Feedlot

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-010846",
  "term": "Feedlot",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Enterprise in which cattle are fed grain and other concentrates for usually 90-120 days. Feedlots range in size from less than 100-head capacity to many thousands.\n\n2. A confined area for the controlled feeding of animals. Tends to concentrate large amounts of animal waste that cannot be absorbed by the soil and, hence, may be carried to nearby streams or lakes by rainfall runoff.\n\n3. Confined outdoor or indoor space used to raise hundreds to thousands of domesticated livestock. See rangeland.",
  "subject": "Chemicals, toxics and pesticides",
  "references": [
    "Ag 101 Glossary of American Agriculture",
    "Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Glossary; Urban Watershed Management Research Terminology; Terms of Environment",
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/feedlot/"
}