Research Progress of Manganese Nutrition in Poultry

Manganese is a necessary microelement for animal, and play an important function in livestock production. Poutry industry have done even better. Manganese is the component of some important enzymes and activator in organsim, it also have colsed relationship with the of bone growth, hematopoietic and reproductive function. Manganese involve in the metabolize of carbohydrate, protein and lipid. Deficiency and excess manganese cause some undersirable consequences in poutry organism. This paper summarized the distribution, metabolism and biological property, and the application of the poultry production.