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Feedlot

Meaning in agriculture, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In agriculture, feedlot means: A farm or area where beef cattle or lambs are kept in pens and fed rich rations so that they gain weight quickly before slaughter.

In Turkish: besi yeri, besi işletmesi, açık besi ağılı

How it is used

Common in American and Australian beef production; in Turkey people usually say 'besi' or 'besicilik'. Feedlot managers track daily weight gain, feed conversion and days on feed.

Example sentences

  1. The feedlot buys young bulls at about 250 kilograms and fattens them for six months.

  2. Daily weight gain in the feedlot averaged 1.4 kilograms per head.

Common collocations

  • beef feedlot
  • feedlot cattle
  • daily weight gain
  • feed conversion
  • finishing ration
  • cattleCows, bulls, steers and calves considered as a group and kept for milk, meat or work.
  • feedFood given to farm animals, such as hay, silage, grain or manufactured mixtures, chosen to meet their nutritional needs.
  • livestockAnimals such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and poultry that are kept on a farm for meat, milk, eggs, wool or work.
  • animal welfareThe physical and mental well-being of animals, including good feed, water, housing, health care and the freedom to behave naturally.
  • breedA group of animals of the same species with similar appearance and characteristics, developed and kept by people, such as Holstein cattle or Merino sheep.

More terms: Livestock

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