Hypoglycemic efficacy of and/or leaves powder as a promising clinico-nutritional management tool for diabetes mellitus in Rottweiler dogs.

Background And Aim: This study examined the impact of dietary fortification with rosemary () and/or basil () leaves powder on glycemic status of dogs.

Materials And Methods: Forty-five Rottweiler dogs were assigned to five experimental groups and fed an experimentally processed extruded basal diet that was either fortified or not fortified. G1 was fed the basal diet without any fortification (negative control); G2 was consumed the basal diet supplemented with a commercially available synthetic palatant (positive control); G3 was provided with rosemary fortified (at 0.