ACVPM - Public Health
The Office International des Epizooties (OIE), an intergovernmental organization
that coordinates, supports, and promotes animal disease control worldwide,
stopped using the historical acronym "OIE" in May 2022. What is its new English-
language acronym, and what new name does it stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER-
WOAH = World Organisation for Animal Health
Which of these disease(s) have never been reported in the United States of
America?
a. African Swine Fever
b. Classical Swine Fever
c. New World Screwworm
d. Heartwater
e. Foot and Mouth Disease - CORRECT ANSWER-a. African Swine Fever
d. Heartwater
Which one or more of the following drugs may be used extralabel, in some
circumstances, in a food-producing animal?
A. Clenbuterol
B. Phenylbutazone
C. Vancomycin
D. Diethylstilbestrol
E. Danofloxacin - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Phenylbutazone
Which of the following products are regulated by the FDA? * Extra Credit: For the
choices not regulated by the FDA, which agency regulates them?
a. Smart TVs
b. Pet food
c. Alcohol
d. Human vaccines
e. Veterinary vaccines
f. Heroin
g. Advertisement for regular-strength Tylenol
h. Baby toys
i. E-cigarettes
j. Drinking water - CORRECT ANSWER-***a. Smart TVs - FCC/FDA
***b. Pet food - FDA
c. Alcohol - ATF
***d. Human vaccines - FDA
e. Veterinary vaccines - USDA APHIS
f. Heroin - DEA
g. Advertisement for regular-strength Tylenol - FTC
,h. Baby toys - CPSC
***i. E-cigarettes - FDA
j. Drinking water - EPA
Which of the following is not a branch of the USDA?
a. Foreign Agricultural Service
b. Food and Nutrition Service
c. National Institute of Food and Agriculture
d. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Center
for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (FDA)
Of those listed, which control method is most preferred for protecting employees
from workplace hazards?
a. Exposure and worker health monitoring
b. Administrative controls
c. Engineering controls
d. Personal protective equipment - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Engineering controls
The Horse Protection Act is concerned with eliminating which practice?
a. Administration of performance-enhancing drugs to race horses
b. Slaughter and processing of horses for human consumption
c. Participation of sored horses in shows, exhibitions, sales or auctions
d. Abandonment of unwanted horses - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Participation of
sored horses in shows, exhibitions, sales or auctions
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is an agency within the Department of _______,
and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is an agency within the
Department of ____.
a. Interior, Agriculture
b. Interior, Commerce
c. Agriculture, Health and Human Services
d. Agriculture, Commerce
e. Commerce, Agriculture - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Interior, Commerce
In January 2023 the USDA approved the first ever vaccine for honeybees. What
disease is this vaccine designed to prevent?
a. European foulbrood
b. Varroatosis
c. American foulbrood
d. Chalkbrood
e. Nosemosis - CORRECT ANSWER-c. American foulbrood
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) falls under which of the
U.S. Federal executive departments?
a. Department of Labor
b. Department of Homeland Security
, c. Department of Health and Human Services
d. Department of the Interior - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Department of Homeland
Security
If a vaccine is "DIVA" compatible, what does that mean? (one sentence) -
CORRECT ANSWER-"DIVA" stands for Differentiating Infected from Vaccinated
Animals. A DIVA compatible vaccine induces an immune response which is
different from that induced by natural infection.
Approximately how often is the Agriculture Improvement Act ("Farm Bill")
updated?
a. Yearly
b. Every other year
c. Every five years
d. Every 10 years - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Every five years
The National Poultry Improvement Plan was originally implemented to eliminate
which organism (down to the biovar) as a source of disease in poultry?
a. Salmonella typhoid
b. Salmonella pullorum
c. Salmonella enteritidis
d. Salmonella typhimurium - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Salmonella pullorum
Of the following animals, which is least likely to show clinical signs if infected
with Foot and Mouth Disease?
a. Pig
b. Dairy cow
c. Sheep
d. Beef cow - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Sheep
In 2003, the Western Hemisphere experienced its first monkeypox detection when
47 confirmed or probable cases were reported in people from six U.S. states.
Each of the affected persons became ill after contact with which type of pet? The
virus was brought into the country by asymptomatic rodents from which
continent?
a. Monkeys, Africa
b. Prairie dogs, Africa
c. Mice, Asia
d. Porcupines, South America
e. Rats, Australia - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Prairie dogs, Africa
As of January 1st, 2023, which U.S. State(s) have not had confirmed detections of
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in commercial and/or backyard
domestic bird flocks?
a. Florida
b. Washington
The Office International des Epizooties (OIE), an intergovernmental organization
that coordinates, supports, and promotes animal disease control worldwide,
stopped using the historical acronym "OIE" in May 2022. What is its new English-
language acronym, and what new name does it stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER-
WOAH = World Organisation for Animal Health
Which of these disease(s) have never been reported in the United States of
America?
a. African Swine Fever
b. Classical Swine Fever
c. New World Screwworm
d. Heartwater
e. Foot and Mouth Disease - CORRECT ANSWER-a. African Swine Fever
d. Heartwater
Which one or more of the following drugs may be used extralabel, in some
circumstances, in a food-producing animal?
A. Clenbuterol
B. Phenylbutazone
C. Vancomycin
D. Diethylstilbestrol
E. Danofloxacin - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Phenylbutazone
Which of the following products are regulated by the FDA? * Extra Credit: For the
choices not regulated by the FDA, which agency regulates them?
a. Smart TVs
b. Pet food
c. Alcohol
d. Human vaccines
e. Veterinary vaccines
f. Heroin
g. Advertisement for regular-strength Tylenol
h. Baby toys
i. E-cigarettes
j. Drinking water - CORRECT ANSWER-***a. Smart TVs - FCC/FDA
***b. Pet food - FDA
c. Alcohol - ATF
***d. Human vaccines - FDA
e. Veterinary vaccines - USDA APHIS
f. Heroin - DEA
g. Advertisement for regular-strength Tylenol - FTC
,h. Baby toys - CPSC
***i. E-cigarettes - FDA
j. Drinking water - EPA
Which of the following is not a branch of the USDA?
a. Foreign Agricultural Service
b. Food and Nutrition Service
c. National Institute of Food and Agriculture
d. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Center
for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (FDA)
Of those listed, which control method is most preferred for protecting employees
from workplace hazards?
a. Exposure and worker health monitoring
b. Administrative controls
c. Engineering controls
d. Personal protective equipment - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Engineering controls
The Horse Protection Act is concerned with eliminating which practice?
a. Administration of performance-enhancing drugs to race horses
b. Slaughter and processing of horses for human consumption
c. Participation of sored horses in shows, exhibitions, sales or auctions
d. Abandonment of unwanted horses - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Participation of
sored horses in shows, exhibitions, sales or auctions
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is an agency within the Department of _______,
and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is an agency within the
Department of ____.
a. Interior, Agriculture
b. Interior, Commerce
c. Agriculture, Health and Human Services
d. Agriculture, Commerce
e. Commerce, Agriculture - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Interior, Commerce
In January 2023 the USDA approved the first ever vaccine for honeybees. What
disease is this vaccine designed to prevent?
a. European foulbrood
b. Varroatosis
c. American foulbrood
d. Chalkbrood
e. Nosemosis - CORRECT ANSWER-c. American foulbrood
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) falls under which of the
U.S. Federal executive departments?
a. Department of Labor
b. Department of Homeland Security
, c. Department of Health and Human Services
d. Department of the Interior - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Department of Homeland
Security
If a vaccine is "DIVA" compatible, what does that mean? (one sentence) -
CORRECT ANSWER-"DIVA" stands for Differentiating Infected from Vaccinated
Animals. A DIVA compatible vaccine induces an immune response which is
different from that induced by natural infection.
Approximately how often is the Agriculture Improvement Act ("Farm Bill")
updated?
a. Yearly
b. Every other year
c. Every five years
d. Every 10 years - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Every five years
The National Poultry Improvement Plan was originally implemented to eliminate
which organism (down to the biovar) as a source of disease in poultry?
a. Salmonella typhoid
b. Salmonella pullorum
c. Salmonella enteritidis
d. Salmonella typhimurium - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Salmonella pullorum
Of the following animals, which is least likely to show clinical signs if infected
with Foot and Mouth Disease?
a. Pig
b. Dairy cow
c. Sheep
d. Beef cow - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Sheep
In 2003, the Western Hemisphere experienced its first monkeypox detection when
47 confirmed or probable cases were reported in people from six U.S. states.
Each of the affected persons became ill after contact with which type of pet? The
virus was brought into the country by asymptomatic rodents from which
continent?
a. Monkeys, Africa
b. Prairie dogs, Africa
c. Mice, Asia
d. Porcupines, South America
e. Rats, Australia - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Prairie dogs, Africa
As of January 1st, 2023, which U.S. State(s) have not had confirmed detections of
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in commercial and/or backyard
domestic bird flocks?
a. Florida
b. Washington
