Viktoriia Vechorka
Professor, Doctor of Agricultural Sciences
General Information
Date and place of birth: August 16, 1973, village of Ulyanivka, Bilopillia District, Sumy Region.
Education
1990–1996 — Studied at Sumy Agricultural Institute (currently Sumy National Agrarian University). Obtained a Master’s degree (Diploma DM No. 008929) in the specialty 7.130201 “Zooengineering.”
2010 — Defended a dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Agricultural Sciences on the topic “Evaluation of the productive qualities of Canadian-bred Holstein cattle depending on genotypic and paratypic factors.”
2011 — Received the diploma of Candidate of Agricultural Sciences (Diploma DK No. 066470) in the specialty 06.02.01 – Animal Breeding and Selection.
2012 — Awarded the academic rank of Associate Professor at the Department of Animal Breeding and Selection and Aquatic Bioresources (Certificate 12DC No. 033170).
2016–2018 — Doctoral studies at Sumy National Agrarian University in the specialty 06.02.01 – Animal Breeding and Selection.
2017–2019 — Master’s studies at Kharkiv State Zooveterinary Academy. Obtained a Master’s degree (Diploma M19 No. 025567) in the specialty 207 – Aquatic Bioresources and Aquaculture.
2019 — Defended a doctoral dissertation in agricultural sciences titled “Scientific Justification and Practical Principles for the Breeding Improvement of Domestic Dairy Cattle Breeds.”
2020 — Received the Doctor of Agricultural Sciences diploma (DD No. 009710) in the specialty 06.02.01 – Animal Breeding and Selection.
2021 — Awarded the academic rank of Professor at the Department of Animal Breeding and Selection and Aquatic Bioresources (Certificate AP No. 002746).
Professional Experience
1995–2007 — Senior Laboratory Assistant and Assistant Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Sumy National Agrarian University (SNAU).
2008–2010 — Senior Lecturer, Department of Animal Breeding and Selection and Aquatic Bioresources, SNAU.
2011–2020 — Associate Professor, Department of Animal Breeding and Selection and Aquatic Bioresources, SNAU.
2020–2021 — Professor, Department of Animal Breeding and Selection and Aquatic Bioresources, SNAU.
Since 2021 — Dean of the Faculty of Biology and Technology, SNAU.
Core academic disciplines: Farm Animal Breeding, Fundamentals of Professional Practice, Professional Adaptation.
Research Work
Research area: Formation of the desired type of dairy and combined cattle in terms of productivity, conformation type, and longevity indicators.
Scientific publications:
• Ladyka, V., Synenko, T., Bolgova, N., Skliarenko, Y., & Vechorka, V. (2025). Determination of the influence of raw milk β-casein polymorphism on the efficiency of making cottage cheese. Technology Audit and Production Reserves, 3/3(83), 6-12. (Scopus) Link
• Ladyka, V., Drevytska, T., Pavlenko, Y., Skliarenko, Y., Vechorka, V., Lahuta, T., Drevytskyi, O., & Dosenko, V. (2025). The comparison of CSN2 (rs43703011) beta-casein gene options frequencies in different breeds of Ukrainian cows and the prospect of creating herds with the A2/A2 genotype. Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science, 31(1), 205-211. (Scopus) Link
• Ladyka, V., Skliarenko, Y., Bolgova, N., Vechorka, V., Tereshchenko, S., & Pysariev, V. (2025). Establishing the dependence of the fermentation process of milk clots with mesophilic lactic acid streptococci on the genotype of cows in terms of the kappa-casein gene. Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies, 4(11(136)), 49-56. (Scopus) DOI
• Vechorka, V. V., Kuchkova, T. P., Tereshchenko, S. V., Pysariev, V. V., & Nenia, B. I. (2025). Adaptive capabilities of Holstein cows of introduced origin and home-bred stock. Bulletin of Sumy National Agrarian University. Series: Animal Husbandry, (1), 7-12. DOI
• Vechorka, V. V., Ladyka, V. I., Skliarenko, Yu. I., Mykhalko, O. H., Kuchkova, T. P., & Herman, D. M. (2025). Conformation characteristics of first-calf heifers of the Lebedyn breed. Animal Breeding and Genetics, 70, 50-63. DOI
Participation in International Projects
- 2022–2025 — Erasmus+ KA2 project AFISHE “Development of Aquaculture and Fisheries Education for Green Deal in Armenia and Ukraine: from Education to Ecology.”
- 2024–2025 — FAO Grant “Promoting community-based recovery of agricultural livelihoods and strengthening of agri-food value chains in war-affected areas of Sumska Oblast (PERAL Sumska).”
- 2025–2026 — Project “Baseline Study on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Animal Welfare in Ukraine.”
Professional Development
- February 26 – March 8, 2024 — “Training of teaching staff in new modules, interactive and practical teaching methods and tools,” University of Dubrovnik (Croatia) (certificate).
- November 11–15, 2024 — Internship under the DAAD program “German-language degree programs (DSG)” at Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University. Topic: “Digitization of processes, course organization and administration, and the concept of practical training content” (certificate).
- March 20 – June 20, 2024 — Professional development for academic and teaching staff on the implementation of dual education in higher and professional pre-higher education institutions (certificate).
