title: Egil Robert Orskov
text: # 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
  