MagBoost is targeted magnesium support, helping maintain normal muscle and metabolic function through seasonal transitions, rapid pasture growth and late-pregnancy nutritional challenges, including the grass tetany and milk fever risk windows.
Tetany can strike when feed looks its best: lush, fast-growing pasture, where high nitrate and potassium can interfere with magnesium uptake and a cold snap can tip the balance. Ruminants can’t rely on stored magnesium, so a consistent supply is critical. That’s why MagBoost is dosed every three weeks through the risk window, combining elevated magnesium with trace elements, natural electrolytes and amino acids, including aspartic acid, glycine and proline, to support magnesium availability when it’s needed most. Proactive, not reactive.
Elevated magnesium for seasonal risk periods
Dosed every 3 weeks during high-risk periods
Supports grass tetany and milk fever management programs
Every batch NATA tested
FeedSafe accredited
Nil withholding
3-year shelf life
Why producers choose MagBoost
Grass Tetany Risk
Supports normal muscle and metabolic function when magnesium intake falls short on lush, rapidly growing pasture.
Milk Fever & Late Pregnancy
Supports the peak magnesium and calcium demand of late pregnancy and early lactation.
Newborn Strength & Survival
Helps support the development and survival of young animals, particularly multiples.
Milk Let-down & Mothering
Producers commonly notice better milk let-down, stronger newborns and improved appetite on lush feed.
High-nitrate Pastures
Assists where high nitrate in fresh green feed places extra pressure on livestock.
Faster Return to Cycle
Females hold condition longer post-calving, supporting stronger rebreeding.
Active ingredients
Every LivestockIQ supplement combines highly bioavailable trace elements, naturally derived amino acids and fulvic acid electrolytes, with targeted ingredients added where needed for specific production challenges.
Together, these ingredients support nutrient absorption, feed utilisation, animal health and performance to help livestock thrive when it matters most.
Key times to use
For best results, use MagBoost every three weeks during periods of elevated magnesium demand. If continuous supplementation isn’t required, prioritise use during these key seasonal risk periods:
Grass Tetany Risk Periods
During rapid pasture growth, lush feed conditions and seasonal transitions.
Before Calving & Lambing
Begin supplementation approximately 6 weeks prior to birthing.
Lactation
Continue every 3 weeks while magnesium demand remains elevated.
Late Seasonal Breaks
Support livestock when pasture conditions increase magnesium-related risk.
High-Risk Weather Events
Use proactively during periods traditionally associated with grass tetany and milk fever.
Dose rates
MagBoost is designed to provide targeted magnesium support in the lead up and during periods of elevated demand.
A single dose is applied over a 3-day period using the ProDispenser in the water trough or mixed with feed. After the initial dose, maintenance doses are applied every 3 weeks during high-risk periods.
Already using the LivestockIQ range? MagBoost dose rates are half those of the year-round products, and dosing is every 3 weeks, not 6.
Cattle
50mL per adult for the first dose, then 25mL per head every 3 weeks until seasonal risk decreases
Example
100 adult cows, first dose: 100 × 50mL = 5L
Then every 3 weeks: 100 × 25mL = 2.5L
Example program cost: one 50mL loading dose plus three 25mL maintenance doses comes to about $2.88 to $4.21 per head, depending on drum size. Add one 25mL dose for every extra 3 weeks of risk.
Price per adult dose (25mL)
RRP ex GST
| Drum size | 25 mL doses per drum | Cost per 25 mL dose |
|---|---|---|
| 10 L | 400 | $0.84 |
| 20 L | 800 | $0.70 |
| 200 L | 8,000 | $0.62 |
| 1000 L | 40,000 | $0.58 |
Goats & Sheep
10mL per adult sheep/goat for the first dose, then 5mL per head every 3 weeks until seasonal risk decreases.
Example
200 ewes, first dose: 200 × 10mL = 2L
Then every 3 weeks: 200 × 5mL = 1L
Example program cost: one 10mL loading dose plus three 5mL maintenance doses comes to about $0.58 to $0.84 per head, depending on drum size. Add one 5mL dose for every extra 3 weeks of risk.
Price per adult dose (5mL)
RRP ex GST
| Drum size | 5 mL doses per drum | Cost per 5 mL dose |
|---|---|---|
| 10 L | 2,000 | $0.17 |
| 20 L | 4,000 | $0.14 |
| 200 L | 40,000 | $0.12 |
| 1000 L | 200,000 | $0.12 |
Target analysis
Every batch of MagBoost is independently analysed by a NATA-accredited laboratory to verify the concentration of its essential trace elements.
While the analysis table shows the target levels of each mineral, the performance of MagBoost comes from more than trace elements alone. Its formulation combines chelated trace elements, naturally derived amino acids from seagrass and kelp and natural electrolytes, with elevated magnesium to support livestock during periods of increased magnesium demand.
Unlike conventional mineral supplements, this integrated delivery system helps maximise nutrient availability where it matters most.
| Essential elements | Target result | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Boron, B | 900 | mg/L |
| Cobalt, Co | 3,000 | mg/L |
| Copper, Cu | 4,000 | mg/L |
| Magnesium, Mg | 3,600 | mg/L |
| Manganese, Mn | 5,400 | mg/L |
| Potassium, K | 200 | mg/L |
| Selenium, Se | 1,500 | mg/L |
| Sodium, Na | 2,000 | mg/L |
| Sulphur, S | 16,000 | mg/L |
| Zinc, Zn | 5,300 | mg/L |
More than minerals
16 AMINO ACIDS
Sourced from seagrass and kelp extracts, these amino acids are the building blocks of protein production. Led by aspartic acid, glycine, glutamic acid and proline, the amino acids that bind and carry magnesium into the bloodstream.
Chelated Trace Elements
MagBoost contains highly bioavailable chelated trace elements with elevated magnesium to support normal muscle and metabolic function during periods of increased magnesium demand. Together, these nutrients help support metabolic balance, seasonal resilience, livestock health and productivity.
Natural Electrolytes
Derived from fulvic acid, the natural electrolytes assist nutrient transport throughout the body. Fulvic acid is highly soluble and naturally binds with minerals, helping move nutrients into cells where they can be more effectively utilised.
Application methods
water trough
This is the recommended application method. Apply using the LivestockIQ ProDispenser over a 48–72 hour period.
Water tank
Suitable where livestock are supplied from a central tank system.
Feed & HAY
Can be mixed through feed or hay when water application is not practical.
FAQ
Why is MagBoost dosed every three weeks instead of six?
Because magnesium works differently. Ruminants can’t store it, so blood magnesium has to be topped up constantly from the diet. Lush pasture makes it worse: high nitrate and potassium block magnesium uptake just as demand peaks, and a cold snap tips it over. A three-week cycle holds levels steady through the danger window where six weeks would let them fall away.
When should I start MagBoost, and how long do I keep it up?
Start before the risk window opens, not after signs appear. This is prevention. Usually from about six weeks before calving or lambing, especially onto lush spring feed and through cold wet weather. Give a full loading dose, then the lower maintenance rate every three weeks until the risk eases.
The dose rates look lower, is that right?
Yes, read the label carefully. You give a full loading dose first, then a lower maintenance dose (about half) every three weeks. The rates and interval differ from the year-round products, so follow the loading-then-maintenance steps, not your usual six-week dose.
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