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  1. The effects of improving barn cooling on the behaviour, physiological responses, gene expression, and milk yield of dairy cows

    Article • Journal of Thermal Biology, January 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  2. When is the best time to test paratuberculosis positivity? Observations from a follow-up study in Hungarian dairy herds

    Article • Frontiers in Veterinary Science, June 2025, Frontiers

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  3. Effects of Heat Stress on Estrus Expression and Pregnancy in Dairy Cows

    Article • Animals, June 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  4. Rumination Time, Reticulorumen Temperature, and Activity in Relation to Postpartum Health Status in Dairy Cows During Heat Stress

    Article • Animals, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  5. Identification of Naturally Occurring Inhabitants of Vaginal Microbiota in Cows and Determination of Their Antibiotic Sensitivity

    Article • Veterinary Sciences, April 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  6. Effects of a Phosphorus-Binding Feed Supplement on the Blood P and Ca Levels in Dairy Cows

    Article • Animals, March 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  7. The correlation between on-farm biosecurity and animal welfare indices in large-scale turkey production

    Article • Poultry Science, January 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  8. Importance of animal welfare in sheep reproductive technologies

    Article • Journal of Central European Agriculture, January 2025, Journal of Central European Agriculture

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  9. A Review of the Effects of Stress on Dairy Cattle Behaviour

    Article • Animals, July 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  10. Uterine Disease in Dairy Cows: A Comprehensive Review Highlighting New Research Areas

    Article • Veterinary Sciences, February 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  11. Investigating the Prevalence of Paratuberculosis in Hungarian Large-Scale Dairy Herds and the Success of Control Measures over Four Years

    Article • Animals, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  12. The use of body surface temperatures in assessing thermal status of hutch-reared dairy calves in shaded and unshaded conditions

    Article • Frontiers in Veterinary Science, July 2023, Frontiers

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  13. Effect of ad libitum feeding of Holstein Friesian calves on immunological parameters and molecular stress on a transcriptional level

    Article • Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, July 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  14. Effect of Prepartum Magnesium Butyrate Supplementation on Rumination Time, Milk Yield and Composition, and Blood Parameters in Dairy Cows

    Article • Veterinary Sciences, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  15. The effects of heat stress in Jersey, Hungarian Simmental and Holstein-Friesian cows

    Article • Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences, December 2022, The Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, PAS

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  16. Association between calf rearing technology and farm-level paratuberculosis infection in Hungarian dairy farms

    Article • Preventive Veterinary Medicine, October 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  17. The effect of hutch compass direction on primary heat stress responses in dairy calves in a continental region

    Article • Animal Welfare, August 2021, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  18. Erratum: Heart rate, heart rate variability, faecal glucocorticoid metabolites and avoidance response of dairy cows before and after changeover to an automatic milking system

    Article • Acta Veterinaria Hungarica, April 2021, Akademiai Kiado

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  19. Heat stress in dairy calves from birth to weaning

    Article • Journal of Dairy Research, August 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  20. Cardiac vagal tone, plasma cortisol, and dehydroepiandrosterone response to an ACTH challenge in lame and nonlame dairy cows

    Article • Domestic Animal Endocrinology, August 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  21. Short communication: Heart rate variability, step, and rumination behavior of dairy cows milked in a rotary milking system

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, June 2019, American Dairy Science Association

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  22. Association between feed sorting and the prevalence of metabolic disorders in Hungarian large-scale dairy herds

    Article • Journal of Dairy Research, May 2019, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  23. Effect of artificial shade on saliva cortisol concentrations of heat-stressed dairy calves

    Article • Domestic Animal Endocrinology, January 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  24. Lying down frequency as a discomfort index in heat stressed Holstein bull calves

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  25. Association between human and animal thermal comfort indices and physiological heat stress indicators in dairy calves

    Article • Environmental Research, October 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  26. Heart rate, cardiac vagal tone, respiratory rate, and rectal temperature in dairy calves exposed to heat stress in a continental region

    Article • International Journal of Biometeorology, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  27. Assessment of heat stress in 7-week old dairy calves with non-invasive physiological parameters in different thermal environments

    Article • PLOS One, July 2018, PLOS

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  28. The Danube Region—On Stream with Animal Welfare Assessment in the Last 35 Years: A Review of Research on Animal Welfare Assessment in a Multi-lingual Area in Europe

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, June 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  29. Effect of physical activity on cardiac autonomic function of dairy cows on commercial dairy farms

    Article • Journal of Dairy Research, November 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  30. Detection of 70 kDa heat shock protein in the saliva of dairy cows

    Article • Journal of Dairy Research, June 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  31. Heart rate, heart rate variability, faecal glucocorticoid metabolites and avoidance response of dairy cows before and after changeover to an automatic milking system

    Article • Acta Veterinaria Hungarica, June 2017, Akademiai Kiado

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  32. Effects of subclinicalMycobacterium aviumssp.paratuberculosisinfection on some physiological parameters, health status and production in dairy cows

    Article • Acta Veterinaria Hungarica, September 2016, Akademiai Kiado

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  33. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal and cardiac autonomic responses to transrectal examination differ with behavioral reactivity in dairy cows

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, September 2016, American Dairy Science Association

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  34. Associations between Heart Rate Variability Parameters and Housing- and Individual-Related Variables in Dairy Cows Using Canonical Correspondence Analysis

    Article • PLOS One, December 2015, PLOS

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  35. Heart Rate Variability as an Indicator of Chronic Stress Caused by Lameness in Dairy Cows

    Article • PLOS One, August 2015, PLOS

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  36. Cardiac responses to palpation per rectum in lactating and nonlactating dairy cows

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, November 2014, American Dairy Science Association

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  37. Welfare implication of measuring heart rate and heart rate variability in dairy cattle: literature review and conclusions for future research

    Article • animal, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich

  38. Short communication: Changes in heart rate variability of dairy cows during conventional milking with nonvoluntary exit

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, December 2013, American Dairy Science Association

    Dr Viktor Jurkovich