Single Nucleotide Polymorphism of CDC37, AHSA1 and STIP1 Gene in Three Cattle Breeds using SNaPshot Technology

Background: Heat stress in domestic animals has become a major limit factor for livestock production in tropical and subtropical regions. These traits that adapt to torrid environment are important in livestock breeding.Methods: In this study, we identified and genotyped six Single nucleotide polymorphism for the CDC37, AHSA1 and STIP1 gene in the Droughtmaster, Angus and Simmental cattle breeds using the SNaPshot Multiplex system.Result: Result of pair-wise differences (FST) revealed three SNP locus (CDC37-6 (A16154247/G), CDC37-7 (C16157867/G), AHSA1-10 (G89722567/A) were significantly different in the Droughtmaster population than Angus and Simmental cattle breeds. Moreover, it was found that CDC37-7 (C16157867/G) locus deviated from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, suggesting that the CDC37-7 (C16157867/G) genes have been influenced by the selective breeding of the Droughtmaster breed. Therefore, CDC37-7 (C16157867/G) locus could be used as a marker-assisted candidate gene locus of heat tolerance. This study provides valuable information, concerning marker-assisted selection in the breeding of heat stress resistant cattle.