Cattle fed the corn diet consumed a meal when the
diet was offered and their meal size decreased as concentrate
level increased; but they, nevertheless, would
eat a meal when feed was offered to them. The cattle fed
the wheat, however, did not eat a meal when fed the 55
or 75 percent concentrate levels. Once the feeds were
increased to 55 percent concentrate, the cattle fed wheat
tended to partition their intake over a longer period of
time and ate more during the last 12 hours of the day
than during the first 12 hours. This effect is indicative of
changing intake patterns because of subacute acidosis.
This altering of intake pattern must occur so that the cattle
will adapt to high-grain finishing rations.