title: The antioxidant status and oxidative stability of muscle from lambs receiving oral administration of Artemisia herba alba and Rosmarinus officinalis essential oils.
abstract: The effect of the dietary supplementation to lambs of essential oils (EOs) from rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) and artemisia (Artemisia herba alba) on the antioxidant status of muscle and on meat oxidative stability was studied. Eighteen Barbarine lambs were divided into 3 groups and for 95days received oat hay and concentrates. One group (C) was not supplemented, while the other two groups received 400mg/kg of EOs from rosemary (R400) or artemisia (A400). Both EOs possessed antioxidant properties and their oral administration improved the reducing and radical scavenging capacity of the muscle compared to the C treatment (P<0.01). Nevertheless, supplementing EOs did not exert protection against lipid oxidation and did not affect the colour stability in meat over 7days of aerobic storage.
authors.affiliation: INRAT, Laboratoire des Productions Animales et Fourragères, Rue Hédi Karray, 2049 Ariana, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Dorra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aouadi
authors.affiliation: Department DISPA, University of Catania, via Valdisavoia 5, 95123 Catania, Italy. Electronic address: giuseppe.luciano@unict.it.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Luciano
authors.affiliation: Department DISPA, University of Catania, via Valdisavoia 5, 95123 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vasta
authors.affiliation: INRAT, Laboratoire des Productions Animales et Fourragères, Rue Hédi Karray, 2049 Ariana, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Saida
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nasri
authors.affiliation: Department DISPA, University of Catania, via Valdisavoia 5, 95123 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Daniela M R
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Brogna
authors.affiliation: INRAT, Laboratoire des Productions Animales et Fourragères, Rue Hédi Karray, 2049 Ariana, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Sourour
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abidi
authors.affiliation: Department DISPA, University of Catania, via Valdisavoia 5, 95123 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Priolo
authors.affiliation: INRAT, Laboratoire des Productions Animales et Fourragères, Rue Hédi Karray, 2049 Ariana, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Hichem Ben
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Salem
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019306:Artemisia / Q000737:chemistry*; D003116:Color; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000187:drug effects*; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D027542:Rosmarinus / Q000737:chemistry*; D034561:Sheep, Domestic
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010936:Plant Extracts
keywords: Antioxidant status; Artemisia; Essential oils; Muscle; Rosemary