Prof. Valocký Igor, DVM, PhD
Research/art/teacher profile
Date of last update: 06.07.2026
I. Basic information
| I.1 Surname |
Valocký |
|---|---|
| I.2 Given name |
Igor |
| I.3 Degrees |
Prof. , DVM, PhD |
| I.4 Year of birth |
1962 |
| I.5 Name of the workplace |
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Clinic of Horses |
| I.6 Address of the workplace |
Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic |
| I.7 Position |
professor |
| I.8 E-mail address | igor.valocky@uvlf.sk |
| I.9 University staff register / partner university profile | https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/6025 |
| I.10 Study field in which the person works |
Veterinary Medicine |
| I.11 ORCID iD | 0000-0001-7583-4323 |
II. Higher education and further qualification growth
| Institution | Year | Study field and programme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second degree higher education | Veterinary College in Košice | 1986 | general veterinary medicine |
| Third degree higher education | University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice | 1993 | veterinary obstetrics and gynecology |
| Habilitation procedure | University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice | 1999 | veterinary obstetrics and gynercology |
| Inaugural procedure | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2011 | veterinary obstetrics and gynercology |
III. Current and previous employment
| Occupation | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Professor | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2011 – to date |
Associate Professor | University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice | 1999 – 2011 |
Assistant Professor | University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice | 1989 – 1999 |
Internal scientific aspirant | Veterinary College in Košice | 1987 – 1989 |
IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
| Activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Pedagogical engineering | Technical University of Košice | 1999 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Intensive care of an acute patient | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Intensive care of an acute patient | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary gynecology | Veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology – full-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinárna gynekológia | Veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology – full-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary obstetrics | Veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology – full-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary gynecology | Veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology – part-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinárna gynekológia | Veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology – part-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinárne pôrodníctvo | Veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology – part-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of horses II. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of horses III. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of horses II. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of horses III. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
V.2. Responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of study programmes
| Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|
Veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology – full-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology – full-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology – part-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology – part-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
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 | 2 | 25 | 7 |
V.5. Overview of other taught courses
| Course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|---|
Diseases of horses | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of horses | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of horses I. | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of horses II. | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Horse clinic | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice – companion animals (dogs, cats, horses) | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Internal diseases of horses | Veterinary surgery, orthopaedics and radiology – full-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Internal diseases of horses | Veterinary surgery, orthopaedics and radiology – full-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Internal diseases of horses | Veterinary surgery, orthopaedics and radiology – part-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Vnútorné choroby koní | Veterinary surgery, orthopaedics and radiology – part-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary obstetrics and gynecology | Veterinary morphology and physiology – full-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinárne pôrodníctvo a gynekológia | Veterinary morphology and physiology – full-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinary obstetrics and gynecology | Veterinary morphology and physiology – part-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Veterinárne pôrodníctvo a gynekológia | Veterinary morphology and physiology – part-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Clinic of horses | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Clinic of horses | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Care for juvenile and geriatric patient | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Care for juvenile and geriatric patient | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Clinic of horses | Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Care for juvenile and geriatric patient | Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Care for juvenile and geriatric patient | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Care for juvenile and geriatric patient | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Clinical practice - Clinic of horses | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Clinic of horses | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Clinic of horses | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Crisis management and biotechnics in reproduction | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of horses I. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of horses I. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of horses I. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of horses II. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
General gynecology, obstetrics and andrology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Obstetrics, reproduction and reproduction disorders | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Obstetrics, reproduction and reproduction disorders | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of horses I. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of horses I. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of horses II. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Horse clinic | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice training - Clinic of horses | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Clinic of horses | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Crisis management and biotechnics in reproduction | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Obstetrics, reproduction and reproductive disorders | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
General gynecology, obstetrics and andrology | 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 | 406 | 38 |
| VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 54 | 11 |
| VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs | 337 | 104 |
| VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 260 | 97 |
| VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level | 0 | 0 |
VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | STYKOVÁ, Eva - NEMCOVÁ, Radomíra - VALOCKÝ, Igor - NOVOTNÝ, František - GUBA, Peter. Adherence of bacteria to mucus collected from different parts of the reproductive tract of heifers and cows. In: Canadian Journal Of Microbiology. 2013. ISSN 0008-4166, Vol. 59, č. 11(2013), s. 720-725. (2013: 1.182 - IF, 88 - H-index, 1.316 - IF 5y, 0.532 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.381 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | MALČEKOVÁ, Beáta - HALÁNOVÁ, Monika - SULINOVÁ, Zlatana - MOLNÁR, Ladislav - RAVASZOVÁ, Petra - ADAM, Jozef - HALÁN, Miloš - VALOCKÝ, Igor - BARANOVIČ, Milan. Seroprevalence of antibodies to Encephalitozoon cuniculi and Encephalitozoon intestinalis in humans and animals. In: Research in Veterinary Science. 2010. ISSN 0034-5288, Vol. 89, no. 3 (2010), p. 358-361. (2010: 1.33 - IF, 70 - H-index, 1.544 - IF 5y, 0.631 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.393 - ABDC). |
| 3. | BENKO, Tomáš - BOLDIŽÁR, Martin - NOVOTNÝ, František - HURA, Vladimír - VALOCKÝ, Igor - DUDRIKOVÁ, Katarína - KARAMANOVÁ, Michaela - PETROVIČ, Vladimír. Incidence of bacterial pathogens in equine uterine swabs, their antibiotic resistance patterns, and selected reproductive indices in English thoroughbred mares during the foal heat cycle. In: Veterinární medicína. 2015. ISSN 0375-8427, Vol. 60, no. 11 (2015), p. 613-620. (2015: 0.56 - IF, 46 - H-index, 0.921 - IF 5y, 0.368 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.265 - ABDC). |
| 4. | VALOCKÝ, Igor - MOJŽIŠOVÁ, Jana. Glandular cystic hyperplasia of endometrium/pyometra complex. In: Medycyna Weterynaryjna. 2006. ISSN 0025-8628, Roč. 62, č. 4 (2006), s. 363-365. (19 - H-index, 0.217 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q). |
| 5. | KRAJNIČÁKOVÁ, Mária - LENHARDT, Ľudovít - VALOCKÝ, Igor - CIGÁNKOVÁ, Viera - KOSTECKÝ, Marián - MARAČEK, Imrich. Activity of alkaline and acidic phosphatase and non-specific esterase in the endometrim and oviduct of postpartum does. In: Small ruminant research. 2004. ISSN 0921-4488, Roč. 53, č. 1-2 (2004), s. 47-51. (2004: 0.606 - IF, 74 - H-index, 0.593 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q). |
VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
| 1. | LAUKOVÁ, Andrea - STYKOVÁ, Eva - KUBAŠOVÁ, Ivana - STROMPFOVÁ, Viola - GANCARČÍKOVÁ, Soňa - PLACHÁ, Iveta - MILTKO, Renata - BELZECKI, Grzegorz - VALOCKÝ, Igor - POGÁNY SIMONOVÁ, Monika. Enterocin M-producing Enterococcus faecium CCM 8558 demonstrating probiotic properties in horses. In: Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins. 2020. ISSN 1867-1306, Vol. 12, no. 4 (2020), p. 1555-1561. (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). |
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| 2. | SIROTKIN, Alexander V. - TARKO, Adam - FABOVÁ, Zuzana - VALOCKÝ, Igor - ALWASEL, Saleh - KOTWICA, Jan - HARRATH, Abdel Halim. Can flaxseed, chia or puncture vine affect mare ovarian cell functions and prevent the toxic effect of the environmental contaminant toluene? In: Theriogenology. 2023. ISSN 0093-691X, Vol. 208, no. (2023), p.178-184. (2023: 2.4 - IF, 2.5 - IF 5y, 0.738 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.478 - ABDC). |
| 3. | PETTENELLO, Martina - VALOCKÝ, Igor - VILHANOVÁ, Zuzana. Thick moderator band in the right ventricle of a horse: an accidental finding. In: Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine. 2023. ISSN 1311-1477, DOI : 10.15547/bjvm.2021-0092 (2023). (12 - H-index, 0.157 - SJR, Q4 - SJR Best Q). |
| 4. | PETTENELLO, Martina - ČRIEPOKOVÁ, Zuzana - ROVŇANOVÁ, Natália - KOSTOLÁNIOVÁ, Veronika - VALOCKÝ, Igor - HURA, Vladimír. Atypical myopathy in a horse: first confirmed case in Slovakia. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2023. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 92, no. 3 (2023), p. 267-270. (2023: 0.6 - IF, 0.7 - IF 5y, 0.232 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.113 - ABDC). |
| 5. | VILHANOVÁ, Zuzana - NOVOTNÝ, František - VALOCKÝ, Igor - HURA, Vladimír - HORŇÁKOVÁ, Petra - KARAMANOVÁ, Michaela. Effect of seasonal environmental changes on selected reproductive parameters in mares. In: Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine. 2021. ISSN 1311-1477, Vol. 24, no. 2 (2021), p. 208-218. (12 - H-index, 0.157 - SJR, Q4 - SJR Best Q). |
VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | KRAJNIČÁKOVÁ, Mária - BEKEOVÁ, Eva - KAČMÁRIK, Juraj - VALOCKÝ, Igor - HENDRICHOVSKÝ, Valentín - MARAČEK, Imrich. Comparison of selected hematological parameters in September and February-lambing of Slovak Merino sheep. In: Small ruminant research. 1997. ISSN 0921-4488, Roč. 26, č. 1-2 (1997), s. 131-135. (1997: 0.306 - IF). [1] VOJTA, Aleksandar - SHEK-VUGROVECKI, Ana - RADIN, Lada - EFENDIC, Masa - PEJAKOVIC, Jadranka - SIMPRAGA, Miljenko. Hematological and biochemical reference intervals in Dalmatian pramenka sheep estimated from reduced sample size by bootstrap resampling. In VETERINARSKI ARHIV. ISSN 0372-5480, 2011, vol. 81, no. 1, pp. 25. |
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| 2. | BENKO, Tomáš - BOLDIŽÁR, Martin - NOVOTNÝ, František - HURA, Vladimír - VALOCKÝ, Igor - DUDRIKOVÁ, Katarína - KARAMANOVÁ, Michaela - PETROVIČ, Vladimír. Incidence of bacterial pathogens in equine uterine swabs, their antibiotic resistance patterns, and selected reproductive indices in English thoroughbred mares during the foal heat cycle. In: Veterinární medicína. 2015. ISSN 0375-8427, Vol. 60, no. 11 (2015), p. 613-620. (2015: 0.56 - IF, 46 - H-index, 0.921 - IF 5y, 0.368 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.265 - ABDC). [1] VERA, L. - BOYEN, F. - DE VISSCHER, A. - VANDENBROUCKE, V. - VANANTWERPEN, G. - GOVAERE, J. Limitations of a chromogenic agar plate for the identifying bacteria isolated from equine endometritis samples. In EQUINE VETERINARY JOURNAL. ISSN 0425-1644, 2019, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 266-269. |
| 3. | BENKO, Tomáš - BOLDIŽÁR, Martin - NOVOTNÝ, František - HURA, Vladimír - VALOCKÝ, Igor - DUDRIKOVÁ, Katarína - KARAMANOVÁ, Michaela - PETROVIČ, Vladimír. Incidence of bacterial pathogens in equine uterine swabs, their antibiotic resistance patterns, and selected reproductive indices in English thoroughbred mares during the foal heat cycle. In: Veterinární medicína. 2015. ISSN 0375-8427, Vol. 60, no. 11 (2015), p. 613-620. (2015: 0.56 - IF, 46 - H-index, 0.921 - IF 5y, 0.368 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.265 - ABDC). [1] DIAZ-BERTRANA, Maria Luisa - DELEUZE, Stefan - PITTI RIOS, Lidia - YESTE, Marc - MORALES FARINA, Inmaculada - RIVERA DEL ALAMO, Maria Montserrat. Microbial Prevalence and Antimicrobial Sensitivity in Equine Endometritis in Field Conditions. In ANIMALS. ISSN 2076-2615, 2021, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. |
| 4. | BENKO, Tomáš - BOLDIŽÁR, Martin - NOVOTNÝ, František - HURA, Vladimír - VALOCKÝ, Igor - DUDRIKOVÁ, Katarína - KARAMANOVÁ, Michaela - PETROVIČ, Vladimír. Incidence of bacterial pathogens in equine uterine swabs, their antibiotic resistance patterns, and selected reproductive indices in English thoroughbred mares during the foal heat cycle. In: Veterinární medicína. 2015. ISSN 0375-8427, Vol. 60, no. 11 (2015), p. 613-620. (2015: 0.56 - IF, 46 - H-index, 0.921 - IF 5y, 0.368 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.265 - ABDC). [1] EL-SHALOFY, Amr S. - DERBALA, Mohamed K. - ASFOUR, Hanaa A. - EISSA, Hany M. - ALY, Aly B. Infectious endometritis in Arabian mares: an updated clinical investigation of uterine microbial isolates, antimicrobial sensitivities and fertility in Egypt. In THAI JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. ISSN 0125-6491, 2021, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 177-184. |
| 5. | BENKO, Tomáš - BOLDIŽÁR, Martin - NOVOTNÝ, František - HURA, Vladimír - VALOCKÝ, Igor - DUDRIKOVÁ, Katarína - KARAMANOVÁ, Michaela - PETROVIČ, Vladimír. Incidence of bacterial pathogens in equine uterine swabs, their antibiotic resistance patterns, and selected reproductive indices in English thoroughbred mares during the foal heat cycle. In: Veterinární medicína. 2015. ISSN 0375-8427, Vol. 60, no. 11 (2015), p. 613-620. (2015: 0.56 - IF, 46 - H-index, 0.921 - IF 5y, 0.368 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.265 - ABDC). [1] KOEHNE, Martin - KUHLMANN, Meike - TOENISSEN, Anna - MARTINSSON, Gunilla - SIEME, Harald. Diagnostic and Treatment Practices of Equine Endometritis-A Questionnaire. In FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE, 2020, vol. 7, 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) 1/0372/22 – The use of beneficial microorganisms and their bioactive products in the elimination of skin biofilm infections.. Project period: 2022–2025. |
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| 2. | Slovak research and development agency APVV-16-0203 – Therapeutic and preventive recolonization of skin ecosystem in equine dermatitis.. Project period: 2017–2021. |
| 3. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0081/17 – Study of the effect of beneficial microorganisms and their bioactive products on the inhibition of biofilm-forming pathogens.. Project period: 2017–2020. |
| 4. | Slovak research and development agency APVV-23-0384 – The perspective of the use of beneficial bacteria and their bioactive substances in the prevention and therapy of oral diseases in companion animals. Project period: 2024–2027. |
| 5. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0312/24 – Metabolic load and endocrine dysregulation in the reproductive cycle of mares.. Project period: 2024–2026. |
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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