Commentary for Avodah Zarah 10:8
התם דלאכילה סגיא בחד יומא הכא דלהקרבה בעינן תלתא יומי ולהקרבה סגי בתלתא יומי והתנן שואלין בהלכות הפסח קודם הפסח שלשים יום רשב"ג אומר שתי שבתות
In those cases where the animals were bought for eating, one day is enough, but here where they were bought for sacrifice, three days are needed. But are three days enough in the case of sacrifices? Have we not learned: The laws relating to Pesah [should be learned] for thirty days before Pesah; R. Shimon b. Gamaliel says two weeks.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The mishnah in Hullin referred to selling animals for food. The assumption is that people would buy the animal and slaughter it the same day. Our mishnah refers to sacrifice. People might by the animal three days ahead of time.
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Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
If the animal is being sold for sacrifice, then maybe the prohibition needs to be longer than three days. After all, Jews are supposed to start preparing for the Pesah sacrifice thirty days (or at least two weeks) before Pesah. The answer is that Jews need more time because there are more rules for us about what flaws disqualify animals from being sacrificed. Non-Jews have fewer rules and therefore three days is sufficient.
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