Assoc. prof. Toporčák Juraj, DVM, PhD
Research/art/teacher profile
Date of last update: 12.06.2025
I. Basic information
| I.1 Surname |
Toporčák |
|---|---|
| I.2 Given name |
Juraj |
| I.3 Degrees |
Assoc. prof. , DVM, PhD |
| I.4 Year of birth |
1957 |
| I.5 Name of the workplace |
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Clinic of Birds, Exotic and Free Living Animals |
| I.6 Address of the workplace |
Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic |
| I.7 Position |
associate professor |
| I.8 E-mail address | juraj.toporcak@uvlf.sk |
| I.9 University staff register / partner university profile | https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/6017 |
| I.10 Study field in which the person works |
Veterinary Medicine |
| I.11 ORCID iD | 0000-0001-7266-1498 |
II. Higher education and further qualification growth
| Institution | Year | Study field and programme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second degree higher education | Veterinary College in Košice | 1983 | general veterinary medicine |
| Third degree higher education | Slovak Academy Of Science | 1989 | invasive diseases |
| Habilitation procedure | University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice | 2006 | infectious and invasive diseases of animals |
III. Current and previous employment
| Occupation | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Assoc. Professor | University of Veterinary Medicine in Kosice | 2006 – 2022 |
Assist. Professor | Veterinary College in Košice | 1989 – 2006 |
Assistent | Veterinary College in Košice | 1983 – 1989 |
IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
| Activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Digital course platform in Canvas Communication for advisors | Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain | 2024 |
Protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes | Institute of Postgraduate Education of Veterinary Surgeons, Kosice | 2015 |
Working with a computer and Windows III | Nova Training, Kosice | 2012 |
Managerial skills | Nova Training, Kosice | 2012 |
Veterinary and official inspections of honey, HP 9 | Institute of Postgraduate Education of Veterinary Surgeons, Kosice | 2011 |
Diagnosis of the Bee Diseases | OIE - Reference Laboratory Freiburg, Germany | 2008 |
Cochran Fellowship Program - Bee Diseases Program | United States Department of Agriculture, Washington DC and University of Minnesota and Bee Lab Beltsville, USA | 2003 |
Educational minimum | Technical University Kosice | 1999 |
Risk assessment of Chemicals on Domesticated, Farm and Wild living Animals, Honeybees and Aquatic Animals. | ETP Slovakia and Institute for Sustainable Communities, Vermont USA | 1997 |
Environmental Training Project for Central and Eastern Europe- Relationship among Beekeeping, Agricultural production and Ecology. | ETP Slovakia and University of Minnesota USA | 1995 |
Environmental Training Project for Central and Eastern Europe - Monitoring and Control of Environment of Regional and Local level. | ETP Slovakia and Institute for Sustainable Communities, Vermont USA | 1993 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Diseases of bees | Parasitic diseases of animals – full-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Nákazy včiel | Parasitic diseases of animals – full-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of bees | Parasitic diseases of animals – part-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Nákazy včiel | Parasitic diseases of animals – 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
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V.4. Overview of supervised theses
| Bachelor | Master | Doctoral | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currently supervised theses | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Defended theses | 1 | 35 | 3 |
V.5. Overview of other taught courses
| Course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|---|
Diseases of exotic and zoo animals | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of poultry | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of poultry, rabbits and exotic animals | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice – food producing animals (poultry, ruminants, swine, herd health management) | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Breeding and diseases of exotic birds | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Breeding and diseases of exotic birds | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Breeding and diseases of reptiles | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Breeding and diseases of reptiles | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Clinic of birds, exotic and free living animals | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Clinic of birds, exotic and free living animals | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Welfare of handicapped, abandoned and zoo animals | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Welfare of handicapped, abandoned and zoo animals | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Breeding and diseases of exotic birds | Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Breeding and diseases of exotic birds | Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Breeding and diseases of reptiles | Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Breeding and diseases of reptiles | Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Clinic of birds, exotic and free living animals | Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Clinic of birds, exotic and free living animals | Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Welfare of handicapped, abandoned and zoo animals | Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Welfare of handicapped, abandoned and zoo animals | Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Breeding and diseases of exotic birds | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Breeding and diseases of exotic birds | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Breeding and diseases of reptiles | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Breeding and diseases of reptiles | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Clinical practice - Clinic of birds, exotic and free living animals | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Clinical practice - Clinic of birds, exotic and free living animals | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Welfare of handicapped, abandoned and ZOO animals | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Welfare of handicapped, abandoned and ZOO animals | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Breeding and diseases of bees | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Breeding and diseases of bees | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Breeding and diseases of fish and bees | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Clinic of birds, exotic and free living animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Clinic of birds, exotic and free living animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Clinic of birds, exotic and free living animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of exotic animals and reptiles | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of poultry | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of poultry and rabbits | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice training - Clinic of birds, exotics and free living animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Clinic of birds, exotics and free living animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | 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 | 187 | 18 |
| VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 16 | 6 |
| VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs | 399 | 257 |
| VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 378 | 253 |
| VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level | 0 | 0 |
VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | KOTTFEROVÁ, Lucia - MOLNÁR, Ladislav - MAJOR, Peter - TOPORČÁK, Juraj - MESARČOVÁ, Lýdia - KOTTFEROVÁ, Jana - SZARKOVÁ, Andrea. Removal of foreign bodies from the proventriculus in a young golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos). In: Acta Veterinaria Hungarica. 2021. ISSN 0236-6290, Vol. 69, no. 3 (2021), p. 298-302. (2021: 0.959 - IF, 36 - H-index, 1.222 - IF 5y, 0.313 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.213 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | BZDIL, Jaroslav - HOLÝ, Ondřej - TOPORČÁK, Juraj. Gram-negative aerobic and microaerophilic microorganisms isolated from pathological processes and lesions of horses. In: Veterinární medicína. 2018. ISSN 0375-8427, Vol. 63, no. 2(2018), p. 55-62. (2018: 0.636 - IF, 46 - H-index, 0.877 - IF 5y, 0.285 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.191 - ABDC). |
| 3. | BZDIL, Jaroslav - HOLÝ, Ondřej - TOPORČÁK, Juraj. Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Paratyphi B as a disease-causing agent in reptiles in the Czech Republic. In: Veterinární medicína. 2017. ISSN 0375-8427, Vol. 62, no. 7 (2017), p. 410-415. (2017: 0.434 - IF, 46 - H-index, 0.764 - IF 5y, 0.28 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.178 - ABDC). |
| 4. | CHAUZAT, Marie-Pierre - JACQUES, Antoine - LAURENT, Marion - BOUGEARD, Stéphanie - HENDRIKX, Pascal - RIBIÉRE-CHABERT, Magali - TOPORČÁK, Juraj. Risk indicators affecting honeybee colony survival in Europe: one year of surveillance. In: Apidologie. 2016. ISSN 0044-8435, Vol. 47, no. 3 (2016), p. 348-378. (2016: 2.196 - IF, 79 - H-index, 1.928 - IF 5y, 1.011 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.551 - ABDC). |
| 5. | MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar - TOPORČÁK, Juraj - NEMCOVÁ, Radomíra - GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - HAJDUČKOVÁ, Vanda - RUMANOVSKÁ, Katarína. Lactobacillus sp. as a potential probiotic for the prevention of Paenibacillus larvae infection in honey bees. In: Journal of Apicultural Research. 2011. ISSN 0021-8839, Vol. 50, č. 4 (2011), s. 323-324. (2011: 1.531 - IF, 52 - H-index, 1.235 - IF 5y, 0.563 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.307 - ABDC). |
VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
| 1. | KOTTFEROVÁ, Lucia - MOLNÁR, Ladislav - MAJOR, Peter - TOPORČÁK, Juraj - MESARČOVÁ, Lýdia - KOTTFEROVÁ, Jana - SZARKOVÁ, Andrea. Removal of foreign bodies from the proventriculus in a young golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos). In: Acta Veterinaria Hungarica. 2021. ISSN 0236-6290, Vol. 69, no. 3 (2021), p. 298-302. (2021: 0.959 - IF, 36 - H-index, 1.222 - IF 5y, 0.313 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.213 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | BIELIK, Bohumil - MOLNÁR, Ladislav - VRABEC, Vladimír - ANDRÁŠIOVÁ, Romana - CINGEĽOVÁ MARUŠČÁKOVÁ, Ivana - NEMCOVÁ, Radomíra - TOPORČÁK, Juraj - MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar. Biofilm-forming lactic acid bacteria of honey bee origin intended for potential probiotic use. In: Acta Veterinaria Hungarica. 2020. ISSN 0236-6290, Vol. 65, no. 4 (2020), p. 345-353. (2020: 0.955 - IF, 33 - H-index, 1.164 - IF 5y, 0.395 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.23 - ABDC). |
| 3. | TOPORČÁK, Juraj - MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar - KUZYŠINOVÁ, Katarína. Honey Bee Pathology : Handbook for students of General veterinary medicine study branch graduate. Rec. Rastislav Sabo, Peter Košuth. 2. dopl. vyd. Košice : UVLF 2021. ISBN 978-8077-715-9, 92 s. [4,6AH]. |
| 4. | GAJGER, Ivana Tlak - MANES, Aranzazu M. - FORMATO, Giovanni - MORTARINO, Michele - TOPORČÁK, Juraj. Veterinarians and beekeeping: What roles, expectations and future perspectives?- a review paper. In: Veterinarski arhiv. 2021. ISSN 0372-5480, Vol. 91, no. 4 (2021), p. 437-443. (2021: 0.409 - IF, 31 - H-index, 0.64 - IF 5y, 0.201 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.101 - ABDC). |
| 5. | MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar - TOPORČÁK, Juraj - RATVAJ, Marek - KOLLÁR MOSKÁĽOVÁ, Lenka - SABO, Rastislav - MAJCHRÁK, Tomáš - KUZYŠINOVÁ, Katarína - CINGEĽOVÁ MARUŠČÁKOVÁ, Ivana. The use of natural substances to increase the immunity of honey bee colonies. In: Bee Health Symposium: Honeybee welfare in a healthy world : 1. vyd. Madrid : AVESPA, 2024. online, s. 37-38. |
VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | BZDIL, Jaroslav - HOLÝ, Ondřej - TOPORČÁK, Juraj. Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Paratyphi B as a disease-causing agent in reptiles in the Czech Republic. In: Veterinární medicína. 2017. ISSN 0375-8427, Vol. 62, no. 7 (2017), p. 410-415. (2017: 0.434 - IF, 46 - H-index, 0.764 - IF 5y, 0.28 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.178 - ABDC). [1] RIZAL, Syaiful - RAHMAWATI, R. A. Pathogenic Organisms in Varanidae and Their Potential as Zoonotic Diseases. In WARTAZOA-BULETIN ILMU PETERNAKAN DAN KESEHATAN HEWAN INDONESIA. ISSN 0216-6461, 2021, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 97-107. |
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| 2. | BZDIL, Jaroslav - HOLÝ, Ondřej - TOPORČÁK, Juraj. Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Paratyphi B as a disease-causing agent in reptiles in the Czech Republic. In: Veterinární medicína. 2017. ISSN 0375-8427, Vol. 62, no. 7 (2017), p. 410-415. (2017: 0.434 - IF, 46 - H-index, 0.764 - IF 5y, 0.28 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.178 - ABDC). [2] KAŠLÍKOVÁ, Katarína - BOKOR, Tina - SLOBODNÍKOVÁ, Jana. Exotic salmonella diagnosed in cold-blooded animals in the Slovak Republic in 2013⇓2017. In Zdravotnicke Listy. ISSN 13393022, 2019-01-01, 7, 4, pp. 50-59. |
| 3. | BZDIL, Jaroslav - HOLÝ, Ondřej - TOPORČÁK, Juraj. Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Paratyphi B as a disease-causing agent in reptiles in the Czech Republic. In: Veterinární medicína. 2017. ISSN 0375-8427, Vol. 62, no. 7 (2017), p. 410-415. (2017: 0.434 - IF, 46 - H-index, 0.764 - IF 5y, 0.28 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.178 - ABDC). [1] WORK, Thierry M. - DAGENAIS, Julie - STACY, Brian A. - LADNER, Jason T. - LORCH, Jeffrey M. - BALAZS, George H. - BARQUERO-CALVO, Elias - BERLOWSKI-ZIER, Brenda M. - BREEDEN, Renee - CORRALES-GOMEZ, Natalia - GONZALEZ-BARRIENTOS, Rocio - HARRIS, Heather S. - HERNANDEZ-MORA, Gabriela - HERRERA-ULLOA, Angel - HESAMI, Shoreh - JONES, T. Todd - MORALES, Juan Alberto - NORTON, Terry M. - RAMEYER, Robert A. - TAYLOR, Daniel R. - WALTZEK, Thomas B. A novel host-adapted strain of Salmonella Typhimurium causes renal disease in olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) in the Pacific. In SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. ISSN 2045-2322, 2019, vol. 9, no., pp. |
| 4. | CINGEĽOVÁ MARUŠČÁKOVÁ, Ivana - SCHUSTEROVÁ, Petra - BIELIK, Bohumil - TOPORČÁK, Juraj - BÍLIKOVÁ, Katarína - MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar. Effect of application of probiotic pollen suspension on immune response and gut microbiota of Honey bees (Apis mellifera). In: Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 2020. ISSN 1867-1306, Vol. 12, no. 3 (2020), p. 929-936. (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] CHMIEL, John A. - PITEK, Andrew P. - BURTON, Jeremy P. - THOMPSON, Graham J. - REID, Gregor. Meta-analysis on the effect of bacterial interventions on honey bee productivity and the treatment of infection. In APIDOLOGIE. ISSN 0044-8435, 2021, vol. 52, no. 5, pp. 960-972. |
| 5. | CINGEĽOVÁ MARUŠČÁKOVÁ, Ivana - SCHUSTEROVÁ, Petra - BIELIK, Bohumil - TOPORČÁK, Juraj - BÍLIKOVÁ, Katarína - MUDROŇOVÁ, Dagmar. Effect of application of probiotic pollen suspension on immune response and gut microbiota of Honey bees (Apis mellifera). In: Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 2020. ISSN 1867-1306, Vol. 12, no. 3 (2020), p. 929-936. (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] CUESTA-MATE, Ana - RENELIES-HAMILTON, Justinn - KRYGER, Per - JENSEN, Annette Bruun - SINOTTE, Veronica M. - POULSEN, Michael. Resistance and Vulnerability of Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Gut Bacteria to Commonly Used Pesticides. In FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 2021, vol. 12, no., pp. |
VI.5. Participation in conducting or leading the most important projects over the last six years
| 1. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0454/22 – Study of the possibilities of using humic substances in combination with autochthonous probiotic bee lactobacilli to improve the health of honeybees and the quality of bee products. Project period: 2022–2025. |
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| 2. | Cultural and educational grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 004UVLF-4/2022 – Improving the practical and theoretical education of falconry and rehabilitation of wild birds of prey in tertiary education and profesional specialization.. Project period: 2022–2024. |
| 3. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0505/19 – The effect of application of autochthonous bee probiotic lactobacilli on the pollen carrier on the immune status and quality of products of honey bees. Project period: 2019–2021. |
| 4. | Horizon Europe 101059812 – B-THENET (Best Practices and Innovations for a Sustainable Beekeeping). Project period: 2022–2026. |
VII. Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities
| Position / activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Member of the editorial board of Včelár | Slovak Beekeepers' Association |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
University Complutense in Madrid | Av. Séneca, 2, 28040 Madrid, Spain | ERASMUS + | 2019 – 2019 |
University of León | Av. de la Facultad nº 25 24004 León, Spain | ERASMUS + | 2018 – 2018 |
University Complutense in Madrid | Av. Séneca, 2, 28040 Madrid, Spain | ERASMUS + | 2017 – 2017 |
University of Córdoba | Avd. Medina Azahara, 5 14071 Córdoba, Spain | ERASMUS + | 2016 – 2016 |
University of Murcia | Avda. Teniente Flomesta, 5 · 30003 · Murcia, Spain | ERASMUS + | 2015 – 2015 |
IX. Other relevant facts
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