Yellow colour of broiler skin is due to the addition of in the diet of broilers?

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QUESTION

Yellow colour of broiler skin is due to the addition of in the diet of broilers?

OPTIONS

(A) Carotenoids
(B) Xanthophyll
(C) Flavonoids
(D) Both (a) and (b)

ANSWER

(D) Both (a) and (b)

EXPLANATION

Yellow pigmentation of broiler skin is mainly associated with dietary carotenoids, particularly xanthophylls. Xanthophyll is a class of carotenoid pigment, so both terms are relevant to the pigmentation mechanism; flavonoids are a different group of plant compounds and are not responsible for the characteristic yellow broiler skin color.

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