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rebreeding

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rebreeding
the practice of mating the female two or more times during the one estrous period; applicable only to controlled breeding systems, especially artificial insemination of dairy cows. Called also double mating.


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The other issue was weaning the lambs at around five weeks so the ewes could get a brief break before rebreeding.
They don't keep rebreeding the same sire and dam litter after litter just because it's easy and profitable.
This is especial- ly true for heifers entering their first breeding season and for primiparous and multiparous cows that may have difficulty in rebreeding during a de- fined breeding season (Ciccioli et al.
 
 
 
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