Dr Hue Do
Grant-Funded Researcher (A)
School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
College of Science
Dr. Hue is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide. She has extensive knowledge and expertise in molecular biology, immunology, microbiology, virology, and biochemistry. She is passionate about improving animal survival, health and performance by targeting animal biology, genetics, immunology and nutrition. She has excellent skills in both in vivo and in vitro assays in many projects, including cattle, pigs, chickens, and sheep. Hue has been optimising and performing a wide range of assays, including DNA, RNA, RT-qPCR, protein assays, ELISA, cell culture, histology, bacterial and viral culture, etc.
During her PhD program, she investigated various colostrum components, especially immune components (IgG, proteins, and immune-related miRNAs) that can be transferred to newborn calves after colostrum ingestion to improve survival, health, and performance.
Currently, Hue is working on the "Wool bio-harvesting" project, and aims to discover the molecular and biochemical mechanisms in hair follicles that disrupt fibre hardening processes. She played a leading role in laboratory work to discover the drug that creates a weakened zone in the wool.
Hue’s teaching interests include molecular genetics, biotechnology, immunology, cell culture, animal production, microbiology, virology and biochemistry.
Dr. Hue is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide. She has extensive knowledge and expertise in molecular biology, immunology, microbiology, virology, and biochemistry. She is passionate about improving animal survival, health and performance by targeting animal biology, genetics, immunology and nutrition. She has excellent skills in both in vivo and in vitro assays in many projects, including cattle, pigs, chickens, and sheep. Hue has been optimising and performing a wide range of assays, including DNA, RNA, RT-qPCR, protein assays, ELISA, cell culture, histology, bacterial and viral culture, etc.
Colostrum provides essential nutrients, growth factors, and various immune components for newborns that help neonates resist infection during the first days of their life. During her PhD program, she investigated different colostrum components, especially immune components (IgG, protein and immune-related miRNAs) that can transfer to newborn calves after receiving colostrum to improve survival, health and performance.
Currently, Hue is working on the "Wool bio-harvesting" project, and aims to discover the molecular and biochemical mechanisms in hair follicles that disrupt the fibre hardening processes. She played a leading role in laboratory works to discover the drug that creates a weakened zone in the wool.
Hue’s teaching interests include molecular genetics, biotechnology, immunology, microbiology, virology and biochemistry.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 - ongoing | Postdoctoral Researcher | University of Adelaide |
| 2021 - ongoing | Teaching assistant | University of Adelaide |
| 2021 - 2023 | Research/Lab assistant | University of Adelaide |
| 2014 - ongoing | Lecturer | Vietnam National University of Agriculture |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Vietnamese | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 - 2021 | The University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD |
| 2009 - 2011 | Vietnam National University of Agriculture | Vietnam | Master |
| 2004 - 2008 | Vietnam National University of Agriculture | Vietnam | Bachelor |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Hue, D. T., Petrovski, K., Ren, Y., Williams, J. L., Chen, T., Low, W. Y., . . . Bottema, C. D. K. (2026). Comparative analysis of microRNAs in bovine colostrum and neonatal calf blood. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 106(10), 5799-5809. |
| 2026 | Van, T. D., Kirkwood, R. N., Caetano, M., Hue, D. T., Werid, G. M., Uddin, A. H. M. M., . . . Petrovski, K. R. (2026). Effects of dietary ammonium chloride in late gestation on farrowing performance and piglet survival. Livestock Science, 308, 105956-1-105956-7. |
| 2026 | Luc, D. D., Tuoi, P. T., Anh, N. T., Hue, D. T., & Thinh, N. H. (2026). Reproductive performance and its association with ESR, PRLR, FSHB genes in indigenous “I” pigs. The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 56(2), 1-11. |
| 2026 | Van, T. D., Kirkwood, R. N., Caetano, M., Hue, D. T., Werid, G. M., Uddin, A. M., . . . Petrovski, K. R. (2026). Effects of dietary ammonium chloride in late gestation on farrowing performance and piglet survival. Livestock Science, 308. |
| 2025 | Ha Xuan, B., Han Quang, H., Dang Vu, H., Nguyen Thi, H., Nguyen Thanh, C., Nguyen Thi, V., . . . Do, H. (2025). Modeling growth curves to estimate the suitable slaughter age for the ostriches (Struthio camelus). Tropical Animal Health and Production, 57(4), 199-1-199-9. Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2023 | Hue, D. T., Petrovski, K., Chen, T., Williams, J. L., & Bottema, C. D. K. (2023). Analysis of immune-related microRNAs in cows and newborn calves. Journal of Dairy Science, 106(4), 2866-2878. Scopus13 WoS11 Europe PMC7 |
| 2023 | Bo, H. X., Huong, N. T., Hue, D. T., & Luc, D. D. (2023). Modeling growth curves to estimate the suitable slaughter age for the Vietnamese Tap Na pig. Livestock Science, 272, 7 pages. Scopus8 WoS9 |
| 2023 | Van, T. D., Hue, D. T., Bottema, C. D. K., Weird, G. M., Skirving, R., & Petrovski, K. R. (2023). Meta-Analysis on the Prevalence of Failed Transfer of Passive Immunity in Calves from Pasture-Based Dairy Farms in Australasia. Animals, 13(11), 1792-1-1792-13. Scopus7 WoS7 |
| 2022 | Skirving, R., Bottema, C. D. K., Laven, R., Hue, D. T., & Petrovski, K. R. (2022). Incidence of Inadequate Transfer of Passive Immunity in Dairy Heifer Calves in South Australia. Animals, 12(21), 2912-1-2912-10. Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC2 |
| 2022 | Bo, H. X., Hoa, D. V., Nhung, D. T., Hue, D. T., & Luc, D. D. (2022). NONLINEAR GROWTH MODELS FOR INDIGENOUS VIETNAMESE RI CHICKEN. Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences, 32(6), 1535-1541. Scopus3 WoS3 |
| 2021 | Hue, D. T., Skirving, R., Chen, T., Williams, J. L., Bottema, C. D. K., & Petrovski, K. (2021). Colostrum source and passive immunity transfer in dairy bull calves. Journal of Dairy Science, 104(7), 8164-8176. Scopus23 WoS17 Europe PMC14 |
| 2021 | Hue, D. T., Williams, J. L., Petrovski, K., & Bottema, C. D. K. (2021). Predicting colostrum and calf blood components based on refractometry. Journal of Dairy Research, 88(2), 194-200. Scopus14 WoS14 Europe PMC11 |
| 2017 | Hue, D. T., Duy, N. V., Xuan, N. T., Luc, D. D., Tham, L. T., Binh, D. V., & Ton, V. D. (2017). Semen quality and some factors affecting the semen quality of Dong Tao chicken. Vietnam Journal of Agriculture Science, 15(5), 598-604. |
| 2016 | Tham, L. T., Thai, N. X., Thang, N. V., Duy, N. V., Hiep, L. T., Hue, D. T., . . . Do, H. (2016). Raising Dong Tao chicken at households in Khoai Chau district, Hung Yen province. Journal of Animal Husbandry Sciences and Technics, 36-43. |
| 2015 | Ton, V. D., Hanh, H. Q., Hue, D. T., Phuong, N. T., & Trach, N. X. (2015). Factors affect the Biogas development in Hai Duong and Bac Giang of the North Vietnam. Journal of Animal Husbandry Sciences and Technics (Vietnam), 60-68. |
| 2013 | Hiep, T., Hue, D. T., Duy, N. V., Oanh, N. C., Hieu, L. H., Bo, H. X., . . . Ton, V. D. (2013). Current use and nutritive values of some fresh forage used as pig feed in households in North Viet Nam. Journal of Animal Husbandry Sciences and Technics, 173, 19-28. |
| - | Bottema, C., Do, H., Chen, T., Skirving, R., Petrovski, K., & Williams, J. L. (n.d.). Hue, et al. (2021) Colostrum source and passive immunity transfer in dairy bull calves. Journal of Dairy Science paper Supplementary Files. |
| - | Do, H. (n.d.). Hue et al 2022_Supplementary files_Analysis of immune-related microRNAs in cows and newborn calves.. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Ton, V. D., Duy, N. V., Hiep, D. T., Hue, D. T., & Luc, D. D. (2015). Raising Dong Tao chicken handbook. Publishing House Agricultural University. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Do, H., Chen, T., Williams, J., Petrovski, K., Van, T., Skirving, R., & Bottema, C. (2026). “Correlations between IgG and immune-related miRNAs in colostrum and calf blood”. In The 36th Australian Association of Animal Sciences conference, 13 to 17 July 2026, Adelaide, Australia. Australia. |
| 2026 | Van, T., Kirkwood, R., Caetano, M., Do, H., & Petrovski, K. (2026). “Dietary ammonium chloride supplementation in late gestation effects on sow reproductive performance in spring and summer”. In The 36th Australian Association of Animal Sciences conference, 13 to 17 July 2026, Adelaide, Australia. |
| 2026 | Van, T., Kirkwood, R., Caetano, M., Do, H., & Petrovski, K. (2026). “Dietary ammonium chloride in late gestation effect on farrowing duration, colostrum production and piglet performance”. In The 28th International Pig Veterinary Society Congress 16-19/06/2026. |
| 2025 | Van, D. T., Kirkwood, R. N., Caetano, M., Do, H. T., Gonzalez, C., & Petrovski, K. R. (2025). Effects of dietary ammonium chloride in late gestation on farrowing performance. In Abstracts from the Twentieth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association as published in Animal - Science proceedings Vol. 16 (pp. 41-794-41-795). Netherlands: Elsevier BV. DOI |
| 2025 | Do, H., Petrovski, K., Williams, J., Chen, T., Ren, K., Low, W., . . . Bottema, C. (2025). “MicroRNA profile and levels in colostrum and calf blood before and after receiving different colostrum sources”. In International conference on transformation to sustainable livestock production funded by VNUA-KOICA (Korea) project, 17 October 2025, Hanoi, Vietnam. |
| 2024 | Do, L., Phan, T., Nguyen, A., Nguyen, H., Nguyen, T., & Do, H. (2024). Effect of ESR, PRLR and FSHB genes on reproductive performance of Vietnamese indigenous fatty pig breed “I”. In 35th Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Animal Sciences and the 20th Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies “Embracing disruption as an opportunity for Animal Science” conference, Melbourne, 8-12 July 2024. |
| 2023 | Do, H., Chen, T., Williams, J., Petrovski, K., Ren, K., Low, W., . . . Bottema, C. (2023). ‘MicroRNA levels in newborn calves before and after colostrum ingestion’. In 39th International Society for Animal Genetics Conference (2023), held in Cape Town, South Africa in July 2-7, 2023. Conference Organiser: International Society for Animal Genetics, abstract is published in conference proceeding, https://www.isag.us/2023/.. |
| 2021 | Do, H., Ren, Y., Low, W., Chen, T., Petrovski, K., Tearle, R., & Bottema, C. (2021). MicroRNA profiles in colostrum and newborn calves after colostrum ingestion. In “38th International Society for Animal Genetics Conference (2021)”, Virtual conference, 26-30 July 2021. https://eventpilotadmin.com/web/planner.php?id=ISAG21. |
| 2019 | Do, H., Williams, J., Chen, T., Petrovski, K., & Bottema, C. (2019). Immune-related microRNA absorption in newborn calves.. In “37th International Society for Animal Genetics Conference (2019), 7-12 July 2019, Spain. (https://www.isag.us/2019/scientific-program.aspx. |
| 2018 | Do, H., Chen, T., Williams, J., & Bottema, C. (2018). Transferring immune-related miRNAs from dam to newborn calves.. In “7th International Symposium on Animal Functional Genomics & Functional Annotation of Animal Genomes Workshop 2018”, p.36, 12-15 November 2018. |
| 2017 | Nguyen, X., Nguyen, D., Do, H., Do, L., & Vu, T. (2017). . Fertilizing ability of Ho cock semen by different insermination doses and dilution rates. In International Conference: Animal production in Southeast Asia: Current status and Future. Agricultural University Press, Hanoi, Vietnam.. |
| 2016 | Nguyen, X., Do, H., Nguyen, D., Do, L., & Vu, T. (2016). Reproductive performance of Dong Tao chicken breed.. In International conference proceedings « Agriculture Development in the Context of International Integration: Opportunities and Challenges », December 7 - 8, 2016, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Vietnam. |
| 2016 | Do, H., Do, L., & Vu, T. (2016). Studying semen quality of Dong Tao and Ho chicken.. In Science and Technology of young lecturers of staffs in 2016 – Vietnam National University of Agriculture”, 26/3/2016,. |
| 2015 | Do, H., Do, L., Nguyen, D., Nguyen, T., & Vu, T. (2015). Semen quality of Ho chicken and some affected factors. In International conference “Suitable livestock development” date 18-19/12/2015. ISBN 978-604-924-204-5. Publishing House Agricultural University (Vietnam).. |
| 2015 | Ha, X. B., Do, H., Nguyen, C. T., & Do, D. L. (2015). The growth and feed consumption of stress resistance Pietrain pigs. In National conference proceedings “National Conference Animal & Veterinary”, 28-30 April 2015 in Vietnam.. |
| 2015 | Nguyen, V. D., Nasim, M., Do, D. L., Dao, T. H., Do, H., Vu, D. T., & F, F. (2015). Morpho-biometric characteristics of local chicken in Vietnam:. In “The 1st international conference on native chicken” from 23-25 February 2015, Khon Kean University - Thailand.. Thai Lan. |
Travel Grants:
- $3000 AUD from the College of Science, Adelaide University in 2026
- $2000 AUD from the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide in 2025
Current research projects:
- New-generation wool harvesting (2026-2028) Phase 2 ($4.4 Million). Funded by Australian Wool Innovation. (Phil Hynd is Chief Investigator; Sarah Weaver & Hue Do are Research Follow)
- Effects of feeding ammonium chloride to sows on piglet growth and survival (2026-2027). (Kiro Petrovski is Chief Investigator, Thien Dinh Van, R N Kirkwood, M Caetano, Hue Do). Funded by APRIL ($218 000 including facility funding)
Previous research projects:
- 2023-2026: New-generation wool harvesting. Funded by Australian Wool Innovation ($1.4 Million). Dr. Hue Do worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher.
- 2022-2023: Examining the potential transfer of microRNA from colostrum into the blood of newborn calves. Funded by Davies Livestock Research Centre ($4000), University of Adelaide, Chief Investigator: Hue Do.
- 2022-2023: Salmonella vaccine in layers, Funded by ARC-Linkage, Chief Investigator: Prof. Kapil Chousalkar.
- 2017- 2021: "Effects of colostrum components on ruminant health and production", (Funded: Davies Livestock Research Centre, University of Adelaide), Chief Investigator: A/Prof. Kiro Petrovski, A/Prof. Cynthia Bottema.
- 2016: "Semen quality and some factors affecting artificial insemination on Dong Tao chicken in a chicken farm, Faculty of Animal Science, Vietnam National University of Agriculture", (Funded: Belgium-Vietnam project, 30.000.000 VND). Chief Investigator: Hue Do.
- 2015: "Study on semen quality of Ho and Dong Tao chicken", (Funded by Vietnam National University of Agriculture, 25.000.000 VND), Chief Investigator: Hue Do
- 2015 - 2017: "Research and apply selected technology in molecular markers to enhance the reproductive performance of Landrace and Yorkshire sows", (Funded by Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), Chief Investigator: Prof. Vu Dinh Ton.
- 2015-2016: "Study on the use of rice distiller’s by-product in diets for pig production in Northern Vietnam". Funded by Institutional University Cooperation between VNUA and AI/CUD - Belgium.
- 2014 - 2016: "Biological characteristics, Performances, and Product quality of the Dong Tao chicken". Funded by Institutional University Cooperation between VNUA and AI/CUD- Belgium project.
- 2013: “Influence of different types of pig production systems on the animal welfare quality, environmental issues, and social consequences in North Vietnam”, (Funded by International cooperation between Hanoi University of Agriculture and Humane Society International).
- 2012: "Technical and socio-economic factors affecting adoption of biogas systems by livestock farming households in the North of Vietnam". (Funded by SUSANE Project - Denmark).
- Lecturer: Animal breeding and genetics (Vietnam National University of Agriculture)
- Teaching Assistant (The University of Adelaide, Australia): since 2021 to present for the following courses at the University of Adelaide: Animal Biotechnology, Veterinary Immunology and Infectious Diseases III, Animal Microbiology and Virology II, Genes and Inheritance II, Animal Nutrition metabolism III, Introduction to Mechanisms of Health I
| Date | Title | Type | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 - 2026 | Co-chair section & reviewer for Australian Association of Animal Science conference 2026 | Conference Review | Australian Association of Animal Science conference 2026 | - |
| 2022 - ongoing | Journal reviewer | Journal Review | Journal of dairy science; Animal science journal; Animal (Elsevier); Tropical animal health and production; Veterinary and animal science | - |
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