, no. 8 (2020), art. no. 1248, p. [1-12]
(2020: 2.752 - IF, 34 - H-index, 2.942 - IF 5y, 0.584 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q)
[1] EL-DEEP, Mahmoud H. - AMBER, Khairy A. - EID, Yahia Z. - ABOELENIN, Salama Mostafa - SOLIMAN, Mohamed Mohamed - SAKR, Mohamed S. - DAWOOD, Mahmoud A. O. The Influence of Chicken Egg Lysozyme or Zinc-Bacitracin Antibiotic on the Growth Performance, Antibacterial Capacity, Blood Profiles, and Antioxidative Status of Rabbits: A Comparative Study. In ANIMALS. ISSN 2076-2615, 2021, vol. 11, no. 6, pp.
2. SOPKOVÁ, Drahomíra - HERTELYOVÁ, Zdenka - ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - VLČKOVÁ, Radoslava - GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - PETRILLA, Vladimír - ONDRAŠOVIČOVÁ, Silvia - KREŠÁKOVÁ, Lenka. The application of probiotics and flaxseed promotes metabolism of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in pigs. In: Journal of Applied Animal Research. 2017. ISSN 0971-2119, Vol. 45, č. 1(2017), s. 93–98.
(2017: 0.826 - IF, 22 - H-index, 0.616 - IF 5y, 0.308 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q)
[1] ZHANG, Jian Ying - WANG, Xue Bin - HU, Jing - KIM, In Ho. Effects of dietary supplementation with graded levels of omega-3 fatty acids on growth performance, nutrients digestibility, blood profile, faecal microbial in weaning pigs. In JOURNAL OF APPLIED ANIMAL RESEARCH. ISSN 0971-2119, 2020, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 390-396.
3. SOPKOVÁ, Drahomíra - HERTELYOVÁ, Zdenka - ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - VLČKOVÁ, Radoslava - GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - PETRILLA, Vladimír - ONDRAŠOVIČOVÁ, Silvia - KREŠÁKOVÁ, Lenka. The application of probiotics and flaxseed promotes metabolism of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in pigs. In: Journal of Applied Animal Research. 2017. ISSN 0971-2119, Vol. 45, č. 1(2017), s. 93–98.
(2017: 0.826 - IF, 22 - H-index, 0.616 - IF 5y, 0.308 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q)
[1] MALIK, J.K. - PRAKASH, A. - SIVASTAVA, A.K. - GUPTA, R.C. Synbiotics in Animal Health and Production. In Gupta, r. - Srivasta, a. Lall, R. :Nutraceuticals in Veterinary Medicine. Vyd. Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2019. P. 287-301. ISBN 978-3-030-04623-1.
4. VLČKOVÁ, Radoslava - SOPKOVÁ, Drahomíra - ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - VALOCKÝ, Igor - KÁDASI, Attila - HARRATH, Abdel Halim - PETRILLA, Vladimír - SIROTKIN, Alexander V.. Dietary supplementation of yucca (Yucca schidigera) affects ovine ovarian functions : [Suplementácia diéty yukou (Yucca schidigera) ovplyvňuje ovariálne funkcie oviec] In: Theriogenology. 2017. ISSN 0093-691X, Vol. 88(2017), s. 158–165.
(2017: 2.136 - IF, 127 - H-index, 2.209 - IF 5y, 0.936 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q)
[1] CHEN, Fang - LV, Yantao - ZHU, Pengwei - CUI, Chang - WU, Caichi - CHEN, Jun - ZHANG, Shihai - GUAN, Wutai. Dietary Yucca schidigera Extract Supplementation During Late Gestating and Lactating Sows Improves Animal Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, and Manure Ammonia Emission. In FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE, 2021, vol. 8, no., pp.
5. ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - SOPKOVÁ, Drahomíra - VLČKOVÁ, Radoslava - HERTELYOVÁ, Zdenka - GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - NEMCOVÁ, Radomíra. The application of Lactobacillus reuteri CCM 8617 and flaxseed positively improved the health of mice challenged with enterotoxigenic E. coli O149:F4. In: Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 2020. ISSN 1867-1306, Vol. 12, no. 3 (2020), p. 937-951.
(2020: 4.609 - IF, 27 - H-index, 4.585 - IF 5y, 0.816 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q)
[1] HUNG, Yuan Pin - LEE, Ching Chi - LEE, Jen Chieh - TSAI, Pei Jane - HSUEH, Po Ren - KO, Wen Chien. The potential of probiotics to eradicate gut carriage of pathogenic or antimicrobial-resistant enterobacterales. In Antibiotics, 2021-09-01, 10, 9, 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. APVV APVV-20-0114 "Sex-specific microbiome and gene interactions in the pathogenesis of behavioral and gastrointestinal symptoms in the animal model of autism spectrum disorder.", Duration: 2021 - 2025
2. VEGA 1/0015/21 "Gnotobiotic laboratory animals associated with human microbiota in the study of prevention and therapy of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD).", Duration: 2021 - 2024
3. KEGA 009UVLF-4/2019 "Implication of progressive educational methods in the teaching of physiology", Duration: 2019 - 2021
4. VEGA 1/0204/20 "Study of the mechanism of action of flax seed on functions of female gonads and uterus of animals", Duration: 2020 - 2023
5. VEGA 1/0476/16 "Study of the influence of supplementation of additives with high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids capable of potentiating the effect of probiotics on modulation of metabolic and reproductive processes in animals", Duration: 2016 - 2019
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 of Rzeszow, Department of Physiology and Reproduction of Animals, Institute of Applied Biotechnology and Basic Sciences niversity of Rzeszow, Werynia 502, 36-100 Kolbuszowa, Poland 2021 2021 ERASMUS+ Program mobility - research traineeship (14.6.2021-25.6.2021). Contact: Prof. titular Marek Koziorowski, Phd MVD, Vice-Rector for Research and International Cooperation. prorektordsnauki@ur.edu.pl
University of Rzeszow, Department of Physiology and Reproduction of Animals, Institute of Applied Biotechnology and Basic Sciences niversity of Rzeszow, Werynia 502, 36-100 Kolbuszowa, Poland 2019 2019 ERASMUS+ Program mobility - research traineeship (12.5.2019-24.5.2019). Contact:Lucyna Kustra-Kłeczek, Head of IRO, lkustra@ur.edu.pl

IX. OTHER RELEVANT FACTS 10
IX.a If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artictic/other activities are mentioned
Member of the examination commission for the defense of final theses in the field of Veterinary Morphology, Physiology and Genetics.
10 Maximum of 1800 characters, if the RATP form is attached to the application.
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