An adult elephant can eat 4-5 bales of hay each day, which is 4.5-8kg or 10-18lbs. In addition to the increase of fermentation rate, the rate of rumen contractions decreases when cattle are fed a high corn concentrate diet instead of a diet high in forage (Bowen, 2006). Thus, even though fermentation of corn food leads to the production of more gases fewer contractions occur to aid in eructation and this gas build up leads to bloat. As fermentation gases …
