The results on the effect of strain on skin color of the different carcass parts are reported in Figures 4, 5, and 6. Lightness appeared slightly higher in Ross 508 birds either in breast, thigh, or shanks. The Ross 508 strain also had higher values of redness in breast and thigh and lower in shank, whereas Ross 308 birds appeared more yellow in all body parts. In this trial, we monitored the skin color on 2 commercial strains characterized by slight genetic differences, which are responsible for the presumably different ability to absorb and deposit the carotenoid pigments in the skin and for the color differences observed this study.