Egil Robert Orskov
# 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.

## 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

* 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
