ACVPM - Public Health EXAM PREP
ACVPM - PUBLIC HEALTH EXAM PREP LATEST 2025/2026
ACTUAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ GUARANTEED PASS-
ACE YOUR EXAM
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
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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
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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
Which one or more of the following food animals is not protected under the
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act?
a. Pig
b. Cow
c. Turkey
d. Sheep
e. Horse
f. Salmon - Correct Answer-c. Turkey
f. Salmon
Which one or more of the following is not considered a foreign animal disease?
a. Bluetongue
b. Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis
c. Akabane
d. Peste des petits ruminants
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e. Bovine babesiosis
f. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome - Correct Answer-a. Bluetongue
f. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 created which two U.S. Federal
agencies? Which parent department does each fall under? - Correct Answer-
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - DOL
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - DHHS
Which one or more of the following is a Category A bioterrorism agent?
a. Lassa virus
b. Yersinia pestis
c. Nipah virus
d. Ricin toxin
e. Botulinum toxin
f. Burkholderia pseudomallei - Correct Answer-a. Lassa virus
b. Yersinia pestis
Which of the following constitute extralabel use of an approved drug (Drug A)?
a) Drug A is given SQ to Daisy the dairy goat and is labeled for use in bovines but
not for use in caprines.
b) Drug A is used to treat a bacterial urinary tract infection in Fluffy the cat, but
the drug label only states that Drug A is to be used in cats to treat skin infections
caused by susceptible strains of Pasteurella multocida.
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ACVPM - PUBLIC HEALTH EXAM PREP LATEST 2025/2026
ACTUAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ GUARANTEED PASS-
ACE YOUR EXAM
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
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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
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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
Which one or more of the following food animals is not protected under the
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act?
a. Pig
b. Cow
c. Turkey
d. Sheep
e. Horse
f. Salmon - Correct Answer-c. Turkey
f. Salmon
Which one or more of the following is not considered a foreign animal disease?
a. Bluetongue
b. Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis
c. Akabane
d. Peste des petits ruminants
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e. Bovine babesiosis
f. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome - Correct Answer-a. Bluetongue
f. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 created which two U.S. Federal
agencies? Which parent department does each fall under? - Correct Answer-
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - DOL
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - DHHS
Which one or more of the following is a Category A bioterrorism agent?
a. Lassa virus
b. Yersinia pestis
c. Nipah virus
d. Ricin toxin
e. Botulinum toxin
f. Burkholderia pseudomallei - Correct Answer-a. Lassa virus
b. Yersinia pestis
Which of the following constitute extralabel use of an approved drug (Drug A)?
a) Drug A is given SQ to Daisy the dairy goat and is labeled for use in bovines but
not for use in caprines.
b) Drug A is used to treat a bacterial urinary tract infection in Fluffy the cat, but
the drug label only states that Drug A is to be used in cats to treat skin infections
caused by susceptible strains of Pasteurella multocida.
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