Cecil, I believe if you do not have water co-mingling between the ponds all that is needed is the pond tested that the fish are coming from, not all ponds.
Maybe now? Maybe there has been a change? I definitely was told by Randy Lang IDNR few years ago if I produced trout for the Northeastern Indiana Trout Association I would have to have ALL lots of trout on the premises tested (60 fish each lot) especially if eggs and milt came from those fish.
Keep in mind the INDNR has "Special Conditions for Trout and Salmon" even though they have made an exception at least once for themselves (IPN positive steelhead). I believe this should be all under BOAH due the conflict of interest, but I'm sure the INDNR wouldn't want that for obvious reasons.
Yes farm test is for a few fish of every pond on the property and is good for 6 months vs. the 12 for the bluebook lot testing of 60 fish per lot. But wasn't aware that would fly for trout as the INDNR rejected trout for me from Castaline Trout Farms that tested that way.
[quote=esshup] Last time I talked with Jennifer (post grant) the price was half of what you were quoted. Maybe because I'm closer to her? She is training vets to get them certified. Not all vets can do the sample collecting, only certified ones.
Last time I tested one lot of fish the cost was just over $300.00, and that did not count the cost of a vet taking samples as the grant was still in effect. Jennifer has now certified some vets and one source in Michigan (John Nelski of Crystal Springs) told me it would probably be another $300.00 to pay a vet to come to my location and take the samples. Maybe he's wrong?
You should send an email to both Jennifer AND Randy and get a clarification in WRITING. Hopefully they don't contradict each other. Make sure you spell out clearly what it is exactly you want to do including egg and fish source etc.
AND most importantly make sure if you get them from another source, even if they are health certified, that once you put then in an earthen holding pond you don't have to retest them. That's another thing Randy and Jennifer told me.
