Commentary for Bava Kamma 159:2
שאלו תלמידיו את ר"ג מהו לגדל אמר להן מותר והתנן אין מגדלין
R. Gamaliel was asked by his disciples whether it is permissible to breed [small cattle]. He said to them: 'It is permissible.' But did we not learn: 'IT IS NOT RIGHT TO BREED'? — What they asked him was really this: 'What about retaining [it]?'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For a festival; cf. Tosaf. a.l. ');"><sup>1</sup></span>
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