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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

For cattlemen and feedlot operators in Nebraska, the concern is that having one less large buyer of their livestock could hurt the prices they are paid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

It follows previous studies that showed seaweed cut methane emissions 82% in feedlot cattle and over 50% in dairy cows.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024

That is one way of looking at a steer like 534—the feedlot way, the industrial way.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan