A feedlot or feed yard is a type of animal feeding operation (AFO) which is used in intensive animal farming, notably beef cattle, but also swine, horses, sheep, turkeys, chickens or ducks, prior to slaughter.

A feedlot is a plot of land on which livestock are fattened for market. A feedlot intensively manages cattle or other animals in a relatively small area and feeds them primarily grains until they are ready for processing for human consumption.

2012年10月8日 · A cattle feedlot is the final stage of production prior to slaughter with a focus on efficient growth and weight gain of the animals. This is achieved by providing a readily digestible, high-energy diet; reducing the amount of energy expended to find food, directing more toward growth, and managing the cattle to minimize stress and health problems.

2025年2月7日 · The meaning of FEEDLOT is a plot of land on which livestock are fattened for market.

2025年2月12日 · A feedlot, also known as a feedyard or fattening yard, is a confined animal feeding operation (CAFO) where livestock, primarily cattle, are housed, fed, and managed in concentrated feeding facilities to rapidly gain weight, finish for market, or prepare for slaughter in meat production systems.

2024年7月27日 · Cattle Feedlot Operations, also known as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), are facilities designed to intensively raise cattle for slaughter. In these operations, animals are confined to a specific area and fed a …

2023年8月21日 · A feedlot is an area or building where livestock are fattened up for—you guessed it—harvest, which is the kinder word for animal-becomes-meat-in-the-freezer. People have various opinions about feedlots, mostly regarding environmental impact, animal health, and grain-versus-grass finish.

2023年4月19日 · Feedlots are large fenced-off areas of land that house thousands of cattle while they gain weight before slaughter. But this isn’t quite the whole story. Feedlots can also describe any number of farming operations that confine animals for feeding.

The feedlot sector is recognised as an intensive production system focused on raising and fattening cattle to achieve an optimal slaughter weight. This process can be divided into two key phases: the growing phase, also known as backgrounding, and …

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