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    Livestock feeder (person)

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    A cattle feeder is a farmer who buys or rears cattle to add weight and quality to the cattle for the meat industry.[1]

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    1. ^ Optimal Contracting and Vertical Coordination in the Beef Industry 0549451803 2007 "While the primary duty of a feedlot operator is to add weight to the live animal, a cattle feeder is also responsible for the growth rate, feed efficiency, and potential yield and quality of the carcass. "
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