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

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  • 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

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Career

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Awards

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  • OBE 1988
  • Royal Society of Edinburgh 1991

References

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