This means that cattle, sheep, deer and goat are kosher, whereas as pigs and horses are treif. An animal which crawls on the Earth, for example a snake, is also unkosher, as are carrion. The animals must be killed in accordance to the laws of Shechita, hence a sheep killed by any other method is unkosher. Meat must also be kashered before eaten - a cleaning process in the home to remove it of excess blood.
Blood is unkosher because it symbolises life.
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