Assoc. prof. Kožárová Ivona, DVM, PhD

Research/art/teacher profile

Date of last update: 02.09.2026

I. Basic information
I.1 Surname
Kožárová
I.2 Given name
Ivona
I.3 Degrees
Assoc. prof. , DVM, PhD
I.4 Year of birth
1961
I.5 Name of the workplace
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of Food Hygiene, Technology and Safety
I.6 Address of the workplace
Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic
I.7 Position
associate professor
I.8 E-mail address ivona.kozarova@uvlf.sk
I.9 University staff register / partner university profile https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/6056
I.10 Study field in which the person works
Veterinary Medicine
I.11 ORCID iD 0000-0001-9750-5715
II. Higher education and further qualification growth
InstitutionYearStudy field and programme
Second degree higher education
Veterinary College in Košice
1985
food hygiene
Third degree higher education
University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice
2004
environmental and food hygiene
Habilitation procedure
University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice
2008
food hygiene
III. Current and previous employment
OccupationInstitutionYear
Associate Professor
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice
2013 – to date
Assistant Professor
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice
1995 – 2013
Laboratory Assistant - Implementer
United Farmers Cooperative Seňa
1985 – 1993
IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
ActivityInstitutionYear
Certificate of participation in advanced training for experts, assessors and lead assessors for testing and calibration laboratories and for organizers of proficiency tests
Slovak National Accreditation Service (SNAS)
2026
Certificate of attendance in Erasmus+ KA1 educational mobility
Babel Academy of English, Ireland
2025
Certificate of continuing education – course Fundamentals of University Pedagogy
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice
2025
Certificate of participation in advanced training for experts, assessors, and lead assessors for testing and calibration laboratories (ISO/IEC 17025:2017) and PT organizers (ISO/IEC 17043)
Slovak National Accreditation Service (SNAS)
2025
Certificate of Attendance in Erasmus+ Mobility 2021-2027 Blended Intensive Program
The Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy
2023
Certificate of participation in advanced training for experts, assessors and lead assessors for testing and calibration laboratories (ISO / IEC 17025: 2017) and PT organizers (ISO / IEC 17043)
Slovak National Accreditation Service (SNAS)
2021
Preparation of experts for testing laboratories before the first assignment for assessment
Slovak National Accreditation Service (SNAS)
2021
Certificate of completion of an accredited Training Course: Protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes
Institute of Postgraduate Education of Veterinary Surgeons in Košice
2019
Certificate of attendance in training within the framework of the project
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice
2019
Certificate of education with national validity: English language, Computer work and Windows III (ISO/IEC 17025:2017)
Nova Training, s.r.o., Košice
2013
English Language Test for Teachers of Foreign Students - EFC (English for First Certificate)Level
University of Veterinary Medicine, Košice
2001
V. Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

Academic year: 2026/2027

V.1. Overview of taught profile courses

Profile courseStudy programmeDegreeStudy field
Legislative requirements for health safety and food quality
Food hygiene – full-time study, English language
III.
Veterinary Medicine
Hygiene and technology of poultry, eggs and game
Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Hygiene and technology of processing poultry, eggs, rabbits, game, fish and honey
Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Legislatívne požiadavky na zdravotnú bezpečnosť a kvalitu potravín
Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language
III.
Veterinary Medicine
Official control of foodstuff
Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Official control of foodstuff
Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Legislative requirements for health safety and food quality
Food hygiene – part-time study, English language
III.
Veterinary Medicine
Legislatívne požiadavky na zdravotnú bezpečnosť a kvalitu potravín
Food hygiene – part-time study, Slovak language
III.
Veterinary Medicine

V.2. Responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of study programmes

No records yet.

V.3. Responsibility for the development and quality of habilitation and inauguration fields

No records yet.

V.4. Overview of supervised theses

BachelorMasterDoctoral
Currently supervised theses031
Defended theses5459

V.5. Overview of other taught courses

CourseStudy programmeDegreeStudy field
Analysis of contaminants in foodstuffs
Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Food safety audits
Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Food safety audits
Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Block teaching – Hygiene and technology of meat and meat products
Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Extramural practice - food companies
Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Extramural practice - District veterinary and food administrations
Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Official Veterinarian (Veterinary surgeon)
Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Manufacturing practice and introduction to university studies
Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Food inspection in common market
Market and Food Quality – full-time study, Slovak language
II.
Veterinary Medicine
Food inspection in common market
Market and Food Quality – full-time study, Slovak language
II.
Veterinary Medicine
Food sales
Market and Food Quality – full-time study, Slovak language
II.
Veterinary Medicine
Commodity knowledge
Market and Food Quality – full-time study, Slovak language
II.
Veterinary Medicine
Food inspection authority
Market and Food Quality – full-time study, Slovak language
II.
Veterinary Medicine
Food inspection in common market
Market and Food Quality – part-time study, Slovak language
II.
Veterinary Medicine
Food inspection in common market
Market and Food Quality – part-time study, Slovak language
II.
Veterinary Medicine
Food sales
Market and Food Quality – part-time study, Slovak language
II.
Veterinary Medicine
Commodity knowledge
Market and Food Quality – part-time study, Slovak language
II.
Veterinary Medicine
Food inspection authority
Market and Food Quality – part-time study, Slovak language
II.
Veterinary Medicine
Food hygiene and technology II.
General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Food hygiene and technology II. (poultry, eggs and game meat and their chemical analysis)
General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Food hygiene and technology II. (poultry, eggs and game meat and their chemical analysis)
General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Food hygiene and technology III. (meat, meat products and their chemical analysis)
General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Food hygiene and technology III. (meat, meat products and their chemical analysis)
General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Food inspection
General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Food inspection
General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Foodborne diseases
General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Foodborne diseases
General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Food hygiene and technology II.
General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Food hygiene and technology II. (poultry meat, eggs and venison and their chemical analysis)
General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Food-borne diseases
General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Professional training - food plants and slaughterhouses
General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Extramural practice - District veterinary and food administrations
General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Official control of foodstuff
General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language
I. + II.
Veterinary Medicine
Official Veterinarian (Veterinary surgeon)
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

TotalOver the last six years
VI.1.1 Number of research/artistic/other outputs35558
VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus248
VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs413127
VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus20398
VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level11

VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

1.
KOŽÁROVÁ, Ivona - JUŠČÁKOVÁ, Daniela - ŠIMKOVÁ, Jana - MILKOVIČOVÁ, Mária - KOŽÁR, Martin. Effective screening of antibiotic and coccidiostat residues in food of animal origin by reliable broad-spectrum residue screening tests. In: Italian Journal of Animal Science. 2020. ISSN 1594-4077, Vol. 19, no. 1 (2020), p. 487-501. (2020: 2.217 - IF, 37 - H-index, 2.376 - IF 5y, 0.573 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.387 - ABDC).
2.
GONDOVÁ, Zuzana - KOŽÁROVÁ, Ivona - POLÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - MAĎAROVÁ, Michaela. Comparison of four microbiological inhibition tests for the screening of antimicrobial residues in the tissues of food-producing animals [Porovnanie štyroch mikrobiálnych inhibičných testov na skríning rezíduí antimikrobiálnych látok v tkanivách zvierat určených na produkciu potravín]. In: Italian Journal of Animal Science. 2014. ISSN 1594-4077, Vol. 13, č. 4(2014), s. 728-734. (2014: 0.718 - IF, 32 - H-index, 0.177 - IF 5y, 0.363 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.176 - ABDC).
3.
TKÁČIKOVÁ, Soňa - KOŽÁROVÁ, Ivona - MAČANGA, Ján - LEVKUT, Martin. Determination of lasalocid residues in the tissues of broiler chickens by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. In: Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A. 2012. ISSN 1944-0049, Vol. 29, č. 5(2012), s. 761-769. (2012: 2.22 - IF, 68 - H-index, 2.442 - IF 5y, 0.906 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.583 - ABDC).
4.
KOŽÁROVÁ, Ivona - MAČANGA, Ján - GOLDOVÁ, Mária - MAJOR, Peter - TKÁČIKOVÁ, Soňa. Detection of maduramycin residues in the tissues of chickens and pheasants by the screening test for antibiotic residues (STAR). In: Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A. 2011. ISSN 1944-0049, Vol. 28, č. 5, (2011), s. 608-618. (2011: 1.765 - IF, 68 - H-index, 2.193 - IF 5y, 0.912 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.504 - ABDC).
5.
KOŽÁROVÁ, Ivona - MÁTÉ, Dionýz - HUSSEIN, Khalled - RASCHMANOVÁ, Katarína - MARCINČÁK, Slavomír - JEVINOVÁ, Pavlína. High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of sulfadimidine residues in eggs. In: Acta Veterinaria Beograd. 2004. ISSN 0567-8315, Roč. 54, č. 5-6 (2004), s. 427-435. (2004: 0.146 - IF, 15 - H-index, 0.199 - SJR, Q4 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q).

VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years

1.
HRICIKOVÁ, Simona - KOŽÁROVÁ, Ivona - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - REITZNEROVÁ, Anna - NAGY, Jozef - MARCINČÁK, Slavomír. Humic substances as a versatile intermediary. In: Life. 2023. ISSN 2075-1729, Vol. 13, no. 4 (2023), art. no. 858, p. [1-25]. (2023: 3.2 - IF, 3.1 - IF 5y, 0.713 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.655 - ABDC).
2.
HRICIKOVÁ, Simona - KOŽÁROVÁ, Ivona - MCGOLDRICK, Dearbhla - MCCAUL, O. Detection of antibiotic residues and mycotoxins in milk using competitive immunochromatographic tests. In: Folia veterinaria. 2023. ISSN 0015-5748, Roč. 67, č. 1 (2023), s. 35-44.
3.
KOŽÁROVÁ, Ivona - JUŠČÁKOVÁ, Daniela - ŠIMKOVÁ, Jana - MILKOVIČOVÁ, Mária - KOŽÁR, Martin. Effective screening of antibiotic and coccidiostat residues in food of animal origin by reliable broad-spectrum residue screening tests. In: Italian Journal of Animal Science. 2020. ISSN 1594-4077, Vol. 19, no. 1 (2020), p. 487-501. (2020: 2.217 - IF, 37 - H-index, 2.376 - IF 5y, 0.573 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.387 - ABDC).
4.
SPIŠÁKOVÁ, Daniela - KOŽÁROVÁ, Ivona - HRICIKOVÁ, Simona - MARCINČÁK, Slavomír. Comprehensive screening of Salinomycin in feed and its residues in poultry tissues using microbial inhibition tests coupled to enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). In: Foods. 2024. ISSN 2304-8158, Vol. 13, no. 11 (2024), art. no. 1661, p. [1-17]. (2024: 5.1 - IF, 123 - H-index, 5.6 - IF 5y, 1.021 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.745 - ABDC).
5.
HRICIKOVÁ, Simona - KOŽÁROVÁ, Ivona - KORÉNEKOVÁ, Beáta - MARCINČÁK, Slavomír. The effect of the supplementation of humic substances and fermented products in the feed on the content of Salinomycin residues in poultry tissues. In: Foods. 2024. ISSN 2304-8158, Vol. 13, no. 1 (2024), art. no. 68, p. [1-16]. (2024: 5.1 - IF, 5.6 - IF 5y, 1.021 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.744 - ABDC).

VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs

1.
TKÁČIKOVÁ, Soňa - KOŽÁROVÁ, Ivona - MÁTÉ, Dionýz. Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry determination of maduramycin residues in the tissues of broiler chickens. In: Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A. 2010. ISSN 1944-0049, Vol. 27, no. 9 (2010), p. 1226-1232. (2010: 2.23 - IF, 68 - H-index, 2.464 - IF 5y, 0.816 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.542 - ABDC).
[1] GAO, Xiuge - TENG, Pei - PENG, Lin - JI, Hui - QIU, Yawei - LIU, Xiaoxiao - GUO, Dawei - JIANG, Shanxiang. Development and Validation of an Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method to Determine Maduramicin in Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) and Evaluate Food Safety. In FOODS, 2021, vol. 10, no. 2, pp.
2.
GONDOVÁ, Zuzana - KOŽÁROVÁ, Ivona - POLÁKOVÁ, Zuzana - MAĎAROVÁ, Michaela. Comparison of four microbiological inhibition tests for the screening of antimicrobial residues in the tissues of food-producing animals [Porovnanie štyroch mikrobiálnych inhibičných testov na skríning rezíduí antimikrobiálnych látok v tkanivách zvierat určených na produkciu potravín]. In: Italian Journal of Animal Science. 2014. ISSN 1594-4077, Vol. 13, č. 4(2014), s. 728-734. (2014: 0.718 - IF, 32 - H-index, 0.177 - IF 5y, 0.363 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.176 - ABDC).
[1] SERRA-COMPTE, Albert - PIKKEMAAT, Mariel G. - ELFERINK, Alexander - ALMEIDA, David - DIOGENE, Jorge - ANTONIO CAMPILLO, Juan - LLORCA, Marta - ALVAREZ-MUNOZ, Diana - BARCELO, Damia - RODRIGUEZ-MOZAZ, Sara. Combining an effect-based methodology with chemical analysis for antibiotics determination in wastewater and receiving freshwater and marine environment. In ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. ISSN 0269-7491, 2021, vol. 271, no., pp.
3.
KOŽÁROVÁ, Ivona - JUŠČÁKOVÁ, Daniela - ŠIMKOVÁ, Jana - MILKOVIČOVÁ, Mária - KOŽÁR, Martin. Effective screening of antibiotic and coccidiostat residues in food of animal origin by reliable broad-spectrum residue screening tests. In: Italian Journal of Animal Science. 2020. ISSN 1594-4077, Vol. 19, no. 1 (2020), p. 487-501. (2020: 2.217 - IF, 37 - H-index, 2.376 - IF 5y, 0.573 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.387 - ABDC).
[1] MA, Chi - WEI, Jingjing - JIANG, Kainian - YANG, Zhongzhu - YANG, Xu - YANG, Kaihua - ZHANG, Yi - ZHANG, Chang. Self-assembled micro-flowers of ultrathin Au/BiOCOOH nanosheets photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride and reduction of CO2. In CHEMOSPHERE. ISSN 0045-6535, 2021, vol. 283, no., pp.
4.
KOŽÁROVÁ, Ivona - JANOŠOVÁ, Jana - MÁTÉ, Dionýz - TKÁČIKOVÁ, Soňa. Evaluation of three different microbial inhibition tests for the detection of sulphamethazine residues in the edible tissues of rabbit. In: Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A. 2009. ISSN 1944-0049, Vol. 26, č. 7 (2009), s. 978-987. (2009: 2.131 - IF, 68 - H-index, 0.754 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q).
[1] LI, Shuling - ZHANG, Qiongyao - CHEN, Mengdi - ZHANG, Xuejiao - LIU, Ping. Determination of veterinary drug residues in food of animal origin: Sample preparation methods and analytical techniques. In JOURNAL OF LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY & RELATED TECHNOLOGIES. ISSN 1082-6076, 2020, vol. 43, no. 17-18, pp. 701-724.
5.
HRICIKOVÁ, Simona - KOŽÁROVÁ, Ivona - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - REITZNEROVÁ, Anna - NAGY, Jozef - MARCINČÁK, Slavomír. Humic substances as a versatile intermediary. In: Life. 2023. ISSN 2075-1729, Vol. 13, no. 4 (2023), art. no. 858, p. [1-25]. (2023: 3.2 - IF, 3.1 - IF 5y, 0.713 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.655 - ABDC).
[1] ANTU, Uttam Biswas - ROY, Tusar Kanti - KULSUM, Taslima Islam - MITU, Puja Rani - ISMAIL, Zulhilmi - ARIFIN, Mehenaz - DATTA, Mitu - HOSSAIN, Sk Arafat - ISLAM, Md. Saiful - MAHIDDIN, Nor Aida - AL BAKKY, Abdullah - HOSSIN, Shahin - ISLAM, Safiqul - IDRIS, Abubakr M. Role of humic acid for climate change adaptation measures to boost up sustainable agriculture and soil health: A potential review. In INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES, 2025, vol. 313, no., pp. ISSN 0141-8130. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.144043.

VI.5. Participation in conducting or leading the most important projects over the last six years

1.
European Union's programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe 2020-1-SK01-KA203-078333 – ERASMUS+ 2020-1- SK01-KA203-078333_FOODINOVO. Project period: 2021–2023.
2.
Slovak research and development agency APVV-18-0039 – Aplikácia fermentovaných bioproduktov a humínových látok vo výžive hydiny, nový prístup ku zlepšeniu zdravia zvierat a produkcii bezpečných a funkčných potravín. Project period: 2019–2023.
3.
European Structural and Investment Funds 313011V336 – Demand-driven research for the sustainable and inovative food, Drive4SIFood. Project period: 2019–2023.
4.
Cultural and educational grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 015UVLF-4/2021 – Use of digital online communication tools for the implementation of distance learning in the subject Official Control of Foodstuffs. Project period: 2021–2023.
5.
Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0662/24 – An innovative approach to the prevention of coccidiosis in the context of one health. Project period: 2024–2027.
VII. Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities
Position / activityInstitutionYear
Member of the Scientific Council at the Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology of University of Veterinary Sciences Brno
University of Veterinary Sciences Brno
2026 – to date
Member of the Branch Committee in the Field of study Food Sciences at the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science of the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
2022 – to date
Member of the Committee for field practice and professional experience
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice
2019 – to date
Member of the Committee for field practice and professional experience
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice
2019 – to date
Member of the committee of the Veterinary Section of the SSPLPVV
Slovak Society for Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Veterinary Sciences at the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava
2015 – to date
Member of the Committee of the Seminar for PhD students dedicated to the memory of Academician Boďa
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice
2007 – 2020
Member / Chairman of the Committee of the Food hygiene and environmental quality section and Chairman of the Committee of the Multidisciplinary section of the Student scientific conference ŠVOČ
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice
2006 – to date
VIII. Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study
InstitutionAddressMobility scheme, employment contract, otherYear
Państwowy Instytut Weterynaryjny – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Poland
Al. Partyzantów 57, 24-100 Puławy
scientific cooperation, method validation and sample analysis
2001 – 2001
IX. Other relevant facts
Lector in attestation preparation for the attestation examination of the first degree in the field of Hygiene of products of animal origin (Institute of Postgraduate Education of Veterinary Surgeons in Košice)
University teacher accompanying the students of the UVMP in Košice at international student congresses and student scientific conferences
Study advisor (study programme Food Hygiene)