Every cow needs magnesium, every day.
pHix-up® is a highly available, low-dust magnesium oxide built for the New Zealand rumen. It dissolves where she needs it, when she needs it — so the magnesium you pay for is the magnesium she uses.
pHix-up® is a highly available, low-dust magnesium oxide built for the New Zealand rumen. It dissolves where she needs it, when she needs it — so the magnesium you pay for is the magnesium she uses.
pHix-up is a unique blend of magnesium oxide sources, formulated using industrial expertise and designed specifically for ruminant nutrition. It’s superior solubility profile combined with it neutralising capacity and low-dust makes it a powerful dual action solution that is effective at its job, whilst also being safer and easier to handle
Magnesium is an essential mineral for dairy cows – Every cow needs it, every day. It is involved in over 300 reacts into the body, supporting milk production, neuromuscular transmission, and the prevention of hypocalcemia. So you want to pick a magnesium that works.
What pHix-up supports
pHix-up® is developed by Terresis and backed by research with Professor Alex Bach. It continues to gain momentum internationally as a superior dual-action magnesium source. Read about Terresis
years of research with Professor Alex Bach at Blanca Experimental Station in Spain.
years studying, experimenting and analysing the properties and reactions of magnesia.
years in commercial use in herds around the world.
Independent field trials completed across multiple production systems worldwide.
Grass tetany (hypomagnesaemia) is one of the key problems our cows face when they are short of magnesium. It moves fast, and it can be fatal if it is not treated.
Lush grass is typically low in magnesium but high in both potassium and nitrogen which both interfere with magnesium absorption.
Magnesium that does not solubilise in the rumen will either pass straight through her, or dissolve in the hind gut where it changes pH and raises the risk of a salmonella outbreak. Solubility depends on source origin, calcination, particle size and chemical formula.
of magnesium absorption needs to happen in the rumen. That makes rumen solubility the whole ball game.
More than 80–90% of magnesium absorption occurs in the rumen. This means that the effectiveness of any magnesium supplement depends first on its ability to dissolve (solubilize) in the rumen fluid. If the Mg source does not solubilize in the rumen, it will simply pass through the digestive tract and be lost. Or worse, solubilize in the hind gut, and cause unwanted pH changes, potentially risking Salmonella outbreak.
Different magnesium sources dissolve at different pH levels. New Zealand rumens sit at a higher pH than UK and US rumens, so choosing a source designed to dissolve at a typical NZ rumen pH matters.
An increased risk of down cows and grass tetany through the highest-risk weeks of the season.
Magnesium that hasn’t solubilised in the rumen won’t be utilised in the rumen, where it is needed most.
Undissolved magnesium may solubilise further down the tract, shifting pH and raising salmonella risk.
To counteract the lush spring grass and ensure cows can absorb as much of the supplemented magnesium as possible in the rumen, Sollus has sourced a world leading magnesium source called pHix-Up.
Made up of several different source of Mg, pHix Up is designed to give a controlled staggered release of Magnesium, both a fast acting and a slow sustained release, at higher levels, than other magnesium sources.
pHix-up® is a high-quality source of magnesium for New Zealand dairy cows, with a set of real advantages over other mag-oxide products.
Being a highly available source, cows absorb the magnesium more efficiently and waste less of it.
Quick activation in the rumen gets magnesium into her blood when the risk is highest.
High availability increases the amount absorbed in the rumen, reducing hind gut pH changes and the salmonella risk that follows.
Fast acting and long lasting, so cover holds across the day rather than spiking and dropping away.
A rumen-stabilising effect keeps her rumen bugs happier, improving feed conversion efficiency and milk production.
Magnesium should be supplemented daily, and increased during periods of higher risk of low blood magnesium. Your rep can help you set the rate for your system.
pHix-up® can be added to your feed through your local feed supplier, or delivered direct to farm to be mixed in with a mixer wagon.
pHix-up® is now the magnesium Sollus includes in LactiSol™. If you are already using LactiSol to supplement your herd, they are receiving pHix-up® magnesium.
Tell us how you feed and we will help you work out where pHix-up® fits, and at what rate.
