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feedlot

[feed-lot] / ˈfidˌlɒt /
NOUN
barnyard
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Experts speculated that dry-lot cows can’t sweat as freely as free-range cows, and that weather and feedlot conditions contributed to deadly heat exhaustion.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Jake Wolfinger, a feedlot owner near Lexington, moves cattle between feedyards in brand-inspected and non-brand-inspected areas of Nebraska.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Truckers, feedlot operators and cattle ranchers face hits to their bottom line without the Lexington facility, which slaughters up to 5,000 cattle a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 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

Yet after enough time goes by, and the stink of that place is gone from my nostrils, I will probably eat feedlot beef again.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan