Commentary for Bava Batra 185:4

ואמאי לימא הלך אחר רוב פרות ורוב פרות מתעברות ויולדות והא ודאי מחמת נגיחה הפילה

[the owner of the ox] pays half [the cost of the] damage [in respect] of the cow,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The owner of a butting ox, before due warning has been given him (cf. Ex. XXI, 28-36). makes good only half the damage. ');">⁷</span> and a quarter [in respect] of the young.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In respect of half the cost of the damage to the embryo it is not certain that he is liable, since it is not known whether or not the goring was the cause of the death. Hence the loss is shared by the two parties, the owner of the ox refunding a half of the half, i.e., a quarter of the full loss. ');">⁸</span>

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