| RefNo | EC/1970/29 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XVIII, 177 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Underwood, Eric John: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Description | Citation typed |
| Citation | Distinguished for his work on the nutrition of animals and in particular on the nutritional importance of metals present in trace quantities in the diet. With Filmer he discovered that enzootic marasmus, a wasting disease of sheep grazing pastures in Western Australia, was due to a dietary deficiency of cobalt. The remarkable finding that cobalt in dietary concentrations of 100 micrograms per kg is essential for ruminants, and his associated work, has led to the recognition and prevention of cobalt deficiency in ruminants in many countries throughout the world. Underwood was also concerned with the discovery that infertility in sheep in Western Australia was due to the presence of oestrogens in certain strains of subterranean clover. This finding has led to the recognition and appreciation of the importance of plant oestrogens in other countries. Through the Institute he now directs he has made many contributions to our knowledge of the nutritional biochemistry of ruminants, particularly with respect to their protein nutrition. |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1933 | Underwood; Eric John (1905 - 1980) | 1905 - 1980 |