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feedlot

or feed lot

[ feed-lot ]

noun

  1. a plot of ground, often near a stockyard, where livestock are gathered to be fattened for market.
  2. a commercial establishment that operates a feedlot.


feedlot

/ ˈھːˌɒ /

noun

  1. an area or building where livestock are fattened rapidly for market
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of feedlot1

First recorded in 1885–90; feed + lot
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Grazing cattle also produce more methane than feedlot cattle or dairy cows because they eat more fiber from grass.

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The water has been used to irrigate a wide variety of crops, including nuts, fruits, tomatoes, cotton and cattle-feed crops to supply dairies and feedlots.

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Together, farms like these confine over 1.7 billion farm animals in large buildings or feedlots and produce 941 billion pounds of manure, according to a report by Food and Water Watch.

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The next stop is a feedlot, where cattle are fed an energy-rich diet of grains and corn, designed to make them grow as efficiently as possible.

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If more people could do what we both had the chance to do, which is go to a slaughter plant and go to a feedlot, It would change everything about how people eat meat.

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