Egil Robert Orskov Explained

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

• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Professor Bob Ørskov. 2024-08-30. Orskov Foundation.
2. Web site: Obituary: Egil Robert Ørskov, DSc, OBE, FRSE . Cambridge University Press . 14 October 2024 . 10 June 2022.