Egil Robert Orskov
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.- 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, 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, pp.437-443.
- Orskov, E.R., 1982. Protein nutrition in ruminants. Academic Press Inc. Ltd.
Alma Mater
- Copenhagen University, University of Reading.
Career
- Rowett Research Institute, Macaulay Land Research Institute and the James Hutton Institute.
Awards
- OBE 1988
- Royal Society of Edinburgh 1991
