May one cut fodder (shachat) or carob to feed an animal on Shabbat?
Synopsis
Cutting fodder (unripe harvested grain) or carob is forbidden because the animal can eat them without cutting. This is the mitrach be'okhla prohibition — extra effort on already-edible food.
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