Halakhah for Bikkurim 2:9

כֵּיצַד שָׁוֶה לַחַיָּה, דָּמוֹ טָעוּן כִּסּוּי כְּדַם חַיָּה, וְאֵין שׁוֹחֲטִין אוֹתוֹ בְּיוֹם טוֹב, וְאִם שְׁחָטוֹ, אֵין מְכַסִּין אֶת דָּמוֹ, וְחֶלְבּוֹ מְטַמֵּא בְטֻמְאַת נְבֵלָה כַּחַיָּה, וְטֻמְאָתוֹ בְסָפֵק, וְאֵין פּוֹדִין בּוֹ פֶּטֶר חֲמוֹר:

How is it similar to a wild animal? [If slaughtered], its blood requires burial as that of a wild animal and it may not be slaughtered on a Festival; though if slaughtered, its blood should not be covered. Its [prohibited] fats cause impurity as a <i>Nevelah</i> [an improperly slaughtered animal of a permitted species] like a wild animal, and its impurity is doubtful and a firstborn donkey cannot be redeemed through it.

Explore halakhah for Bikkurim 2:9. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.