Assoc. prof. Vargová Mária, DVM, PhD
Research/art/teacher profile
Date of last update: 27.08.2026
I. Basic information
| I.1 Surname |
Vargová |
|---|---|
| I.2 Given name |
Mária |
| I.3 Degrees |
Assoc. prof. , DVM, PhD |
| I.4 Year of birth |
1979 |
| I.5 Name of the workplace |
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of Public Veterinary Medicine and Animal Welfare |
| I.6 Address of the workplace |
Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic |
| I.7 Position |
associate professor |
| I.8 E-mail address | maria.vargova@uvlf.sk |
| I.9 University staff register / partner university profile | https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/24150 |
| I.11 ORCID iD | 0000-0001-9434-168X |
II. Higher education and further qualification growth
| Institution | Year | Study field and programme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second degree higher education | University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice | 2003 | food hygiene |
| Third degree higher education | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2015 | internal diseases of ruminants and pigs |
| Habilitation procedure | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2024 | animal husbandry hygiene and the environment |
III. Current and previous employment
| Occupation | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
associate professor | UVLF in Košice - Department of Public Veterinary Medicine and Animal Welfare | 2024 – to date |
IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
| Activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
obtaining a certificate of lecturing activity within the University of the Third Age TUKE in Košice | UVLF in Košice | 2025 |
obtaining a certificate of further education - course BASICS OF HIGHER EDUCATIONAL PEDAGOGY | UVLF in Košice | 2025 |
completion of an accredited educational program to obtain professional competence for working with toxic substances and mixtures and very toxic substances and mixtures, UVLF in Košice | UVLF in Košice | 2023 |
passing the English language exam - B2-upper intermediate | UVLF in Košice | 2016 |
Completion of a course in an accredited continuing education program | UVLF in Košice | 2016 |
experience with the methodology of biofilm determination in selected species of bacteria; evaluation of surface hygiene and air hygiene | UVLF in Košice | 2015 |
experience with the methodology of biofilm determination in selected species of bacteria; evaluation of surface hygiene and air hygiene | UVLF in Košice | 2015 |
completion of educational activity - English language | Empire, Košice | 2011 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Sanitation in feedstuff and foodstuff production | Feed and Foodstuff Safety – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Sanitation in feedstuff and foodstuff production | Feed and Foodstuff Safety – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Sanitation in feedstuff and foodstuff production | Feed and Foodstuff Safety – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Sanitation in feedstuff and foodstuff production | Feed and Foodstuff Safety – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Hygiene of animals breeding | Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Hygiene of animals breeding | Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Hygiene of animals breeding | Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Hygiene of animals breeding | 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
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V.4. Overview of supervised theses
| Bachelor | Master | Doctoral | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currently supervised theses | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defended theses | 2 | 7 | 0 |
V.5. Overview of other taught courses
| Course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|---|
Hygiene of health and pharmaceutical equipment | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Basics of ecology | Pharmacy (joint study programme with UPJŠ) – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Pharmacy |
Protection of the environment | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Environmental protection | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Protection of the environment | Joint Bachelor Degree in Animal Science (joint study programme with Nord University) – full-time study, English language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Basics of ecology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Protection of the environment | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Protection of the environment and public health | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Protection of the environment and public health | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Protection of the environment | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Protection of environment and public health | 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 | 296 | 127 |
| VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 29 | 18 |
| VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs | 432 | 345 |
| VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 430 | 344 |
| VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level | 1 | 1 |
VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | VÝROSTKOVÁ, Jana - REGECOVÁ, Ivana - DUDRIKOVÁ, Eva - MARCINČÁK, Slavomír - VARGOVÁ, Mária - KOVÁČOVÁ, Mariana - MAĽOVÁ, Jana. Antimicrobial resistance of Enterococcus sp. isolated from sheep and goat cheeses. In: Foods. 2021. ISSN 2304-8158, Vol. 10, no. 8 (2021), art. no. 1844, p. [1-11]. (2021: 5.561 - IF, 53 - H-index, 5.94 - IF 5y, 0.726 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.647 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | ŠUBOVÁ, Eva - SASÁKOVÁ, Naďa - ZIGO, František - MINDŽÁKOVÁ, Ingrid - VARGOVÁ, Mária - KACHNIČ, Ján - VESZELITS LAKTIČOVÁ, Katarína. Amendment of livestock manure with natural zeolite-clinoptilolite and its effect on decomposition processes during composting. In: Agriculture. 2021. ISSN 2077-0472, Vol. 11, no. 10 (2021), art. no. 980, p. [1-14]. (2021: 3.408 - IF, 43 - H-index, 3.459 - IF 5y, 0.525 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.433 - ABDC). |
| 3. | VARGOVÁ, Mária - PETROVIČ, Vladimír - KONVIČNÁ, Jana - KADAŠI, Marián - ZALEHA, Peter - KOVÁČ, Gabriel. Hormonal profile and body condition scoring in dairy cows during pre partum and post partum periods. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2015. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 84, č. 2 (2015), s. 141-151. (2015: 0.442 - IF, 36 - H-index, 0.459 - IF 5y, 0.318 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.111 - ABDC). |
| 4. | VARGOVÁ, Mária - HROMADA, Rudolf - VESZELITS LAKTIČOVÁ, Katarína - POŠIVÁKOVÁ, Terézia - BENCULÁK, Juraj - KOVÁČ, Gabriel. Correlations between acute phase proteins and the body condition score [Korelačné vzťahy medzi proteínmi akútnej fázy a telesným skóre - BSC]. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2017. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 86, č. 4(2017), s. 339-344. (2017: 0.422 - IF, 36 - H-index, 0.521 - IF 5y, 0.28 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.131 - ABDC). |
| 5. | VARGOVÁ, Mária - ZIGO, František - VÝROSTKOVÁ, Jana - VESZELITS LAKTIČOVÁ, Katarína - BURSOVÁ, Šárka - ONDRAŠOVIČOVÁ, Silvia. Biofilm formation by Staphylococcus aureus on stainless steel surfaces and evaluation of its sensitivity to sanitizers. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2023. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 92, no. 2 (2023), p. 189-195. (2023: 0.6 - IF, 0.7 - IF 5y, 0.232 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.113 - ABDC). |
VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
| 1. | SASÁKOVÁ, Naďa - GREGOVÁ, Gabriela - VESZELITS LAKTIČOVÁ, Katarína - VARGOVÁ, Mária - HROMADA, Rudolf - SZABÓOVÁ, Tatiana - KACHNIČ, Ján. Veterinárska starostlivosť o životné prostredie [Veterinary care of the environment]. Rec. Peter Juriš, Peter Korim. 1. vyd. Košice : UVLF 2020. ISBN 978-80-8077-697-8, 329 s. [16,35AH]. |
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| 2. | VARGOVÁ, Mária - VESZELITS LAKTIČOVÁ, Katarína - KREMEŇ, Jozef - ZIGO, František. Effectiveness of disinfection of plastic and wooden floors in rabbit cages. In: Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology. 2021. ISSN 2319-2399, Vol. 15, no. 9 (2021), ser. 2, p. 1-4. |
| 3. | VARGOVÁ, Mária - SASÁKOVÁ, Naďa - VESZELITS LAKTIČOVÁ, Katarína - ZIGO, František. Evaluation of the hygienic condition of the slaughterhouse. In: Acta Fytotechnica et Zootechnica. 2021. ISSN 1335-258X, Roč. 24, č. (2021), s. 37-40. (3 - H-index, 0.156 - SJR, Q4 - SJR Best Q). |
| 4. | ONDRAŠOVIČOVÁ, Silvia - ZIGO, František - FARKAŠOVÁ, Zuzana - LACKOVÁ, Zuzana - VELGOSOVÁ, Oksana - MAČÁK, Lívia - ZAHUMENSKÁ, Jana - PECKA-KIEŁB, Ewa - VARGOVÁ, Mária - ONDRAŠOVIČOVÁ, Jana - REHAN, Ibrahim F. Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their inhibitory effects on resistant udder pathogens. In: Journal of Applied Animal Research. 2025. ISSN 0971-2119, Vol. 53, no. 1 (2025), art. no. 2462578, p. [1-12]. (2025: 2 - IF, 49 - H-index, 2.1 - IF 5y, 0.46 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.307 - ABDC). |
| 5. | VARGOVÁ, Mária - ZIGO, František - VÝROSTKOVÁ, Jana - VESZELITS LAKTIČOVÁ, Katarína - BURSOVÁ, Šárka - ONDRAŠOVIČOVÁ, Silvia. Biofilm formation by Staphylococcus aureus on stainless steel surfaces and evaluation of its sensitivity to sanitizers. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2023. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 92, no. 2 (2023), p. 189-195. (2023: 0.6 - IF, 0.7 - IF 5y, 0.232 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.113 - ABDC). |
VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | VARGOVÁ, Mária - HROMADA, Rudolf - VESZELITS LAKTIČOVÁ, Katarína - POŠIVÁKOVÁ, Terézia - BENCULÁK, Juraj - KOVÁČ, Gabriel. Correlations between acute phase proteins and the body condition score [Korelačné vzťahy medzi proteínmi akútnej fázy a telesným skóre - BSC]. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2017. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 86, č. 4(2017), s. 339-344. (2017: 0.422 - IF, 36 - H-index, 0.521 - IF 5y, 0.28 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.131 - ABDC). [1] EL-SHARAWY, Mohamed E. - MASHALY, Ibrahim M. - ATTA, Mustafa S. - KOTB, Mostafa - EL-SHAMAA, Ibrahim S. INFLUENCE OF BODY CONDITION SCORE ON BLOOD METABOLITES AND OXIDATIVE STRESS IN PRE- AND POST-CALVING OF FRIESIAN DAIRY COWS IN EGYPT. In SLOVENIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH. ISSN 1580-4003, 2019, vol. 56, no., pp. 209-217. |
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| 2. | VARGOVÁ, Mária - PETROVIČ, Vladimír - KONVIČNÁ, Jana - KADAŠI, Marián - ZALEHA, Peter - KOVÁČ, Gabriel. Hormonal profile and body condition scoring in dairy cows during pre partum and post partum periods. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2015. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 84, č. 2 (2015), s. 141-151. (2015: 0.442 - IF, 36 - H-index, 0.459 - IF 5y, 0.318 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.111 - ABDC). [1] MLYNEK, Krzysztof - DANIELEWICZ, Agata - STRACZEK, Ilona. The Effect of Energy Metabolism up to the Peak of Lactation on the Main Fractions of Fatty Acids in the Milk of Selected Dairy Cow Breeds. In ANIMALS. ISSN 2076-2615, 2021, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. |
| 3. | KONVIČNÁ, Jana - VARGOVÁ, Mária - PAULÍKOVÁ, Iveta - KOVÁČ, Gabriel - KOSTECKÁ, Zuzana. Oxidative stress and antioxidant status in dairy cows during prepartal and postpartal periods [Oxidačný stres a antioxidačný stav u dojníc počas prepartálneho a postpartálneho obdobia]. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2015. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 84, no. 2 (2015), p. 133-140. (2015: 0.442 - IF, 36 - H-index, 0.459 - IF 5y, 0.318 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.111 - ABDC). [1] AYEMELE, Aurele Gnetegha - TILAHUN, Mekonnen - SUN, Lingling - ELSAADAWY, Samy Abdelaziz - GUO, Zitai - ZHAO, Gaojuan - XU, Jianchu - BU, Dengpan. Oxidative Stress in Dairy Cows: Insights into the Mechanistic Mode of Actions and Mitigating Strategies. In ANTIOXIDANTS, 2021, vol. 10, no. 12, pp. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox10121918. |
| 4. | ŠUBOVÁ, Eva - SASÁKOVÁ, Naďa - ZIGO, František - MINDŽÁKOVÁ, Ingrid - VARGOVÁ, Mária - KACHNIČ, Ján - VESZELITS LAKTIČOVÁ, Katarína. Amendment of livestock manure with natural zeolite-clinoptilolite and its effect on decomposition processes during composting. In: Agriculture. 2021. ISSN 2077-0472, Vol. 11, no. 10 (2021), art. no. 980, p. [1-14]. (2021: 3.408 - IF, 43 - H-index, 3.459 - IF 5y, 0.525 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.433 - ABDC). [1] SANTOS, Francielly T. - TRINDADE, Henrique - COSTA, Monica S. S. M. - COSTA, Luiz A. M. - GOUFO, Piebiep. Effects of Composts Made from Broiler Chicken Residues and Blended with Biochar on the Minerals and Phenolic Compounds in Parsley (Petroselinum crispum Mill.). In AGRICULTURE-BASEL, 2021, vol. 11, no. 11, pp. |
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) 004UVLF-4/2020 – Practical education for pharmacists as a tool for improving the quality of university education from the subject "Health and Pharmaceutical Hygiene". Project period: 2020–2022. |
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VII. Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities
| Position / activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Full Member of SAPV - Department of Veterinary Medicine for the years 2022-2024 | Slovak Academy of Agricultural Sciences (SAPV) | 2025 – to date |
VIII. Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study
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IX. Other relevant facts
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