FVMB Licence 2020: To obtain "colored" skin of carcass in poultry, with shades of orange, are used some feeds, like corn gluten meal, alfalfa meal, vegetable extracts. How can this be explained?

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To obtain "colored" skin of carcass in poultry, with shades of orange, are used some feeds, like corn gluten meal, alfalfa meal, vegetable extracts. How can this be explained?

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such sources contain xanthophylls

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such sources contain polyunsaturated fatty acids

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such sources interacts with the metabolism of vitamins

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such sources contain high levels of amino acids

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such sources interacts with the metabolism of minerals

FVMB Licence 2020

To obtain "colored" skin of carcass in poultry, with shades of orange, are used some feeds, like corn gluten meal, alfalfa meal, vegetable extracts. How can this be explained?

Such sources contain xanthophylls

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