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Feed Lots…A Well for Foodborne Illness?
It is a common practice among cattle ranchers to enclose cattle into a “Feed Lot” a few months before slaughter. This practice is done to ensure that the cows can get fattened up on unnatural grain heavy diets to add weight and “marbling” to the meat. “Feed lots” are very small enclosures, where dozens of these animals are crammed into tightly fenced in spaces with only enough room for... [more]