Liu Bin
2015
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Chinese Journal of Animal Science
Abstract
Zinc-methionine is a sp ecific organic-amino acid complex of zinc, which has a similar form with the free zinc in absorption and function in vivo. Compared with zinc from zinc sulfate, zinc-methionine has many biological functions, such as higher biological value, improving immunity function, promoting ability of anti-stress, etc. All these properties can significantly enhance the performance of poultry, improve the quality of egg shell, decrease the pollution of heavy metal. This review mainly focused on the physicochemical properties, absorption mechanism, biological functions, and application in poultry production of zinc-methionine.