: a plot of land on which livestock are fattened for market
Examples of feedlot in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebLikewise, more than 70 percent of cattle raised on large U.S. feedlots are fed medically important antibiotics, and between 20 and 52 percent of healthy chickens get antibiotics at some time as well.—Melinda Wenner Moyer, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2016 Tiffany, who co-owns four feedlots in the state, could also try and run to Schmidt’s right.—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2024 By doing this, Our Home Place aims to cut out the need for industrial feedlots, allowing farmers to sustain their animals on their own land.—Keith Pandolfi, Saveur, 15 May 2024 Nothing would shrink the American appetite for meat more quickly than if more people could visit feedlots, or kill floors in a slaughterhouse.—Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for feedlot
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