Mesorat%20hashas for Chullin 75:31
בהמה דקה שפשטה ידה ולא החזירה פסולה
And Samuel explained that the Mishnah referred to the sides of the throat.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the Mishnah 'THE SIDES' might also mean 'the walls of the slaughter-house', and if this were the meaning, then it would not be difficult to ascertain on the following morning at what stage of the slaughtering the spurting of blood occurred; for if it happened at the beginning of the slaughtering when the animal had more vitality the blood would be found higher up on the wall or further away from the animal than if it occurred in the middle of the slaughtering. On the other hand, according to Samuel's interpretation of the Mishnah there are obviously no means of ascertaining at what stage in the slaughtering the animal spurted blood.');"><sup>7</sup></span>
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