שבת כ״ד:ב׳ - כ״ד:ג׳

פקיעי עמיר – straw of ears of corn that were tied together, we loosen them, for all the while that they are tied together they are not food/eatables, and we loosen them to make them into food, but we spread them to scatter them in the manner that we scatter grasses before the animal in order that it would smell it their scent and it would be nice for her to consume them, but it is prohibited with bundles of sheaves, for after they have made it into food, they untying bundles/bunch and the that which is spread, it is not other than for mere enjoyment, but he is troubling himself with something that is already food, we don’t trouble ourselves with it.

ומפספסים את הכיפים – moist cedar branches we spread out and stretch them in front of the animal in order that it would smell their scent for without spreading them out, they are not food.

אבל לא את הזירין – they are bundles of sheaves but these bundles have two ties, one at their head and another at their end, but the small bunches/capsules have three bands (see Talmud Shabbat 155a) - one additional connection in their middle and our Mishnah mentions it for we do not spread these bundles of sheaves, even though they are pressed against each other and become heated, for the animals set them aside but rather, he loosens three bunches only, for the loosening of the bands is a burden for her and the food is like bunches [when tied with two bands].

אין מרסקין את השחת – we don’t cut grass of grain and this is fodder for cattle because it is a trouble that is not necessary.

רבי יהודה מתיר בחרובין לבהמה דקה – since its teeth are thin and hard for her, but the Halakha is not according to Rabbi Yehuda.

אין אובסין – we [don’t] force feed it and stick it down its throat; and the explanation of "אובסין" is making a manger of her stomach (i.e., fill it up to swelling – see Talmud Shabbat 155b).

ולא דורסים – when he stuff’s food into the camel’s throat, however, this is not like "אובסין"/not making her a manger of her stomach (fill up to swelling).

אבל מלעיטים – that you insert the food to a place where it can come back (and be rechewed).

ואין ממראין – to fatten, from the language of (Isaiah 1:11): “and suet of fatlings” – and the explanation is that they insert in it (i.e., the calf) the food inside from the esophagus, in a place where it cannot come back up.

ומהלקטין לתרנגולים – that he inserts the food into its mouth into a place where it can come back up.

אבל לא גובלין – they do not knead it in water.

אין נותנין מים לפני דבורים – for their food is not upon him (i.e., the owner) since they go out and eat in the fields and water is found for them in lakes.

דורסיאות – doves that grow up in houses and they are called דורסיאות – on account of King Herod who raised them in his palace.