Assistant
E-mail: d.nikitina@snau.edu.ua
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8610-0163
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Diana-Nikitina-2
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=uk&user=ZHJ0LG4AAAAJ
Date and Place of Birth: July 14, 1999, Sumy, Ukraine
Education
2016–2021 – Sumy National Agrarian University. Master’s degree in Veterinary Medicine, specialty 211 “Veterinary Medicine” (Diploma No. M21 114974).
2022–present – PhD student in Veterinary Medicine at Sumy National Agrarian University.
Professional Experience
2020–2025 – Microbiologist, Sumy Biological Factory.
2022–2025 – Veterinarian, Animal Quarantine and Reproduction Department, Sumy Biological Factory.
2025–present – Leading Specialist, Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies Department, Sumy National Agrarian University.
2026–present – Assistant, Department of Technology of Production and Processing of Livestock Products and Cynology, Sumy National Agrarian University.
International Training
2026 – Erasmus+ International Traineeship, Portugal.
University of Porto (ICBAS – School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences) and University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD).
Focus areas: veterinary medicine, equine health and welfare, stress assessment, and investigation of stress biomarkers.
Research Interests
Equine stress physiology and welfare, with a focus on the effects of acute and chronic stress on physiological, behavioral, and clinical parameters in sport horses.
Main Teaching Discipline
Horse Breeding and Management.
Publications
- Nikitina, D. Ye. (2025). The impact of stress on the nervous system and cardiovascular responses in sport horses. Bulletin of Sumy National Agrarian University. Series: Veterinary Medicine, 3(70), 76–83. https://doi.org/10.32782/bsnau.vet.2025.3.12
- Nikitina, D. Ye. (2025). Functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract in horses under the influence of chronic stress. Scientific and Technical Bulletin of the State Scientific Research Control Institute of Veterinary Medical Products and Feed Additives and Institute of Animal Biology, 26(2), 179–185. https://doi.org/10.36359/scivp.2025-26-2.20
- Ulko, L. G., & Nikitina, D. Ye. (2025). Mental status disorders in horses caused by chronic stress during the war. In The impact of the war in Ukraine on agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and veterinary medicine: International scientific conference, October 29–30, 2025, Riga, the Republic of Latvia (pp. 76–79). Baltija Publishing. https://doi.org/10.30525/978-9934-26-626-3-20
- Nikitina, D. Ye. & Ulko, L. G., (2026). Animal welfare as a component of ensuring food security. https://doi.org/10.30525/978-9934-26-657-7-18
