World Bee Day is connected with the history of Slovakia. The date of May 20 was set by the United Nations (UN) in honor of the birth of Anton Janša, the founder of modern beekeeping,
Ing. Ivan Pavlík, PhD. is a graduate of the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra. In 2011 completed studies at FAFR in the study programme of Animal Production Management and subsequently he was a PhD. student at the Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding Biology.
On 25 and 26 October, students of the Animal Science course completed a field practical to assess the barn environment and comfort of dairy cows on the university farm in Oponice, which is described as highly comfortable.