Commentary for Zevachim 148:6

אמר רבה לא התיר ר"ל אלא חבית דמינכרא נפילתה אבל תאינה לא ורב יוסף אמר אפילו תאינה כנפילתה כך עלייתה

A ROBA' OR A NIRBA' etc. As for all the others, it is well; [for their disqualification] is not perceptible; but how is this [case of] terefah possible? if it is perceptible, let [the priest] come and remove it? whilst if he cannot distinguish it, how does he know that [a terefah] was mixed up? The school of R. Jannai said: The circumstances here are e.g., that [an animal] perforated by a thorn was mixed up with one attacked by a wolf. Resh Lakish said: It was mixed up e.g. with a fallen animal. [You say,] 'A fallen animal'? that too can be examined? He holds [that] if it, stood up, it needs [observation for] twenty-four hours; if it walked, it needs examination. R. Jeremiah said: E.g., it was mixed up with the young of a terefah, this being in accordance with R. Eliezer, who maintained: The young of a terefah cannot be offered at the altar.

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