A feedlot is a place where large numbers of animals, typically cows or pigs, are kept and fed a high-protein diet to quickly fatten them up for slaughter. Full definition
CPC is already well invested in feedlots in Indonesia and is making plans to invest further as the population of such countries grows. (afr.com)
Singapore - based Pardoo Beef Corporation, run by Bruce Cheung, purchased the 198,000 hectare Pardoo Station for $ 13.5 million earlier this month while other major operators such as Great Giant Livestock Co, the second - largest cattle feedlot in Indonesia, and Japfa, also known as Santori, spent a combined $ 50 million buying cattle stations in the far north. (afr.com)
Today, with little room for expanding the output from rangelands and the seas, producing more beef and fish for a growing and increasingly affluent world population has meant relying on feedlots for fattening cattle and on ponds, nets, and pens for growing fish. (treehugger.com)