title: Prediction of the merits of single crosses.
abstract: Best linear unbiased prediction of single crosses is described for a model that is somewhat more complete than those previously published. The method applies to unequal subclass numbers with unequal means of the observations. The lines are assumed to be a random sample from some population. Also, methods for unbiased estimation of the variances and covariances from such data are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Henderson