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Muscled black and brown cattle pack tightly into a dusty feedlot pen, their yellow ear tags glinting under the harsh Queensland summer sunlight. A powerful blue and yellow front-end loader methodically moves mountains of organic waste, performing critical pen maintenance at this Goondiwindi region agricultural facility. The cattle - a mix of deep black Angus and rich brown breeds - stand shoulder to shoulder, their varied coat colors creating a textured landscape of bovine muscle and hide. Industrial metal fencing creates geometric lines around the pen, constraining the herd while the machinery works efficiently in the background, kicking up clouds of dry earth. Each animal wears a standardized identification tag, revealing the systematic approach of modern livestock management. The scene captures the precision and scale of Australian cattle production - a dance of animal husbandry where technology and agriculture merge under an expansive, cloudless sky.