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Feedlot

Relatively small confined area for the controlled feeding of animals. It tends to concentrate large amounts of animal wastes that cannot be absorbed by the soil and hence may be carried to nearby streams or taken by rainfall run-off.

Source: United Nations, Glossary of Environment Statistics

   
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