ACVPM EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 2026 | AMERICAN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY PREVENTIVE
MEDICINE | PUBLIC HEALTH | PUBLIC HEALTH ADMIN/EDUCATION | ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1
Which federal agency is recognized as the leading national public health agency in the United
States and is responsible for regulating quarantine and tracking disease patterns?
A) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
B) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
C) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
D) Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
E) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Correct Answer: C) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Rationale: The CDC is a component of the Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS). Its primary functions include disease prevention, surveillance, investigation, and
the regulation of national and international quarantine to protect health and safety.
Question 2
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is primarily responsible for enforcing which of the
following acts?
A) The Animal Welfare Act
B) The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C)
C) The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
D) The Clean Water Act
E) The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief Act
Correct Answer: B) The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C)
Rationale: The FDA's primary focus is enforcing the FD&C Act, although it also enforces
Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act and regulates a variety of products including
medications, vaccines, medical devices, and animal feed.
Question 3
Which agency has the federal responsibility for regulating meat, poultry, and egg products in the
United States?
A) FDA
B) CDC
C) USDA (specifically FSIS)
D) EPA
E) Department of Commerce
Correct Answer: C) USDA (specifically FSIS)
Rationale: Under the USDA, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is tasked with
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ensuring that meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled.
The FDA regulates most other food products.
Question 4
The United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps is led by which official?
A) The Secretary of Agriculture
B) The Director of the CDC
C) The Surgeon General
D) The Secretary of Homeland Security
E) The Administrator of the EPA
Correct Answer: C) The Surgeon General
Rationale: The USPHS is a uniformed service located within the Public Health Service in
HHS, led by the Surgeon General under the Assistant Secretary for Health.
Question 5
In the context of federal funding, what is the primary difference between a "grant" and a
"cooperative agreement"?
A) Grants are for larger amounts of money than cooperative agreements.
B) Grants require substantial agency involvement, while cooperative agreements do not.
C) Cooperative agreements are used when there is a need for substantial agency involvement
beyond normal oversight.
D) Grants are only given to states, while cooperative agreements are only given to NGOs.
E) There is no legal or functional difference between the two.
Correct Answer: C) Cooperative agreements are used when there is a need for substantial
agency involvement beyond normal oversight.
Rationale: A grant is an assistance mechanism used when there is no demonstrated need for
substantial agency involvement. A cooperative agreement is used when the federal agency
expects to be substantially involved in the activities, such as the USDA APHIS agreement
for H5N1 research.
Question 6
What cattle or bison movement scenario from a "Modified Accredited Advanced" state would
requires a negative tuberculosis test within 60 days prior to movement?
A) Sexually intact heifers going directly to a feedlot.
B) Steers and spayed heifers identified by a PIN.
C) Sexually intact animals not from an accredited herd over 18 months of age.
D) Animals moved directly to a slaughter establishment.
E) Members of a recognized and approved commuter herd.
Correct Answer: C) Sexually intact animals not from an accredited herd over 18 months of
age.
Rationale: In Modified Accredited Advanced states, sexually intact animals over 18 months
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that are not from an accredited herd must test negative within 60 days of interstate
movement. Steers, spayed heifers, and those going to slaughter are generally exempt.
Question 7
How are tuberculosis "reactor" cattle and bison required to be identified for shipment to
slaughter?
A) A yellow ear tag and a "B" brand on the right hip.
B) A "V" tattoo in the right ear.
C) Branding the letter "T" on the left hip or using "TB" in yellow paint.
D) An ear notch recorded in a purebred registry.
E) A blue paint mark on the forehead.
Correct Answer: C) Branding the letter "T" on the left hip or using "TB" in yellow paint.
Rationale: Reactor animals must be identified by a "T" brand on the left hip near the
tailhead. Alternatively, if being shipped in an officially sealed vehicle, the letters "TB" may
be applied to the left hip with yellow paint.
Question 8
In the diagnosis of tuberculosis in captive cervids, what is the required follow-up if a Single
Cervical Tuberculin (SCT) screening test is positive?
A) Immediate euthanasia and necropsy.
B) A Comparative Cervical Tuberculin (CCT) test within 10 days or after 90 days.
C) A Dual Path Platform (DPP) test within 24 hours.
D) The animal is automatically classified as a reactor and branded.
E) Re-testing with another SCT test in 30 days.
Correct Answer: B) A Comparative Cervical Tuberculin (CCT) test within 10 days or after
90 days.
Rationale: The SCT is a screening test. If positive, the animal is a "suspect," and a CCT
must be performed within specific timeframes to confirm reactor status.
Question 9
Under the US Bovine Brucellosis Eradication Program, how are "reactor" animals identified at
livestock markets handled?
A) They must be vaccinated and returned to the herd.
B) They may only move to slaughter or return to the herd of origin for further evaluation under
quarantine.
C) They must be euthanized and buried on-site immediately.
D) They can be sold to any feedlot without restriction.
E) They are rebranded with a "V" and sold as breeding stock.
Correct Answer: B) They may only move to slaughter or return to the herd of origin for
further evaluation under quarantine.
MEDICINE | PUBLIC HEALTH | PUBLIC HEALTH ADMIN/EDUCATION | ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1
Which federal agency is recognized as the leading national public health agency in the United
States and is responsible for regulating quarantine and tracking disease patterns?
A) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
B) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
C) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
D) Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
E) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Correct Answer: C) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Rationale: The CDC is a component of the Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS). Its primary functions include disease prevention, surveillance, investigation, and
the regulation of national and international quarantine to protect health and safety.
Question 2
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is primarily responsible for enforcing which of the
following acts?
A) The Animal Welfare Act
B) The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C)
C) The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
D) The Clean Water Act
E) The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief Act
Correct Answer: B) The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C)
Rationale: The FDA's primary focus is enforcing the FD&C Act, although it also enforces
Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act and regulates a variety of products including
medications, vaccines, medical devices, and animal feed.
Question 3
Which agency has the federal responsibility for regulating meat, poultry, and egg products in the
United States?
A) FDA
B) CDC
C) USDA (specifically FSIS)
D) EPA
E) Department of Commerce
Correct Answer: C) USDA (specifically FSIS)
Rationale: Under the USDA, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is tasked with
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ensuring that meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled.
The FDA regulates most other food products.
Question 4
The United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps is led by which official?
A) The Secretary of Agriculture
B) The Director of the CDC
C) The Surgeon General
D) The Secretary of Homeland Security
E) The Administrator of the EPA
Correct Answer: C) The Surgeon General
Rationale: The USPHS is a uniformed service located within the Public Health Service in
HHS, led by the Surgeon General under the Assistant Secretary for Health.
Question 5
In the context of federal funding, what is the primary difference between a "grant" and a
"cooperative agreement"?
A) Grants are for larger amounts of money than cooperative agreements.
B) Grants require substantial agency involvement, while cooperative agreements do not.
C) Cooperative agreements are used when there is a need for substantial agency involvement
beyond normal oversight.
D) Grants are only given to states, while cooperative agreements are only given to NGOs.
E) There is no legal or functional difference between the two.
Correct Answer: C) Cooperative agreements are used when there is a need for substantial
agency involvement beyond normal oversight.
Rationale: A grant is an assistance mechanism used when there is no demonstrated need for
substantial agency involvement. A cooperative agreement is used when the federal agency
expects to be substantially involved in the activities, such as the USDA APHIS agreement
for H5N1 research.
Question 6
What cattle or bison movement scenario from a "Modified Accredited Advanced" state would
requires a negative tuberculosis test within 60 days prior to movement?
A) Sexually intact heifers going directly to a feedlot.
B) Steers and spayed heifers identified by a PIN.
C) Sexually intact animals not from an accredited herd over 18 months of age.
D) Animals moved directly to a slaughter establishment.
E) Members of a recognized and approved commuter herd.
Correct Answer: C) Sexually intact animals not from an accredited herd over 18 months of
age.
Rationale: In Modified Accredited Advanced states, sexually intact animals over 18 months
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that are not from an accredited herd must test negative within 60 days of interstate
movement. Steers, spayed heifers, and those going to slaughter are generally exempt.
Question 7
How are tuberculosis "reactor" cattle and bison required to be identified for shipment to
slaughter?
A) A yellow ear tag and a "B" brand on the right hip.
B) A "V" tattoo in the right ear.
C) Branding the letter "T" on the left hip or using "TB" in yellow paint.
D) An ear notch recorded in a purebred registry.
E) A blue paint mark on the forehead.
Correct Answer: C) Branding the letter "T" on the left hip or using "TB" in yellow paint.
Rationale: Reactor animals must be identified by a "T" brand on the left hip near the
tailhead. Alternatively, if being shipped in an officially sealed vehicle, the letters "TB" may
be applied to the left hip with yellow paint.
Question 8
In the diagnosis of tuberculosis in captive cervids, what is the required follow-up if a Single
Cervical Tuberculin (SCT) screening test is positive?
A) Immediate euthanasia and necropsy.
B) A Comparative Cervical Tuberculin (CCT) test within 10 days or after 90 days.
C) A Dual Path Platform (DPP) test within 24 hours.
D) The animal is automatically classified as a reactor and branded.
E) Re-testing with another SCT test in 30 days.
Correct Answer: B) A Comparative Cervical Tuberculin (CCT) test within 10 days or after
90 days.
Rationale: The SCT is a screening test. If positive, the animal is a "suspect," and a CCT
must be performed within specific timeframes to confirm reactor status.
Question 9
Under the US Bovine Brucellosis Eradication Program, how are "reactor" animals identified at
livestock markets handled?
A) They must be vaccinated and returned to the herd.
B) They may only move to slaughter or return to the herd of origin for further evaluation under
quarantine.
C) They must be euthanized and buried on-site immediately.
D) They can be sold to any feedlot without restriction.
E) They are rebranded with a "V" and sold as breeding stock.
Correct Answer: B) They may only move to slaughter or return to the herd of origin for
further evaluation under quarantine.
