Assoc. Prof. Do Vo Anh Khoa

Do Vo Anh Khoa earned his Ph.D. in Animal Biotechnology from the University of Bonn, Germany, in 2009 and was appointed Associate Professor of Animal Sciences in 2013, becoming the youngest scholar to hold the position at the time.

With ~30 years of experience in academia, research, and industry, he has held a range of leadership and advisory positions, including Head of the Department of Animal Sciences and the Animal Experiment Farm at Can Tho University (2012–2017), Guest Professor at Southwest University of Science and Technology, China (2017–2019) and at Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry (since 2020), President of the Animal Husbandry Association of Can Tho (since 2014), Chairman of Vietnam Pig Operation (since 2024), and Senior Consultant at Vietnam National University of Forestry in Dong Nai (since 2022). Since 2015, he has also held senior executive and advisory positions, including General Director, Animal Health Director, and Senior Consultant, across organizations in the livestock, veterinary, and meat-processing industries in Vietnam.

He founded the National Conference on Animal & Veterinary Sciences (AVS), held biennially at rotating university venues since 2017, and the National Conference on Pig Sciences & Technologies (PST), held annually since 2024, both in Vietnam.

His scholarly contributions include more than 200 scientific publications and eight books covering animal sciences and related fields.