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Egil Robert Orskov

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Egil Robert Ørskov, OBE FRSE is a Danish born Scottish agricultural scientist and development scholar. He is particularly known for research on the nutrition of farm animals.[1]

Selected publications

  • Ørskov, E.R. and McDonald, I., 1979. The estimation of protein degradability in the rumen from incubation measurements weighted according to rate of passage. The Journal of Agricultural Science, 92(2), pp. 499–503.
  • Mehrez, A.Z., Ørskov, E.R. and McDonald, I., 1977. Rates of rumen fermentation in relation to ammonia concentration. British Journal of Nutrition, 38(3), pp. 437–443.
  • Orskov, E.R., 1982. Protein nutrition in ruminants. Academic Press Inc.(London) Ltd.

Alma Mater

Career

Awards

  • OBE 1988
  • Royal Society of Edinburgh 1991

References