Commentary for Chullin 73:11
בהמה דקה שפשטה ידה ולא החזירה פסולה שאינה אלא הוצאת נפש בלבד
THE SAGES SAY, [THE SLAUGHTERING IS INVALID] UNLESS IT JERKED EITHER ITS FORELEG OR ITS HIND LEG, OR IT MOVED ITS TAIL TO AND FRO; AND THIS IS THE TEST BOTH WITH REGARD TO LARGE AND SMALL ANIMALS.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By 'large animals' is meant oxen, by 'small animals' sheep and goats.');"><sup>3</sup></span>
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