Dietary rosemary extract in dairy goats organically managed: effects on immune response, mammary infections and milk quality

Abstract

Natural polyphenols found in the leaves of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) have potential therapeutic benefits, because of their potent antioxidant activity and their anticancerogenic and antiviral properties, observed in vitro and in human liver (Aruoma et al., 1996; Offord et al., 1997). Main active components in rosemary extract are carnosol, carnosic acid, rosmarinic acid and rosmanol (Pearson et al., 1997)...

Keywords

• rosemary, goat’s milk, immune system.