Stockyard

Stockyard

A stockyard is an enclosure for the keeping of livestock. In the United States, stockyards are regulated by the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. They are sometimes associated with slaughterhouses.

Some stockyards include:
*Omaha Stockyards, Nebraska, USA
*Kansas City Stockyards, Missouri, USA
*Fort Worth Stockyards, Texas, USA
*Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Other uses:
*Stockyard Landing, original name of Arabi, Louisiana
*Stockyard, Queensland, Australia
*The Stockyard Stoics, a punk rock band
*Stockyard, rock band - early 1970's - from Amsterdam - Netherlands
*Stockyard Magazine, a Chicago-based publication.
* A "stock yard" can also refer to various storage yards used in mining, manufacturing, and transportation of goods.


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