[Avodah] Re RHS and dairy

[Zev Sero]

Goldmeier wrote:
> from what I understand, and I might be wrong, there is not much 
> cross-over, and this is unlikely to be an issue.

What do you mean it's unlikely to be an issue?  This is the whole point!

> Some cows are raised 
> for slaughter. Some cows are raised for milking. The different types are 
> fed different foods and vitaminds and hormones. A farmer will not likely 
> let his dairy cows be used a sampler for shechita.

Exactly.  So how can one claim that there is a rov?


> Also, a cow that was 
> raised for milk might not be a good and accurate indicator of a rov of 
> cows that are raised for meat.

Of course not, and nobody would suggest such a thing.  But it works
the other way too.

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