Assoc. prof. Zigo František, DVM, PhD
Research/art/teacher profile
Date of last update: 28.08.2026
I. Basic information
| I.1 Surname |
Zigo |
|---|---|
| I.2 Given name |
František |
| I.3 Degrees |
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 University staff register / partner university profile | https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/20442 |
| I.10 Study field in which the person works |
Veterinary Medicine |
| I.11 ORCID iD | 0000-0002-2791-166X |
II. Higher education and further qualification growth
| Institution | Year | Study field and programme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second degree higher education | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2009 | general veterinary medicine |
| Third degree higher education | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2014 | animal nutrition and dietetics |
| Habilitation procedure | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2021 | animal nutrition and dietetics |
III. Current and previous employment
| Occupation | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
university associate professor | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2021 – 2026 |
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
| Activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Certificate for expert evaluation of projects for non-repayable financial applications for the Slovakia Program | Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic | 2025 |
Certificate of Continuing Education – Fundamentals of Higher Education Pedagogy | Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic | 2025 |
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 |
Certificate for working with chemical and toxic substances: 2020/04928- 02/DRA | Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic | 2019 |
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
Academic year: 2026/2027
V.1. Overview of taught profile courses
| Profile course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|---|
Technology and hygiene of animal husbandry | Animal nutrition and dietetics – full-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Technológia a hygiena chovu zvierat | Animal nutrition and dietetics – full-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Technology and hygiene of animal husbandry | Animal nutrition and dietetics – part-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Technológia a hygiena chovu zvierat | Animal nutrition and dietetics – part-time study, Slovak language | III. | 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
| Procedure field | Study field |
|---|---|
General Veterinary Medicine (Habilitation proceedings) | Veterinary Medicine |
General Veterinary Medicine (Inauguration proceedings) | Veterinary Medicine |
V.4. Overview of supervised theses
| Bachelor | Master | Doctoral | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currently supervised theses | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| Defended theses | 14 | 76 | 1 |
V.5. Overview of other taught courses
| Course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|---|
Animal husbandry | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Animal husbandry and technology of animal breeding | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Animal husbandry and technology of animal breeding | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Genereal husbandry and breeds of dogs | Cynology – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Genereal husbandry and breeds of dogs | Cynology – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Genereal husbandry and breeds of dogs | Cynology – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Genereal husbandry and breeds of dogs | Cynology – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Genereal husbandry and breeds of dogs | Cynology – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Genereal husbandry and breeds of dogs | Cynology – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Genereal husbandry and breeds of dogs | Cynology – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Genereal husbandry and breeds of dogs | Cynology – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Animal husbandry | Joint Bachelor Degree in Animal Science (joint study programme with Nord University) – full-time study, English language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Breeds and breeding of companion animals | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Breeds and breeding of companion animals | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Breeds and breeding of companion animals | Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Breeds and breeding of companion animals | Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Breeds and breeding of companion animals | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Breeds and breeding of companion animals | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Animal husbandry | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Animal husbandry and technology of animal production | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Animal husbandry and technology of animal production | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Animal husbandry | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Animal husbandry and technology of animal breeding | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Animal husbandry and technology of animal breeding | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
General zootechnics and dog and horse breeds | Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
General zootechnics and dog and horse breeds | Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
General zootechnics and dog and horse breeds | Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
General zootechnics and dog and horse breeds | Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | 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
| Total | Over the last six years | |
|---|---|---|
| VI.1.1 Number of research/artistic/other outputs | 643 | 360 |
| VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 105 | 75 |
| VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs | 850 | 672 |
| VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 835 | 660 |
| VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level | 0 | 0 |
VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
| 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, no. 2 (2014), p. 217–223. (2014: 0.604 - IF, 26 - H-index, 0.036 - IF 5y, 0.289 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.147 - ABDC). |
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| 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, 0.468 - ABDC). |
| 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, 0.175 - ABDC). |
| 5. | ZIGO, František - FARKAŠOVÁ, Zuzana - VÝROSTKOVÁ, Jana - REGECOVÁ, Ivana - ONDRAŠOVIČOVÁ, Silvia - VARGOVÁ, Mária - SASÁKOVÁ, Naďa - PECKA-KIEŁB, Ewa - BURSOVÁ, Šárka - KISS, Dávid Sándor. Dairy Cows' udder pathogens and occurrence of virulence factors in Staphylococci. In: Animals. 2022. ISSN 2076-2615, Vol. 12, no. 4 (2022), art. no. 470, p. [1-18]. (2022: 3 - IF, 60 - H-index, 3.2 - IF 5y, 0.684 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.498 - ABDC). |
VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
| 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, 0.648 - ABDC). |
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| 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, 0.161 - ABDC). |
| 3. | 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, 0.409 - ABDC). |
| 4. | ZIGO, František - FARKAŠOVÁ, Zuzana - REHAN, Ibrahim Farag Mohammed - SAYED-AHMED, Ahmed. Occurrence of Mastitis in Dairy Herds and the Detection of Virulence Factors in Staphylococci. In: BUSTOS-MARTÍNEZ, Jaime et al. Staphylococcal Infections - Recent Advances and Perspectives. 1. vyd. London : IntechOpen, 2022. ISBN 978-1-83769-985-8, online, s. 115-137. |
| 5. | ZIGO, František - HALO, Marko - MARGETÍN, Milan - ARPÁŠOVÁ, Henrieta - BUČKO, Ondřej - MLYNEKOVÁ, Eva - VAVRIŠÍNOVÁ, Klára - VASIĽ, Milan - FARKAŠOVÁ, Zuzana - LACKOVÁ, Zuzana - LEŠKOVÁ, Lenka - SUPUKA, Peter. Slovenské národné a tradičné plemená zvierat [Slovak national and traditional animal breeds]. Rec. Michael Adamčík, Ľubomír Ondruška. 1. vyd. Košice : UVLF 2022. ISBN 978-80-8077-763-0, 558 s. [28,1 AH]. |
VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs
| 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, no. 2 (2014), p. 217–223. (2014: 0.604 - IF, 26 - H-index, 0.036 - IF 5y, 0.289 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.147 - ABDC). [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. |
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| 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, 0.184 - ABDC). [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, 0.175 - ABDC). [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, no. 12 (2016), art. no. 1626, p. [1-15]. (2016: 2.861 - IF, 131 - H-index, 2.988 - IF 5y, 0.825 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.628 - ABDC). [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, 0.648 - ABDC). [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. |
VI.5. Participation in conducting or leading the most important projects over the last six years
| 1. | Cultural and educational grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 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. Project period: 2020–2022. |
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| 2. | International Visegrad Fund 22430046 – Control of antimicrobial resistance by the Integrated Farm System within „Farm to Fork\\\\\\\" strategy.. Project period: 2025–2026. |
| 3. | Recovery and Resilience Plan of the Slovak Republic 9I03-03-V06-00025 – Modernization of the infrastructure for research into non-antibiotic approaches to the control of mastitis in dairy cows. Project period: 2024–2025. |
| 4. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0427/26 – The effect of selenium nanoparticles obtained by green synthesis from broccoli sprouts on the antioxidant stability of meat and animal health biomarkers. Project period: 2026–2029. |
| 5. | Slovak research and development agency APVV-22-0457 – Non-antibiotic approaches to control mastitis of cows with an increase in the hygiene of dairy farms conditions. Project period: 2023–2027. |
VII. Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities
| Position / activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Member of editorial board ofJournal of Dairy, Veterinary & Animal Research | MedCrave group | 2025 – 2026 |
Quest editor of spec. issue in Agriculture | MDPI | 2023 – 2024 |
Member of Slovak Academy of Agricultural Sciences | Slovak Academy of Agricultural Sciences | 2022 – 2026 |
member of Humac group organization | Humac group s.r.o | 2022 – 2026 |
Member of Academic Senate UVMP in Kosice | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2022 – 2026 |
Project assessor of KEGA, VEGA and APVV | KEGA, VEGA and APVV | 2021 – 2024 |
Member of editorial board of Int. J. Avian & Wildlife Biol. | MedCrave group | 2020 – 2025 |
Member of the Slovak Breeders' Association | Slovak Breeders' Association | 2014 – 2025 |
VIII. Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study
| Institution | Address | Mobility scheme, employment contract, other | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
Department of Animal Breeding and Nutrition | Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland | Visegrad fund 22430046: Control of antimicrobial resistance by the Integrated Farm System within | 2025 – 2025 |
Department of Physiology and Biochemistry | University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest, Hungary | Visegrad fund 22010056 | 2022 – 2022 |
Department of Physiology, Wroclaw University of environmental Sciences, Poland | Wroclaw University of environmental Sciences, Poland | Visegrad fund 22010056 | 2021 – 2021 |
Department of Hygiene and Technology of Food of Animal Origin and Gastronomy | University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Czechia | Visegrad fund 22010056 | 2020 – 2020 |
Internship at EFSA | EFSA, Parma, Italy | EFSA - Grant 19311141G2018: Etiology and resistance of bacterial pathogens of mastitis in dairy cows and sheep herds situated in marginal parts of Slorakia | 2018 – 2018 |
IX. Other relevant facts
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2022 - award from the rector of the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice for the highest number of publications in current journals 2O17 - inclusion and publication of CV in the Encyclopedia of Personalities of the Czech and Slovak Republics, 2017, British Publishing House, based on the BP index 2O13 - diploma for the best scientific contribution in 2013 at the XV. Conference of Young Scientists of the University of Life Sciences in Brno |