A simple method of computing restricted best linear unbiased prediction of breeding values.docVIP

A simple method of Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, National Institute of Animal Industry, P.O. Box 5, (Received 6 May 1997; accepted 12 February 1998) Abstract - Restricted best linear unbiased prediction (restricted BLUP) is derived by imposing restrictions directly within a multiple trait mixed model. As a result, the high order simultaneous equations. In the present paper, a simple method for computing restricted BLUP of breeding values is presented. The technique is valuable, particularly when a large number of restrictions imposed in amultiple trait mixed model such