Kottferová Lucia, DVM, PhD
Research/art/teacher profile
Date of last update: 15.04.2026
I. Basic information
| I.1 Surname |
Kottferová |
|---|---|
| I.2 Given name |
Lucia |
| I.3 Degrees |
DVM, PhD |
| I.4 Year of birth |
1986 |
| 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 |
lecturer |
| I.8 E-mail address | lucia.kottferova@uvlf.sk |
| I.9 University staff register / partner university profile | https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/31708 |
| I.11 ORCID iD | 0000-0003-3786-3814 |
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 | 2011 | general veterinary medicine |
| Third degree higher education | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2021 | general veterinary medicine |
III. Current and previous employment
| Occupation | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Teacher | University of veterinary medicine and pharmacy in Košice | 2020 – to date |
Researcher | University of veterinary medicine and pharmacy in Košice | 2019 – 2020 |
IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
| Activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
English exam for teachers | University of veterinary medicine and pharmacy in Košice | 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Ambulatory patient care | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Ambulatory patient care | Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Ambulatory patient care | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. |
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 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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 |
Welfare of handicapped, abandoned and zoo animals | Animal Welfare and Protection – full-time study, Slovak language | II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Welfare of handicapped, abandoned and zoo animals | Animal Welfare and Protection – part-time study, Slovak language | II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Ambulatory patient care | 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 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 |
Ambulatory patient care | 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 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 |
Ambulatory patient care | 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 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. | |
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, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of exotic, ZOO animals and reptiles | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of exotic, ZOO animals and reptiles | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of poultry | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of poultry | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of small mammals and laboratory animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of small mammals and laboratory animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of small mammals and laboratory animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of exotic and zoo animals, amphibians and reptiles | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak 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 |
Diseases of small mammals and laboratory 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 | 58 | 25 |
| VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 14 | 14 |
| VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs | 77 | 55 |
| VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 69 | 48 |
| 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. | HALÁN, Miloš - KOTTFEROVÁ, Lucia. Parasitic helminths in snakes from the global legal trade. In: Helminthologia. 2021. ISSN 0440-6605, Roč. 58, č. 4 (2021), s. 415-419. (2021: 1.176 - IF, 29 - H-index, 1.113 - IF 5y, 0.336 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.219 - ABDC). |
| 3. | KOTTFEROVÁ, Lucia - MOLNÁR, Ladislav - MAJOR, Peter - SESZTÁKOVÁ, Edina - KUZYŠINOVÁ, Katarína - VRABEC, Vladimír - KOTTFEROVÁ, Jana. Hedgehog dermatophytosis: understanding Trichophyton erinacei infection in pet hedgehogs and its implications for human health. In: Journal of fungi. 2023. ISSN 2309-608X, Vol. 9, no. 12 (2023), art. no. 1132, p. [1-11]. (2023: 4.2 - IF, 4.5 - IF 5y, 0.929 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.875 - ABDC). |
| 4. | KOTTFEROVÁ, Lucia - MOLNÁR, Ladislav - ČONKOVÁ, Eva - MAJOR, Peter - SESZTÁKOVÁ, Edina - SZARKOVÁ, Andrea - SLIVKOVÁ, Monika - KOTTFEROVÁ, Jana. Fungal flora in asymptomatic pet guinea pigs and rabbits. In: Animals. 2022. ISSN 2076-2615, Vol. 12, no. 18 (2022), art. no. 2387, p. [1-10]. (2022: 3 - IF, 60 - H-index, 3.2 - IF 5y, 0.684 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.498 - ABDC). |
| 5. | HALÁN, Miloš - KOTTFEROVÁ, Lucia - RAČKA, Karol - LAM, Anthony. The amount of food ingested and its impact on the level of uric acid in the blood plasma of snakes. In: Animals. 2022. ISSN 2076-2615, Vol. 12, no. 21 (2022), art. no. 2959, p. [1-9]. (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. | 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. | HALÁN, Miloš - KOTTFEROVÁ, Lucia. Parasitic helminths in snakes from the global legal trade. In: Helminthologia. 2021. ISSN 0440-6605, Roč. 58, č. 4 (2021), s. 415-419. (2021: 1.176 - IF, 29 - H-index, 1.113 - IF 5y, 0.336 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.219 - ABDC). |
| 3. | KOTTFEROVÁ, Lucia - MOLNÁR, Ladislav - MAJOR, Peter - SESZTÁKOVÁ, Edina - KUZYŠINOVÁ, Katarína - VRABEC, Vladimír - KOTTFEROVÁ, Jana. Hedgehog dermatophytosis: understanding Trichophyton erinacei infection in pet hedgehogs and its implications for human health. In: Journal of fungi. 2023. ISSN 2309-608X, Vol. 9, no. 12 (2023), art. no. 1132, p. [1-11]. (2023: 4.2 - IF, 4.5 - IF 5y, 0.929 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.875 - ABDC). |
| 4. | KOTTFEROVÁ, Lucia - MOLNÁR, Ladislav - ČONKOVÁ, Eva - MAJOR, Peter - SESZTÁKOVÁ, Edina - SZARKOVÁ, Andrea - SLIVKOVÁ, Monika - KOTTFEROVÁ, Jana. Fungal flora in asymptomatic pet guinea pigs and rabbits. In: Animals. 2022. ISSN 2076-2615, Vol. 12, no. 18 (2022), art. no. 2387, p. [1-10]. (2022: 3 - IF, 60 - H-index, 3.2 - IF 5y, 0.684 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.498 - ABDC). |
| 5. | HALÁN, Miloš - KOTTFEROVÁ, Lucia - RAČKA, Karol - LAM, Anthony. The amount of food ingested and its impact on the level of uric acid in the blood plasma of snakes. In: Animals. 2022. ISSN 2076-2615, Vol. 12, no. 21 (2022), art. no. 2959, p. [1-9]. (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.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | KORÉNEKOVÁ, Beáta - MAČANGA, Ján - KOTTFEROVÁ, Lucia - MOLNÁR, Ladislav - BRENESSELOVÁ, Martina - KOŽÁROVÁ, Ivona. Comparison of the ripening process in meat of farmed and free living wild ducks. In: Folia veterinaria. 2012. ISSN 0015-5748, Roč. 56, Suppl. 1 (2012), s. 29-30. [4] PORACOVA, J. - NAGY, M. MYDLAROVA BLASCAKOVA, M. - SEDLAK, V. - VASKOVA, J. - POSIVAKOVA, T. - KONECNA, M. - FRIMMEROVA, A. Cvičenia z fyziológie živočíchov a človeka. Prešov, 2014, p. 312. ISBN 978-80-555-1149-8. |
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| 2. | KOTTFEROVÁ, Lucia - MOLNÁR, Ladislav - MAJOR, Peter - SESZTÁKOVÁ, Edina - KUZYŠINOVÁ, Katarína - VRABEC, Vladimír - KOTTFEROVÁ, Jana. Hedgehog dermatophytosis: understanding Trichophyton erinacei infection in pet hedgehogs and its implications for human health. In: Journal of fungi. 2023. ISSN 2309-608X, Vol. 9, no. 12 (2023), art. no. 1132, p. [1-11]. (2023: 4.2 - IF, 4.5 - IF 5y, 0.929 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.875 - ABDC). [1] ANGOT, Jean Luc - BACHY, Véronique - BASSOT, Gérard - BÉGUÉ, Pierre - BOURHY, Hervé - BOUZOUAYA, Moncef - BRUGÈRE-PICOUX, Jeanne - BUISSON, Yves - CHATRY, Arnaud - CHIPPAUX, Jean Philippe - CHOMEL, Bruno - CHOUTET, Patrick - FAVENNEC, Loïc - FROTTIER, Jacques - HASCOËT, Jean Michel - KSAS, Rémi - LARRÉCHÉ, Sébastien - LÉCU, Alexis - MAMMERI, Mohamed - PHILIPPON, Alain - RISI, Emmanuel - ROSOLEN, Serge. Zoonotic and traumatic risks linked to children's contact with non-traditional companion animal (NTCA). In Bulletin de l'Academie Nationale de Medecine, 2024-05-01, 208, 5, pp. 548-570. ISSN 00014079. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.banm.2024.03.008. |
| 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). [1] MENOR-CAMPOS, David J. Ethical Concerns about Fashionable Dog Breeding. In Animals, 2024-03-01, 14, 5, pp. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14050756. |
| 4. | HALÁN, Miloš - KOTTFEROVÁ, Lucia. Parasitic helminths in snakes from the global legal trade. In: Helminthologia. 2021. ISSN 0440-6605, Roč. 58, č. 4 (2021), s. 415-419. (2021: 1.176 - IF, 29 - H-index, 1.113 - IF 5y, 0.336 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.219 - ABDC). [1] EDILA, Ryanka - EFFENDI, Mustofa Helmi - SUWANTI, Lucia Tri - KWON, Hyuck Keun - YUDHANA, Aditya - WARDHANA, April Hari - ALHADA, Anisa. A comprehensive study on the occurrence rate and morphology characteristics of the acanthocephalan parasite in Javan spitting cobra (Naja sputatrix) in Sidoarjo, Indonesia. In Biodiversitas, 2024-01-01, 25, 2, pp. 516-521. ISSN 1412033X. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.13057/biodiv/d250210. |
| 5. | HALÁN, Miloš - KOTTFEROVÁ, Lucia. Parasitic helminths in snakes from the global legal trade. In: Helminthologia. 2021. ISSN 0440-6605, Roč. 58, č. 4 (2021), s. 415-419. (2021: 1.176 - IF, 29 - H-index, 1.113 - IF 5y, 0.336 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.219 - ABDC). [1] LEUNG, Tommy L.F. Zoonotic Parasites in Reptiles, with Particular Emphasis on Potential Zoonoses in Australian Reptiles. In Current Clinical Microbiology Reports, 2024-06-01, 11, 2, pp. 88-98. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40588-024-00221-0. |
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-4/2022 – 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. |
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| 2. | APVV-20-0068 – Vývoj nových bioresorbovateľných zliatin pre vnútrotelové implantáty. Project period: 2021–2024. |
| 3. | 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. |
| 4. | Cultural and educational grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 004UVLF-4/2025 – Creation of a knowledge base for the study of veterinary nurses in the field of ethology and ethical approach to animal patients. Project period: 2025–2027. |
| 5. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0038/24 – Research and analysis of alterations of physiological, behavioural and cognitive parameters in geriatric dogs and their influence on the overall quality of life. Project period: 2024–2027. |
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
| Institution | Address | Mobility scheme, employment contract, other | Year |
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veterinary University in Brni | B rno, Czech republic | 2024 – 2024 | |
Scott Veterinary Clinic, Bedford, Great Britain | Bedford, Great Britain | Erasmus | 2015 – 2015 |
IX. Other relevant facts
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