Houdek’s Back40 R&D facility

Whether we’re innovating with partners or on our own, R&D is the root of our nature!

Houdek’s Back40 aquaculture lab

    • 12 recirculating aqua systems (RAS) w/combined total of 225 tanks

    • Fresh and salt water systems

    • Diet/feed/ingredient trials

    • Growth, FCR trials

    • Water quality, waste trials

    • Biosecure hatchery facility

    • Histology and necropsy capabilities

    • Species: salmonids (Atlantic, Coho, Rainbow), bass, tilapia, catfish, shrimp

Houdek’s pilot-scale fermentation lab

    • Axenic, aerobic, and anaerobic fermentation

      • Shake flask to 150L fermentation

    • Analytical capabilities

      • HPLC

      • UV-VIS

      • PCR

      • Automated fluorescence microscopy

      • Bright field microscopy

Houdek’s pilot-scale feed mill

    • Hammermill

    • Extruder (.005u/m to .5”)

    • 350cu/fm drier

    • 30bg/hour bagger

    • Temperature controlled storage