Troutlodge, Inc. - part of Hendrix Genetics services

Troutlodge maintains detailed records on each shipment of eggs including specific lot numbers. With these records Troutlodge knows what other customers received the same lot of eggs and we can monitor their results compared to your results. Moreover, Troutlodge completes a reference hatch with nearly each lot of eggs we produce. This reference hatch is preceded by a simulated shipment -- a sample of about 200 eggs are packed in a shipping container and stored with ice for two to three days -- just like a real shipment. The eggs are then unpacked and incubated at Troutlodge. After hatch is complete we enumerate normal hatch from dead eggs and any developmental issues. We then record this information and retain the records as a helpful resource for diagnosing problems should a customer encounter hatching issues.

Troutlodge is the first salmon and trout production company to: Develop trout strains to naturally produce trout eggs every week of the year. Sell over 500 million trout eggs in over 70 countries worldwide. Apply both traditional and molecular genetics to vastly improve the economic performance of our trout strains. Apply genomic techniques to produce bacterial cold water disease resistant strain of trout that are commercially available. Develop all-female trout populations and sell all-female eggs with uniform and high growth rates. Develop all-female eggs produced naturally and which were needed for special markets.

Troutlodge enhanced resistance to flavobacterium Eggs. Troutlodge worked closely with the U.S. Department of Agriculture`s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to develop a highly advanced chip that measures fifty-seven thousand different areas of trout DNA where minute base pair substitutions known as single nucleotide polymorphic sites (SNPs) result in genetic variation. We have used this sophisticated tool to collaborate with ARS and the U.S. Geological Survey staff at pathogen secure facilities to challenge our trout against Flavobacterium psychrophilum and F. columnaris (the causative agent of Bacterial Cold Water Disease (BCWD); sometimes referred to as Rainbow Trout Fry Syndrome). Through this work, Troutlodge offers special lines of trout with enhanced pathogen resistance to BCWD and columnaris.