Improving yellow skin pigmentation in broilers fed AGP-free

In the trial only the gut-health-improving additive treatments achieved the highest in vivo skin yellowness at day 46. Photo: Trouw
In the trial only the gut-health-improving additive treatments achieved the highest in vivo skin yellowness at day 46. Photo: Trouw
When reducing or eliminating antimicrobial growth promoters (AGP) in poultry production, producers must pay careful attention to feed, farm and health challenges. In some regions, producers face an additional challenge: achieving skin pigmentation levels desired in the marketplace. Failing to achieve adequate levels of yellow pigmentation can result in lower value end products. Broiler production in Mexico amounts to more than 300 million broilers per cycle and the country’s marketplace place


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