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feedlot

[feed-lot] / ˈfidˌlɒt /
NOUN
barnyard
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New technologies could place e-nose sensors on the wall or ceiling of a barn or feedlot to measure emissions and allow people to respond in real time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

And they soon embraced mechanized milking and the feedlot model to up their yield.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Brad Foote, a feedlot operator in western Nebraska with 62,000 cattle, considers brand rules “a tax with no benefit.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Kebreab said that daily feeding of pasture-based cattle is more difficult than feedlot or dairy cows because they often graze far from ranches for long periods.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024

That was probably from all the feedlot dust, which wasn’t really dust but dried-up cow manure.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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