(Devarim 25:4) "You shall not muzzle an ox in its threshing": This tells me only of an ox. Whence do I derive (the same for) an animal and a bird? From "in its threshing" (i.e., the threshing is the critical factor). If so, why is it written "ox"? You may not muzzle an ox, but you may "muzzle" a man (i.e., if you keep him from eating while working, you do not receive stripes, as you do for muzzling an ox.)
Do Not Muzzle the Ox While It Threshes
Sifrei Devarim 287:1