Lešková Lenka, DVM, PhD
Research/art/teacher profile
Date of last update: 16.09.2025
I. Basic information
| I.1 Surname |
Lešková |
|---|---|
| I.2 Given name |
Lenka |
| I.3 Degrees |
DVM, PhD |
| I.4 Year of birth |
1981 |
| 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 |
lecturer |
| I.8 E-mail address | lenka.leskova@uvlf.sk |
| I.9 University staff register / partner university profile | https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/22619 |
| I.11 ORCID iD | 0000-0002-3269-9405 |
II. Higher education and further qualification growth
| Institution | Year | Study field and programme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second degree higher education | University of Veterinary Medicine in Kosice | 2007 | General Veterinary Medicine |
| Third degree higher education | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice | 2012 | 6.3.4. internal diseases of animals |
III. Current and previous employment
| Occupation | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
lecturer | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice | 2014 – 2021 |
IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
| Activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes | Institute of Postgraduate Education of Veterinary Surgeons | 2016 |
English language exam for the needs of foreign students teaching | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice | 2014 |
V. Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university
Academic year: 2026/2027
V.1. Overview of taught profile courses
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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 | 0 | 0 |
| Defended theses | 8 | 9 | 0 |
V.5. Overview of other taught courses
| Course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|---|
Communication skills and media | Animal Welfare and Protection – full-time study, Slovak language | II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Communication skills and media | Animal Welfare and Protection – part-time study, Slovak language | II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Professional experience | Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Professional experience | Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Professional experience | Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Professional experience | Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Professional experience | Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Professional experience | Human - Animal Relationship and Its Application in Canistherapy and Hippotherapy – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Professional experience | 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 | 101 | 15 |
| VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 11 | 6 |
| VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs | 94 | 71 |
| VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 88 | 65 |
| VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level | — | — |
VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | LELLÁKOVÁ, Monika - PAVĽAK, Alexander - LEŠKOVÁ, Lenka - FLORIÁN, Martin - SKURKOVÁ, Lenka - MESARČOVÁ, Lýdia - KOTTFEROVÁ, Lucia - TAKÁČOVÁ, Daniela - KOTTFEROVÁ, Jana. Monitoring blinks and eyelid twitches in horses to assess stress during the samples collection process. In: Journal of applied animal welfare science. 2023. ISSN 1088-8705, Vol. 26, no. 4 (2023), p. 530-539. (2023: 1.4 - IF, 1.6 - IF 5y, 0.372 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.308 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | LELLÁKOVÁ, Monika - LEŠKOVÁ, Lenka - FLORIÁN, Martin - MESARČOVÁ, Lýdia - SKURKOVÁ, Lenka - PEŤKOVÁ, Barbara - TAKÁČOVÁ, Daniela - KOTTFEROVÁ, Jana. Cortisol concentration in horsehair and its relationship to body location, coat colour, and gender. In: Journal Of Equine Veterinary Science. 2022. ISSN 0737-0806, Vol. 115, no. (2022), art. no. 104010, p. [1-5]. (2022: 1.3 - IF, 44 - H-index, 1.3 - IF 5y, 0.464 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.228 - ABDC). |
| 3. | TAKÁČOVÁ, Daniela - SKURKOVÁ, Lenka - MESARČOVÁ, Lýdia - LEŠKOVÁ, Lenka - KOTTFEROVÁ, Lucia - PACKOVÁ, Anna - VAJÁNYI, Dávid - KOTTFEROVÁ, Jana. Dog tethering in Slovakia: legal, ethical and behavioral aspects and dog welfare implications. In: Animals. 2021. ISSN 2076-2615, Vol. 11, no. 3 (2021), art. no. 594, p. [1-12]. (2021: 3.231 - IF, 43 - H-index, 3.312 - IF 5y, 0.61 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.459 - ABDC). |
| 4. | MESARČOVÁ, Lýdia - SKURKOVÁ, Lenka - LEŠKOVÁ, Lenka - DILLINGEROVÁ, Sabína - KOTTFEROVÁ, Jana - KOTTFEROVÁ, Lucia. Good-looking vs. obedient, which would you rather take home? Appearance and behavioral predictors affecting the adoption of shelter dogs in Slovakia. In: Journal of applied animal welfare science. 2021. ISSN 1088-8705, Vol. 24, no. 2 (2021), p. 107-116. (2021: 1.633 - IF, 44 - H-index, 1.95 - IF 5y, 0.339 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.309 - ABDC). |
| 5. | KOTTFEROVÁ, Jana - SKURKOVÁ, Lenka - MESARČOVÁ, Lýdia - LEŠKOVÁ, Lenka - DEMEOVÁ, Alena - JAKUBA, Tomáš. Friendship or competition? Symmetry in social play within the two packs of German shepherd puppies. In: Animals. 2020. ISSN 2076-2615, Vol. 10, no. 9 (2020), art. no. 1627, p. [1-14]. (2020: 2.752 - IF, 34 - H-index, 2.942 - IF 5y, 0.584 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.459 - ABDC). |
VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
| 1. | LELLÁKOVÁ, Monika - PAVĽAK, Alexander - LEŠKOVÁ, Lenka - FLORIÁN, Martin - SKURKOVÁ, Lenka - MESARČOVÁ, Lýdia - KOTTFEROVÁ, Lucia - TAKÁČOVÁ, Daniela - KOTTFEROVÁ, Jana. Monitoring blinks and eyelid twitches in horses to assess stress during the samples collection process. In: Journal of applied animal welfare science. 2023. ISSN 1088-8705, Vol. 26, no. 4 (2023), p. 530-539. (2023: 1.4 - IF, 1.6 - IF 5y, 0.372 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.308 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | LELLÁKOVÁ, Monika - LEŠKOVÁ, Lenka - FLORIÁN, Martin - MESARČOVÁ, Lýdia - SKURKOVÁ, Lenka - PEŤKOVÁ, Barbara - TAKÁČOVÁ, Daniela - KOTTFEROVÁ, Jana. Cortisol concentration in horsehair and its relationship to body location, coat colour, and gender. In: Journal Of Equine Veterinary Science. 2022. ISSN 0737-0806, Vol. 115, no. (2022), art. no. 104010, p. [1-5]. (2022: 1.3 - IF, 44 - H-index, 1.3 - IF 5y, 0.464 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.228 - ABDC). |
| 3. | TAKÁČOVÁ, Daniela - SKURKOVÁ, Lenka - MESARČOVÁ, Lýdia - LEŠKOVÁ, Lenka - KOTTFEROVÁ, Lucia - PACKOVÁ, Anna - VAJÁNYI, Dávid - KOTTFEROVÁ, Jana. Dog tethering in Slovakia: legal, ethical and behavioral aspects and dog welfare implications. In: Animals. 2021. ISSN 2076-2615, Vol. 11, no. 3 (2021), art. no. 594, p. [1-12]. (2021: 3.231 - IF, 43 - H-index, 3.312 - IF 5y, 0.61 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.459 - ABDC). |
| 4. | MESARČOVÁ, Lýdia - SKURKOVÁ, Lenka - LEŠKOVÁ, Lenka - DILLINGEROVÁ, Sabína - KOTTFEROVÁ, Jana - KOTTFEROVÁ, Lucia. Good-looking vs. obedient, which would you rather take home? Appearance and behavioral predictors affecting the adoption of shelter dogs in Slovakia. In: Journal of applied animal welfare science. 2021. ISSN 1088-8705, Vol. 24, no. 2 (2021), p. 107-116. (2021: 1.633 - IF, 44 - H-index, 1.95 - IF 5y, 0.339 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.309 - ABDC). |
| 5. | KOTTFEROVÁ, Jana - SKURKOVÁ, Lenka - MESARČOVÁ, Lýdia - LEŠKOVÁ, Lenka - DEMEOVÁ, Alena - JAKUBA, Tomáš. Friendship or competition? Symmetry in social play within the two packs of German shepherd puppies. In: Animals. 2020. ISSN 2076-2615, Vol. 10, no. 9 (2020), art. no. 1627, p. [1-14]. (2020: 2.752 - IF, 34 - H-index, 2.942 - IF 5y, 0.584 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.459 - ABDC). |
VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | LEŠKOVÁ, Lenka - BAUER, Miroslav - CHRENEK, Peter - LACKOVÁ, Zuzana - SOROČINOVÁ, Jana - PETROVIČ, Vladimír - KOVÁČ, Gabriel. Detection of DGAT1 gene polymorphism and its effect on selected biochemical indicators in dairy cows after calving. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2013. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 82, no. 3 (2013), p. 265-269. (2013: 0.448 - IF, 36 - H-index, 0.585 - IF 5y, 0.35 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.117 - ABDC). [1] BAKHSHALIZADEH, Somayeh - ZEREHDARAN, Saeed - JAVADMANESH, Ali. Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies and gene networks analysis for milk production traits in Holstein cows. In LIVESTOCK SCIENCE. ISSN 1871-1413, 2021, vol. 250, no., pp. |
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| 2. | MESARČOVÁ, Lýdia - KOTTFEROVÁ, Jana - SKURKOVÁ, Lenka - LEŠKOVÁ, Lenka - KMECOVÁ, Noema. Analysis of cortisol in dog hair - a potential biomarker of chronic stress: a review [Analýza kortizolu v psej srsti - potencionálny ukazovateľ chronického stresu]. In: Veterinární medicína. 2017. ISSN 0375-8427, Vol. 62, no. 7 (2017), p. 363-376. (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] FUSI, Jasmine - PERIC, Tanja - PROBO, Monica - COTTICELLI, Alessio - FAUSTINI, Massimo - VERONESI, Maria Cristina. How Stressful Is Maternity? Study about Cortisol and Dehydroepiandrosterone-Sulfate Coat and Claws Concentrations in Female Dogs from Mating to 60 Days Post-Partum. In ANIMALS. ISSN 2076-2615, 2021, vol. 11, no. 6, pp. |
| 3. | KOTTFEROVÁ, Jana - SKURKOVÁ, Lenka - MESARČOVÁ, Lýdia - LEŠKOVÁ, Lenka - DEMEOVÁ, Alena - JAKUBA, Tomáš. Friendship or competition? Symmetry in social play within the two packs of German shepherd puppies. In: Animals. 2020. ISSN 2076-2615, Vol. 10, no. 9 (2020), art. no. 1627, p. [1-14]. (2020: 2.752 - IF, 34 - H-index, 2.942 - IF 5y, 0.584 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.459 - ABDC). [1] NOLFO, Andrea Paolo - CASETTA, Grazia - PALAGI, Elisabetta. Play fighting in wild spotted hyaenas: like a bridge over the troubled water of a hierarchical society. In Animal Behaviour. ISSN 00033472, 2021-10-01, 180, pp. 363-373. |
| 4. | KOTTFEROVÁ, Jana - SKURKOVÁ, Lenka - MESARČOVÁ, Lýdia - LEŠKOVÁ, Lenka - DEMEOVÁ, Alena - JAKUBA, Tomáš. Friendship or competition? Symmetry in social play within the two packs of German shepherd puppies. In: Animals. 2020. ISSN 2076-2615, Vol. 10, no. 9 (2020), art. no. 1627, p. [1-14]. (2020: 2.752 - IF, 34 - H-index, 2.942 - IF 5y, 0.584 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.459 - ABDC). [1] IKI, Sakumi - HASEGAWA, Toshikazu. Face-to-face configuration in Japanese macaques functions as a platform to establish mutual engagement in social play. In Animal Cognition. ISSN 14359448, 2021-11-01, 24, 6, pp. 1179-1189. |
| 5. | MESARČOVÁ, Lýdia - KOTTFEROVÁ, Jana - SKURKOVÁ, Lenka - LEŠKOVÁ, Lenka - KMECOVÁ, Noema. Analysis of cortisol in dog hair - a potential biomarker of chronic stress: a review [Analýza kortizolu v psej srsti - potencionálny ukazovateľ chronického stresu]. In: Veterinární medicína. 2017. ISSN 0375-8427, Vol. 62, no. 7 (2017), p. 363-376. (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] POLLOCK, Darian S. - JANZ, David M. - MOYA, Diego - SEDDON, Yolande M. Effects of wash protocol and contamination level on concentrations of cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone (Dhea) in swine hair. In Animals, 2021-11-01, 11, 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) 009UVLF-4/2022 – Transmission of research results to the innovation of teaching the study subject Animal Ethology.. Project period: 2022–2024. |
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| 2. | Cultural and educational grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 002UVLF-4/2019 – Modernizácia edukácie profesijnej etiky a zlepšovanie jemných zručností študentov vo veterinárnej profesii. Project period: 2019–2021. |
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
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IX. Other relevant facts
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