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Separating and Selecting (Borer)

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May one use a sieve to separate chaff from straw on Shabbat?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Sifting / Separating

May one measure out a precise quantity of barley to place before an animal on Shabbat?

3 opinions across 2 eras

May one add water to bran (mursан) for animal feed on Shabbat, and how may one mix it?

4 opinions across 3 eras

Kneading / Mixing

May one untie bundles of grain stalks to feed an animal on Shabbat?

3 opinions across 2 eras

May one shred moist wood chips cut from a tree to feed an animal on Shabbat?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Shredding / Processing

May one cut gourds to feed an animal on Shabbat?

2 opinions

Cutting Produce

May one cut a carcass (neveilah) to feed dogs on Shabbat?

3 opinions

Cutting Meat / Carcass

May one cut fodder (shachat) or carob to feed an animal on Shabbat?

2 opinions across 2 eras

What types of forced feeding are prohibited on Shabbat, and what is permitted?

4 opinions across 3 eras

For which animals is it permitted to place food or water on Shabbat, and for which is it forbidden?

4 opinions across 2 eras

May one feed silkworms on Shabbat?

2 opinions

May one stand an animal on attached vegetation on Shabbat, and what about on muktzeh matter?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Standing Animal on Vegetatio…

May one transfer food from before one animal to another of a different species?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Transferring Animal Food Bet…

May one clean out or clear the feeding trough of a fattened ox on Shabbat?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Cleaning a Trough