Assoc. prof. Sopková Drahomíra, DVM, PhD

Research/art/teacher profile

Date of last update: 27.08.2026

I. Basic information
I.1 Surname
Sopková
I.2 Given name
Drahomíra
I.3 Degrees
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 University staff register / partner university profile https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/6022
I.10 Study field in which the person works
Veterinary Medicine
I.11 ORCID iD 0000-0002-7971-9506
II. Higher education and further qualification growth
InstitutionYearStudy field and programme
Second degree higher education
Veterinary College in Košice
1985
food hygiene
Third degree higher education
University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice
2005
environmental and food hygiene
Habilitation procedure
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice
2018
veterinary morphology and physiology
III. Current and previous employment
OccupationInstitutionYear
Associate Professor
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice
2018 – to date
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
ActivityInstitutionYear
Erasmus+, research traineeship
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
2026
Organizing your own working hours
UVMP Košice
2026
Erasmus+, research traineeship
Academy of Sciences , Czech Republic
2025
Fundamentals of higher education pedagogy
UVMP Košice
2025
Erasmus +, training
Pedagogical University of Krakow
2024
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

Academic year: 2026/2027

V.1. Overview of taught profile courses

Profile courseStudy programmeDegreeStudy field
Basics of physiology
Cynology – full-time study, Slovak language
I.
Veterinary Medicine
Basics of physiology
Cynology – full-time study, Slovak language
I.
Veterinary Medicine
Basics of physiology
Cynology – part-time study, Slovak language
I.
Veterinary Medicine
Basics of physiology
Cynology – part-time study, Slovak language
I.
Veterinary Medicine
System physiology of animals
Veterinary morphology and physiology – full-time study, English language
III.
Veterinary Medicine
Systémová fyziológia zvierat
Veterinary morphology and physiology – full-time study, Slovak language
III.
Veterinary Medicine
System physiology of animals
Veterinary morphology and physiology – part-time study, English language
III.
Veterinary Medicine
Systémová fyziológia zvierat
Veterinary morphology and physiology – part-time study, Slovak language
III.
Veterinary Medicine
Physiology
Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – full-time study, Slovak language
I.
Veterinary Medicine
Physiology
Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – full-time study, Slovak language
I.
Veterinary Medicine
Physiology
Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – full-time study, Slovak language
I.
Veterinary Medicine
Physiology
Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – full-time study, Slovak language
I.
Veterinary Medicine
Physiology
Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – part-time study, Slovak language
I.
Veterinary Medicine
Physiology
Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – part-time study, Slovak language
I.
Veterinary Medicine
Physiology
Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – part-time study, Slovak language
I.
Veterinary Medicine
Physiology
Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – part-time study, Slovak language
I.
Veterinary Medicine

V.2. Responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of study programmes

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V.3. Responsibility for the development and quality of habilitation and inauguration fields

No records yet.

V.4. Overview of supervised theses

BachelorMasterDoctoral
Currently supervised theses020
Defended theses292

V.5. Overview of other taught courses

CourseStudy programmeDegreeStudy field
Úvod do anatómie potravinových zvierat
Feed and Foodstuff Safety – full-time study, Slovak language
I.
Veterinary Medicine
Úvod do fyziológie potravinových zvierat
Feed and Foodstuff Safety – full-time study, Slovak language
I.
Veterinary Medicine
Basics of anatomy and physiology of food animals
Feed and Foodstuff Safety – full-time study, Slovak language
I.
Veterinary Medicine
Úvod do anatómie potravinových zvierat
Feed and Foodstuff Safety – part-time study, Slovak language
I.
Veterinary Medicine
Úvod do fyziológie potravinových zvierat
Feed and Foodstuff Safety – part-time study, Slovak language
I.
Veterinary Medicine
Basics of anatomy and physiology of food animals
Feed and Foodstuff Safety – part-time study, Slovak language
I.
Veterinary Medicine
Physiology
Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Pharmacy
Physiology
Pharmacy – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Pharmacy
Physiology
Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Physiology
Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Physiology
Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language
I.
Veterinary Medicine
Physiology
Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language
I.
Veterinary Medicine
Physiology
Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language
I.
Veterinary Medicine
Physiology
Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language
I.
Veterinary Medicine
Physiology
General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Physiology
General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Physiology I.
General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Physiology II.
General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Nutritional physiology
Animal nutrition and dietetics – full-time study, English language
III.
Veterinary Medicine
Nutričná fyziológia
Animal nutrition and dietetics – full-time study, Slovak language
III.
Veterinary Medicine
Nutritional physiology
Animal nutrition and dietetics – part-time study, English language
III.
Veterinary Medicine
Nutričná fyziológia
Animal nutrition and dietetics – part-time study, Slovak language
III.
Veterinary Medicine
VI. Overview of research/artistic/other outputs

The last six completed calendar years: 2020–2025. The current year is excluded.

VI.1. Overview of research/artistic/other outputs and citations

TotalOver the last six years
VI.1.1 Number of research/artistic/other outputs39884
VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus4914
VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs308133
VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus193130
VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level00

VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

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. (2021: 4.052 - IF, 62 - H-index, 4.247 - IF 5y, 0.656 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.55 - ABDC).
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, 0.782 - ABDC).
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, 0.131 - ABDC).
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, 0.042 - ABDC).

VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years

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. (2021: 4.052 - IF, 62 - H-index, 4.247 - IF 5y, 0.656 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.55 - ABDC).
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, 0.782 - ABDC).
3.
LECOVÁ, Martina - BABJÁKOVÁ, Diana - SOPKOVÁ, Drahomíra - ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - HERTELYOVÁ, Zdenka - PETRILLA, Vladimír - POLLÁKOVÁ, Magdaléna - VLČKOVÁ, Radoslava. Different lengths of diet supplementation with 10% flaxseed alter the hormonal profile and the follicular fluid fatty acid content of fattening gilts. In: Life. 2024. ISSN 2075-1729, Vol. 14, no. 2 (2024), art. no. 240, p. [1-18]. (2024: 3.4 - IF, 3.4 - IF 5y, 0.824 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.719 - ABDC).
4.
VLČKOVÁ, Radoslava - SOPKOVÁ, Drahomíra - ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - LECOVÁ, Martina - FABIAN, Dušan - ŠEFČÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - SEIDAVI, Alireza - SIROTKIN, Alexander V. Dietary supplementation of Flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) alters ovarian functions of xylene-exposed mice. In: Life. 2022. ISSN 2075-1729, Vol. 12, no. 8 (2022), art. no. 1152, p. [1-17]. (2022: 3.2 - IF, 46 - H-index, 3.2 - IF 5y, 0.634 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.6 - ABDC).
5.
VLČKOVÁ, Radoslava - ONDRAŠOVIČOVÁ, Silvia - SOPKOVÁ, Drahomíra - ANDREJČÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - PETRILLA, Vladimír. Physiology of the nervous system, muscles, and thermoregulation. Rec. Dušan Fabian, Renáta Szabóová, Katarína Holovská. 1. vyd. Košice : UVLF 2023. ISBN 978-80-8077-803-3, 96 s. [7,8 AH].

VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs

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, 0.458 - ABDC).
[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, 0.131 - ABDC).
[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, 0.131 - ABDC).
[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, no. (2017), p. 158–165. (2017: 2.136 - IF, 127 - H-index, 2.209 - IF 5y, 0.936 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.485 - ABDC).
[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, 0.68 - ABDC).
[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.

VI.5. Participation in conducting or leading the most important projects over the last six years

1.
Slovak research and development agency 20-0114 – Sex-specific microbiome and gene interactions in the pathogenesis of behavioral and gastrointestinal symptoms in the animal model of autism spectrum disorder.. Project period: 2021–2025.
2.
Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0015/21 – Gnotobiotic laboratory animals associated with human microbiota in the study of prevention and therapy of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD).. Project period: 2021–2024.
3.
Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0204/20 – Study of the mechanism of action of flax seed on functions of female gonads and uterus of animals. Project period: 2020–2023.
4.
Cultural and educational grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 012UVLF-4/2023 – Preparation of a progressive educational process for teaching physiology in the new accredited study program "veterinary nurse". Project period: 2023–2025.
5.
Slovak research and development agency APVV-22-0071 – Prevention of periconceptional reproductive failure in animals via supplementation of diet with various sources of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Project period: 2023–2027.
VII. Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

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VIII. Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study
InstitutionAddressMobility scheme, employment contract, otherYear
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, ul. Oczapowskiego 5, 10 719 Olsztyn-Kortowo, Poland
ERASMUS+ Program mobility - research traineeship (12.5.2025-21.5.2025). Contact: dr hab. inż. Paweł Wysocki, prof. UWM (Associate Professor) pawel.wysocki@uj.edu.pl
2026 – 2026
Academy of Sciences , Czech Republic
Czech Academy of Sciences, Rumburská 89, 277 21 Liběchov, Czech Republic
ERASMUS+ Program mobility - research traineeship (12.5.2025-21.5.2025). Contact: Zdeňka Ellederová, Ing, PhD., Head of LCRP, uzfg@iapg.cas.cz
2025 – 2025
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
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
2021 – 2021
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
ERASMUS+ Program mobility - research traineeship (12.5.2019-24.5.2019). Contact:Lucyna Kustra-Kłeczek, Head of IRO, lkustra@ur.edu.pl
2019 – 2019
IX. Other relevant facts
Member of the examination commission for the defense of final theses in the field of Veterinary Morphology and Physiology.