Egil Robert Ørskov, OBE, FRSE (24 March 1934 – 12 April 2021) was a Danish-born Scottish agricultural scientist and development scholar. He is particularly known for research on the nutrition of farm animals.[1] Ørskov died in Aberdeen, Scotland on 12 April 2021, at the age of 87.[2]
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
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