Feedlot - Wikipedia
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.
Feedlot | Description, History, Benefits, Antibiotics, Pollution ...
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.
What is a cattle feedlot? | Ask a Farmer - Beef Runner
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.
Cattle Feedlots: What Are They and How Do They Work? - Lazy T
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, …
What do feedlot cattle eat? Ask a Farmer - Beef Runner
2012年10月9日 · What do cattle eat in a feedlot? Here is a look at the beef cattle diet, why farmers feed cattle corn and some examples of what cattle eat.
What Is a Feedlot? - Sentient Media
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.
Best Practices for Managing Newly Received Feeder Calves
2024年9月23日 · The first 14 days upon feedlot arrival are critical in calf development and set the performance trajectory of the calf for the remainder of the feeding period. The main goal at receiving is to help with any bovine respiratory disease (BRD) concerns and improve upon the health of the calf.
Feedlot 101 - Alberta Cattle Feeders' Association
2024年8月1日 · Feedlots focus on efficient growth and weight gain, reducing the need for cattle to forage for food. Key to the success of Alberta’s cattle feeding sector is the sheer number of feedlots, their combined capacity, and a diverse range of feedlot sizes.
Feedlot Operations: Why It Matters Where Your Grain ... - NRDC
2014年11月13日 · What is a feedlot? The EPA defines feedlots, or animal feeding operations (AFOs), as "agricultural operations where animals are kept and raised in confined situations...that congregate animals,...
Review: An overview of beef production from pasture and feedlot ...
2021年12月1日 · Feedlot diets aim to maximize efficiency as measured by feed efficiency or feed to gain ratios. This is mostly although not always achieved near maximum growth rates depending on factors including intake and the composition of live weight gain.