Shechitah (I fixed the spelling in my first post) is slaughtering of animals in accordance with Jewish law. The jugular vein is slit as well as another vein which cutting off blood flow to the brain rendering the animal unconscious almost instantly and death follows.
Hello everyone, Shchita keshera שחיטה כשרה is the only way to kill mammals and poultry for eating for a Jewish beliver. The professional person that knows all the needed laws uses an EXTREMELY sharp knife that must be EXTREMELY smooth - had v' halak חד וחלק to cut very fast the blood vessels to the brain AND the trachea and the esophagus, for an instant massive bleeding.About two years ago @Akrnaf2 posted a video of a Rabbi doing this properly. I think the post was on Sally Sunshine's incubation thread